Contrary to belief, the rocketing career graph of R. Ashwin was not a one night climb. He had to endure a lot in domestic cricket before advancing to the next stage.

Sitting out of the playing XI fo

Dec. 23: South Africa skipper Graeme Smith said on Thursday that he was “more than ready” to take on India in the Boxing Day Test, who he reckoned would fight back hard after the crushing defeat at Ce

Dec. 23: When K. Karunakaran returned to Kerala after anointing Mr P.V. Narasimha Rao as Prime Minister in 1991, his hysteric followers welcomed him at the airport with placards that screamed, “You ar

Dec. 23: Pakistan’s top Islamic court has declared parts of the “women protection” law as violation of the Constitution and Islam. Pakistan’s Constitution is based on Islamic teachings and mentions th

What is common between former Indian skipper Anil Kumble, ex-England off-spinner Jim Laker and Hyderabad’s latest spin sensation Shiva Prasad? Well, all the three have the distinction of taking all 10

Dec. 23: It may not come as a surprise to consumers, but food inflation — which measures the pace of price rise for agricultural commodities, is up sharply. The past few weeks have seen prices of spec

Dec. 23: Following are the runners for the races to be held here on Saturday.

1. The Badami Plate (Div-II) (Horses rated 40 to 65) 1200m 1.30pm: Swift Star 60, Crown Vision 58, Soviet Melody 58, Mov

Dec. 23: Zamorin and Proof excelled when the following horses were exercised here on Thursday.

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800m: Dhrutiman (RB) Garrison Chief (Mclaughlin) 59, 600 in 42, both moved together. Al Sarraah (A

Dec. 23: S. Ganapathy’s Brilliance looks set to win the Bharachukki Cup, the feature event of the races to be held here on Friday.

Following is the card with selections.

1. The Kalinadi Plate 1200m

Dec. 21: The CBI had on Tuesday reportedly turned down the request of the former telecom minister, Mr A. Raja, seeking 10-day time to report to the premier investigating agency for questioning on the