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The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is to approach the International Cricket Council (ICC) again to push for Twenty20 cricket’s inclusion in future Games, the CGF said on Tuesday. “It is fundamental that our sports programme continues to evolve in such a way as to sustain the Commonwealth Games as one of... 

His good form in the ongoing Indian Premier League notwithstanding, Mumbai Indians batsman Rohit Sharma on Saturday said that he was not presently thinking about a comeback into the Indian team. “I don’t want to think too much about that. I am taking one thing at a time. I just want to concentrate on the IPL.... 

Once the opening ceremony of IPL IV was done, there was one thought that eased me down a little. Yes! It has been a hectic past few months, but India had just won the World Cup and after a lukewarm opening ceremony – things could only get better. And things soon did, the Chennai Super Kings and the Kolkata Knight... 

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Monday met US demands for an inquiry into how Osama bin Laden lived for years under the noses of its military but refused to be blamed alone for Al-Qaeda or its mastermind. In a 30-minute address to parliament, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani took veiled swipes at the United States and exonerated... 

Back to competitive cricket in the IPL after an injury layoff, West Indian pacer Jerome Taylor says his Board did not check on the status of his back problem till he landed in India for the Twenty20 event. The pacer, contracted with the Pune Warriors, last played for the West Indies in June 2010 and was ignored for the... 

Reports of Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s demise appear to have been exaggerated after he was named Saturday in a 15-strong West Indies squad to prepare for first Test against Pakistan. The durable left-handed batsman has been engaged in a war of words with the West Indies Cricket Board over the last two weeks following... 

Tech-savvy people of India will soon be able to get their hands on three Acer products – a smartphone and two tablets. The smartphone is Acer Iconia Smart A300, which was announced during this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. As you may know, we’re talking about quite capable yet kinda bulky device, featuring... 

Mazumdar-Shaw Center for Advanced Therapeutics (MS-CAT) was established at the Mazumdar-Shaw Cancer Center, Narayana Health City by the Secretary of Department of Biotechnology, Dr. MK Bhan. The centre announced about the new facilities for the treatment of cancer on Friday. GANIT labs, Strand Genomics, Cornell University,... 

JAIPUR: City-based NGOs observed World AIDS Orphans Day on Saturday to draw attention to the plight of such children. They organised programmes to sensitise people. Lata Singh, programme cordinator of FXB India Suraksha, said 15 lakh children are homeless due to HIV in India. The situation is getting worse in Rajasthan... 

On the desk in my husband’s office sits a black-and-white photo of his grandparents’ massive brood from sometime in the 1930s. One of their nine children is missing, dead of an infectious disease that medical science has long since vanquished. Today, the photo seems like a relic. Increased confidence that children...