Everything you need to know about Korattur West: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Korattur West: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Karachi, May 21 (ANI): Irish all-rounder Kevin O'Brien, whose team will face Pakistan in the upcoming two ODI series at home, has said that Saeed Ajmal is a "tricky customer" as well as "one of the best spinners in the world", but have admitted that they have no specific plans on how to tackle Ajmal in the upcoming matches.
Bridgetown (Barbados), May 5 (IANS/CMC) Out-going West Indies one-day captain Darren Sammy has pledged his ?unwavering commitment? as he hands over to successor Dwayne Bravo for next month?s Champions Trophy in England.
London, May 3 (ANI): Spice Girls musical 'Viva Forever!' will be closing in June, six months after it was first shown.
Washington, April 3 (ANI): Authorities in West Virginia have blamed carbon monoxide poisoning for the death of "Buckwild" star Shaine Gandee, along with two other men.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) If Indian companies do not quickly move into West Africa, Western firms will control the $300-million strong market, says Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros.
Washington, March 23(ANI): Ashley Greene's West Hollywood apartment - that had previously been home to celebs like Mickey Rourke and Rock Hudson - was destroyed in a fire on Friday and claimed the life of one of her dogs.
London, Mar. 19 (ANI): Boxer Nicola Adams has said that she is happiest chilling out with her pals, seeing her family and her Doberman named Dexter.
New York, Mar 7 (ANI): 3 percent of the Yale student participants at a sex workshop revealed that they had engaged in sexual activity with an animal, while others and fantasized about incest.
Los Angeles, Feb 26 (IANS) Actress Stacy Keibler, who has been dating actor George Clooney, loves his thick beard.
Sydney, Feb 22 (ANI): Australia's victorious women cricketers hope their latest world title win will promote more growth in the game at grassroots level, and they also believe the aim of becoming professional athletes is no longer an impractical dream.
London, Feb 20 (ANI): The fashionable West End area of London has been named as the world's most expensive place to rent office space, costing more than double of New York's 5th Avenue, Paris and Sydney, according to a study.
London, Feb. 19 (ANI): Western diplomats have accused Russia of breaking a pledge to stop supplying arms to the Syrian regime.
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) Lisa Sthalekar, member of the newly-crowned ICC Women's World Cup champion Australia team, has announced her retirement from international cricket.
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Australia beat the West Indies by 114 runs in the final to win the 10th edition of the ICC Women's World Cup here at the Brabourne Stadium Sunday. This is Australia's sixth World Cup title.
Sydney, Feb 16 (ANI): Australian cricket legend Matthew Hayden has said that he is not surprised by the rapid rise of teenager Holly Ferling in the women's cricket World Cup.
Melbourne, Feb.11 (ANI): Australian batting's hamstring epidemic has struck again with its latest match-winner Adam Voges becoming the latest victim.
Mumbai, Feb.10 (ANI): Australia continued its winning ways at the ICC Women's World Cup India 2013 after securing a nine-wicket win against Sri Lanka and a place in its eighth ICC Women's World Cup final.
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) India's Mithali Raj and England's Katherine Brunt enter the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's World Cup 2013 as top-ranked batter and bowler.
London, Jan 16 (IANS) A popular children's doll, imported from China and sold in Britain, has been found to contain a lethal chemical that can cause cancer, deformities in babies and infertility in men, a media report said Wednesday.
London, Dec 26 (IANS) Hoping to make her father's last Christmas wish come true, a 10-year-old British girl abandoned the usual family festivities and served dinner to 50 homeless people. The girl said it was her "best Christmas ever".
Sydney, Dec 25(ANI): West Indies all rounder Marlon Samuels can continue bowling his fast-paced off spinners during the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) since Cricket Australia's (CA) testing process is not fast enough to ban him from bowling even if his action is found illegal.
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The West's policy of dividing Syrian terrorists into "the bad" and "the not so bad" is dangerous, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
London, Dec 8 (ANI): Greeting card giant Hallmark has been heavily criticised for sexualising young girls on a 13th birthday card.
London, Dec. 2 (ANI): A British couple living in Spain have developed a vegetable juice based diet, which they claim can reverse the symptoms of type 2 diabetes within a few days.
