J.G. Farrell’s Troubles wins Lost Man Booker
British author J.G. Farrell’s Troubles has been announced as the winner of the Lost Man Booker Prize.
IPL-3 is clean, says ICC
The International Cricket Council on Thursday gave a clean chit to Indian Premier League-3 saying it had no evidence or intelligence of any corruption, despite rumours.
Lord Condon, the outgoing chairman of the ICC anti-corruption and security unit, said here on Thursday, “IPL-3 from a clean cricket point of view seems to have been a very clean event.
Futuristic mascots for London Olympics
Two ultra-modern one-eyed creatures have been unveiled as the mascots for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics in the hope they will adorn millions of items of merchandise.
ICC probing Pak match-fixing claims
The International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption unit has been investigating Pakistan’s performance in their Sydney Test defeat against Australia in January, it was confirmed on Thursday.
Kate’s nude photos up for auction
More than a dozen nude photographs of British model Kate Moss are going under the hammer, expected to fetch up to £30,000.
Hrithik’s Kites opens in London
Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan was greeted by hysterically shrieking fans at Leicester Square in London on Tuesday evening as he attended the European premiere of his latest film, Kites.
Craving for sweets harms brain
Cravings for a sweet treat like a chocolate bar or an ice cream is not only bad for your waistline, but it also harms your brain, says a new study.
Scientists reconstruct medieval knight’s face
Scientists have reconstructed the face of a medieval knight, who was killed 700 years ago, through state-of-the-art forensic techniques.
Kirsten on ICC panel to discuss ODIs
India coach Gary Kirsten will join the ICC cricket committee which will discuss the use of coloured ball in day-night Tests, one-day cricket format and the controversial switch hit in its two-day meeting starting here on Wednesday
2 more join Labour race for top post
The Labour party plunged into new crisis on Wednesday when one of its newly-elected MPs was charged over parliamentary expenses claims.