Australian cricket chiefs are working on a plan to lure opener Sam Robson back home as they bid to keep him out of the clutches of oldest rivals England, reports said Friday.

Gujarat chief minister and the BJP’s election campaign committee chief Narendra Modi was on Friday the favourite punching bag of the Congress, which dubbed him as a frog just out of well, national embarrassment, symbol of ignorance and illiteracy and having abrasive hunger for power which has no limits.

The destruction of the INS Sindhurakshak two days ago has led naval experts to raise certain pertinent questions. Email discussions among former naval officers, which this newspaper has access to, are reflective of these apprehensions.

Roger Federer put aside his recent struggles with a come-from-behind win over veteran Tommy Haas on Thursday, booking a quarterfinal against long-time rival Rafael Nadal at the Western & Southern Open.

Hitting back at the Congress for using “derogatory terms” against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi who was questioning the Prime Minister on “people’s behalf” in his Independence Day speech, the BJP on Friday said instead of focusing on attacking Mr Modi, the Congress should answer to the questions on corruption, price rise and economic slowdown.

Yet another midday meal tragedy appeared to be in the making in Bihar on Friday when 40 schoolchildren fell ill after eating the free school lunch and were hospitalised. Three of the 25 “very sick” children were put under intensive medical care.

Vijay Singh-trained Adabella is the best bet for The Calcutta Juvenile Sprint, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday.

Newly-appointed chief of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee Charan Das Mahant on Friday drew the ire of Congress Legislature Party leader Ravindra Choubey for hurling charges of conspiring against the party MLAs to “derail” the process of selection of candidates for the November Assembly polls.

A young housewife who had come to visit her husband, lodged at Howrah Jail in connection with a dacoity case, was allegedly gangraped by four youth on August 13 night.

Wolfsburg signed Brazil midfielder Luiz Gustavo from Bundesliga rival Bayern Munich on Friday.
The 26-year-old Luiz Gustavo signed a deal through to 2018, the Volkswagen-backed club announced.