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Senate voted Friday to impose broader sanctions on Iran targeting the country's domestic industries.
Khulna (Bangladesh), Nov 28 (IANS/CMC) West Indies allrounder Andre Russell says he expects his side to continue its winning ways against Bangladesh in the five One?day cricket Internationals and the Twenty20 International.
Khartoum, Nov 5 (IANS) A deadly yellow fever outbreak in Sudan has claimed 18 more lives, taking the toll from the vector-borne disease to 50.
Wellington, Oct 27(ANI): Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain Angelo Mathews has said he is not concerned with the criticism of his batting by chief selector Ashantha de Mel, and added it won't affect him as he prepares to lead the side against New Zealand in a one-off Twenty20 next Tuesday.
Tehran, Oct. 16 (Xinhua-ANI): Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that Western sanctions against Iran are "illegal."
Colombo, Oct 8 (IANS) West Indies skipper Darren Sammy said the World Twenty20 victory over Sri Lanka here Sunday was very special and will be the beginning of things to come.
London, Oct 7 (ANI): There may be an inherited element to writing good fiction, a new research has revealed.
Sydney, Oct. 7 (ANI): Even as Australia's title bid in the World Twenty20 campaign ended after being beaten by the West Indies side, vanquished captain George Bailey insisted that the team's semi-final finish was just the start of his career as a 'national leader'.
Pallekele, Oct 1 (IANS) The West Indies were restricted to 139 all out by New Zealand in a Group 1 encounter of the World Twenty20 Championship here Monday.
London, Sep 27(ANI): Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey has said all rounder Shane Watson is currently among the most feared players in World Twenty20 competitions.
Colombo, Sep 22 (ANI): West Indies captain Darren Sammy has exuded confidence ahead of their opening match in the ICC World T20 tournament against Australia on Saturday evening.
Sydney, Sep 22(ANI): Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey has said his team's quick bowlers would try to take West Indies' big hitters like Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith and Keiron Pollard in an uncomfortable zone by bowling plenty of bouncers to them during their T20 World Cup clash on Saturday.
London, Sep 21(ANI): England Twenty20 captain Stuart Broad is confident of getting a strong start to their World Cup title defence after their brilliant pre-tournament preparation.
Colombo, Sept 20 (ANI): Explosive West Indies batsman Chris Gayle on Thursday sounded confident ahead of game against Australia to be played on Saturday.
Bridgetown (Barbados), Sep 10 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies cricket team flew out of the region, high in confidence, enroute to Sri Lanka for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.
Bridgetown (Barbados), Sep 6 (IANS/CMC) Kieron Pollard has shrugged off the favourites tag being heaped on the West Indies side preparing for the ICC Twenty 20 World Cup in Sir Lanka later this month.
Bridgetown (Barbados), Sep 2 (IANS/CMC) Captain Darren Sammy believes his star-studded West Indies have an excellent chance of winning the Twenty20 World Cup starting this month but says the label of favourites means nothing unless they can back it up with strong performances.
Tehran, Aug 30 (ANI): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called the use of nuclear weapons 'a big and unforgivable sin'.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Sourav Ganguly Tuesday said India have the firepower to win the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka next month and termed the West Indies as the dark horses.
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Moscow, Aug. 23 (ANI): Russia has said that Western powers are 'openly instigating' Syrian opposition groups to take up arms in their fight to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
Los Angeles, Aug 10 (IANS) Arnold Schwarzenegger, known for his action hero image, has joked that he has "killed" more people in movies than his fellow actor Sylvester Stallone.
According to a report issued by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), West Bengal is the top state among all that registered the maximum number of crimes against women last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday.
Damascus, July 25 (ANI): Western military intervention in Syria is 'looking increasingly likely', because the conflict is now in danger of spreading across the Arab world and could lead to cross-border invasions, a report has warned.
London, July 15 (ANI): Broadway show named 'Chicago', which has been running for nearly 15 years, will come to an end in London's West End.
London, July 14 (ANI): Indian origin England batsman Ravi Bopara has been selected in the Test team to play against South Africa.
