Martinez new Valladolid boss
byMadrid, June 18 (IANS) Spanish La Liga club Valladolid have confirmed Juan Ignatio Martinez as their new first team coach. Martinez has signed a…
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IIT-ian becomes dean of top Singapore business school
bySingapore, June 18 (IANS) Ravi Kumar, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology -Madras (IIT-M), has been appointed dean of the Nanyang Business…
Smith to lead Windies A in T20s against Sri Lanka A
byKingston (St.Vincent), June 18 (IANS/CMC) West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith will lead the West Indies A team against Sri Lanka A in two Twenty20…
A mobile phone for Kerala CM, finally
byThiruvananthapuram, June 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy will soon be flaunting what all others have had all this while – the ubiquitous…
Lahiri seeks shortcut to victory in Malaysia
byPetaling Jaya (Malaysia), June 18 (IANS) Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri will rely on the short putter in his hunt for a fourth Asian Tour…
Weak appointments undermine Afghan rights body
byKabul, June 18 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s appointment of a weakly qualified human rights commission with little public consultation raises concerns about the…
Raja-Sharan advance in Wimbledon qualifiers
byLondon, June 18 (IANS) Indian tennis pair Purav Raja and Divij Sharan advanced to the men’s doubles second round of the Wimbledon qualifiers here…
Long jumper Smith qualifies for World Championships
byHamilton (Bermuda), June 18 (IANS/CMC) Bermudian long jumper Tyrone Smith has qualified for the World Athletics Championships in Moscow, leaping to a season’s best…
Jiah Khan’s letter will be sent to handwriting expert: Police
byMumbai, June 18 (IANS) A police officer has termed as “media speculation” that late actress Jiah Khan’s six-page letter does not match her handwriting,…
Ace cyclist killed in road accident
byKolkata, June 18 (IANS) Ruma Chatterjee, a former India international and current coach of the national cycling team, was killed Tuesday in an accident…