Sydney, July 13 (ANI): Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket, will continue playing in the Big Bash and Indian Premier League.
Karachi, July 11 (ANI): Pakistani batsman Imran Nazir, who is well known for his aggressive batting, has said he is far more mature and complete batsman now in comparison to his debut days.
Washington, July 6 (IANS) Six days after a sudden summer storm knocked large parts of US powerless, more than 580,000 homes and businesses in the American capital and eleven states were still without electricity with temperatures hovering around 37 degrees Celsius mark in many places.
Washington, July 3 (IANS) Mosquitoes have an uncanny ability to sniff out potential victims for blood, thanks to a large part of their tiny brains being devoted to the sense of smell.
Sydney, June 25(ANI): Australia coach Mickey Arthur has said the selectors are still pondering over the right opening partnership for the team in the fifty over format ahead of their five match one-day series against England, starting on Friday at Lord's.
London, June 19(ANI): Australia captain Michael Clarke has said his team hasn't been winning on a consistent basis in the limited over format, and would require to be at their best to beat England on their home turf in the five-match one-day series, starting on June 29.
Washington, June 15 (ANI): A porn star stepped forward to show her body piercings and prove that the rumoured naked photo of Kim Kardashian taken inside a hotel room is hers.
London, June 14 (ANI): West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle believes England has made a big mistake by refusing to allow South Africa's Kevin Pietersen to continue playing Twenty20 cricket.
London, June 13 (ANI): Russell Brand has revealed that he wants to ask the Dalai Lama if his beloved football club West Ham United will avoid relegation, when they meet later this week.
Tehran, June 12 (ANI): Iran has started designing the country's first nuclear submarine, according to a report.
Melbourne, Jun 12 (ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said he has no plans to play in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League following his retirement from one-day international cricket.
Dubai, June 7 (ANI): The ICC today confirmed that Emirates Elite Panel umpire Billy Doctrove has announced his retirement from umpiring and will not be seeking an extension to his contract which expires at the end of this month.
London, June 6(ANI): England coach Andy Flower has claimed that in-form fast bowler James Anderson was rested because he feared that he would snap physically and mentally.
London, June 3(ANI): Former England captain Sir Ian Botham has hit out at England's decision to rest their best Test bowler James Anderson for the final Test against West Indies, saying it made no sense.
Beijing, June 5 (IANS) The Sino-Russian strategic ties can "prevent the uni-polarization of the global order" and lead to the end of Western-dominated world politics, a Chinese daily said Tuesday.
Tehran, June 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that Western sanctions have no impact on his country.
Los Angeles, May 30 (IANS) Rapper-turned-fashion designer Kanye West has set his sights on building an amusement park.
Tehran (Iran), May 17 (Xinhua-ANI): Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Thursday that the P5+1, which engaged in nuclear talks with the Islamic republic, should not make any miscalculations in the upcoming nuclear talks in Baghdad.
London, May 16 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies look set to have a fully fit seam attack for the opening Test against England starting at Lord's here Thursday.
London, May 16 (ANI): A family in UK has claimed that a two-centimetre long egg laid by their pet hen, named Twiglet, could be the smallest in the world.
London, May 15 (IANS/CMC) Fitness concerns hover over the fast bowling pair of Kemar Roach and Ravi Rampaul ahead of Thursday's start of the first Test against England at Lord's.
London, May 15(ANI): West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has said he would like to utilize his experience as England's bowling coach against them in their three-match Test series, starting on May 17 at Lord's.
London, May 14 (ANI): Yorkshire cricketer Jonathan Bairstow will make his Test debut against the West Indies at Lord's on Thursday.
Washington, May 14 (ANI): A top US senator has said that the bomb maker who created at least two non-metallic explosive devices to blow up a US-bound airliner must be killed to safeguard the security of the country.
Moscow, May 10 (Xinhua-ANI): The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not attending the Group of Eight (G8) summit because he is reluctant to face criticism from the West.
Kingston (Jamaica), May 10 (IANS/CMC) Batsman Narsingh Deonarine left for England late Wednesday to join the West Indies touring party after his protracted visa saga finally ended.
Sydney, May 10 (IANS) Genetic evidence from an Antarctic octopus indicates that the West Antarctic ice sheet - one of the world's major ice sheets - could collapse if temperatures keep climbing.
Port of Spain (Trinidad), May 9 (IANS/CMC) Fit-again West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons is targeting a comeback against England in the upcoming limited-overs series next month.
London, May 9 (IANS/CMC) West Indies batsmen Narsingh Deonarine and Assad Fudadin are scheduled to arrive here Wednesday after managing to finally secure their UK travel visas in Jamaica.
London, May 9 (ANI): West Indies' attempts to get in some meaningful practice ahead of the first cricket Test against England in a fortnight were dashed by rain as their tour opener against Sussex ended in a draw on Monday.
Hove (England), May 8 (IANS/CMC) Batsman Marlon Samuels is expected to finally link up with the West Indies touring party Tuesday.
London, May 8 (ANI): Kanye West wild proved the true extent of his love for Kim Kardashian by lending her his 500,000-dollar Mercedes SLR McLaren.
Hove (England), May 7 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies endured another miserable day on their tour of England when only 18 overs were possible on the scheduled second day of the rain-ravaged three-day tour match against Sussex here.
Hove (England), May 6 (IANS/CMC) The bumpy start of the West Indies tour of England continued Saturday when rain forced the abandonment of the first day of their opening tour game against Sussex.
Hove, (England) May 5 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies were still waiting on three players to join their touring party even as the first match of the series bowled off here.
London, May 6 (ANI): English county side Somerset said they will not take legal action against former West Indies captain Chris Gayle for breaching his contract, according to reports.
London, May 6(ANI): The West Indies' trio of Narsingh Deonarine, Assad Fudadin and Marlon Samuels haven't reached England yet to start their preparation for the first Test match at Lord's, starting on May 17.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Delhi Daredevils dashing Australian opener David Warner said he was confident of filling in the void created in the team with the departure of maverick England batsman Kevin Pietsersen.
London, May 5(ANI): Tottenham Hotspurs manager Harry Redknapp, who was the people's choice to become the England manager, believes his straightforward and outspoken nature was the major stumbling block on his path to becoming the England boss.
Sydney, May 5(ANI): Australian captain Michael Clarke's recent success with his young but talented team against the Indians and the West Indies shows how he is growing as a leader, according to Sydney Morning Herald columnist Richard Hinds.
London, May 4 (IANS/CMC) Experienced West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has brushed aside suggestions of a late call-up to the team for the current tour of England.
London, May 4 (IANS/CMC) Former England skipper Alec Stewart has praised the development of the West Indies side under current skipper Darren Sammy.
Hove (England), May 4 (IANS/CMC) West Indies captain Darren Sammy has been at pains to point out the importance of team work in a squad bereft of major stars.
London, May 4(ANI): West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has said his pace bowlers would be targeting out of form England captain Andrew Strauss during their upcoming Test series, which commences from May 17 at Lord's.
London, May 4(ANI): West Indies captain Darren Sammy has said explosive opening batsman Chris Gayle would be welcomed back into the squad as long as he honours and abides by the team's work ethic.
Bridgetown (Barbados), May 3 (IANS/CMC) Captain Stafanie Taylor's excellent all-round performance inspired the West Indies women's team to a seven-run win over Sri Lanka in the second game of their five-match T20 series here Wednesday.
Roseau (Dominica), April 28 (IANS/CMC) Captain Darren Sammy posted his highest Test score in vain as the West Indies plunged to a 75-run defeat in the third and final Test against Australia here.
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): Death of Al-Qaeda's leader Osama Bin Laden in a US Navy SEAL raid last year has weakened the terrorist network, but its affiliates still remain a threat to America, intelligence officials have said.
Roseau (Dominica), April 27 (IANS/CMC) Veteran left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul surpassed 10,000 runs in Test cricket but was one of two key wickets to fall in the last half-hour, leaving the West Indies with a Herculean task of beating Australia in the third and final Test.
Dominica, Apr 27(ANI): Australian cricketers Ed Cowan and Ricky Ponting are set to spend the rest of the season tackling claims of being the weakest links in the Test squad.
