West Indian star batsman Chris Gayle smashed an unbeaten 82 as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Mumbai by a big margin of nine wickets with 12 balls to spare in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing 142, Bangalore reached the target in 18 overs losing just one wicket – thanks to an unbeaten 94-run second wicket partnership between Gayle and Virat Kohli. Kohli, who joined Gayle …

Indian superstar Rahul Dravid announced his retirement from international cricket on Friday at the age of 39, ending a 16-year career that made him an idol at home and abroad. "It is time to move on and let a new generation of players make their own history," Dravid told reporters at a crowded news conference in Bangalore alongside Indian cricket board president Narayanaswamy Srinivasan. The stylish batsman was the number two run-getter in Test …

Siddharth after his Kadhalil Sodhapuvadu Eppadi [KSY] is declared a hit, within days has started his next project in Tamil being produced by director Vetrimaaran, which has working title as NH 4. For the first time award winning director Vetrimaaran is producing a film under his maiden production house Grass Root Film Company. Siddharth starrer film has NH 4 as the working title that was set against the backdrop of National Highways to Bangalore, …

Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori Saturday announced his decision to take an indefinite break from limited-overs cricket to prolong his Test career. The 32-year old, the world’s top ranked ODI bowler, is keen to add to his 105 Tests. “My reason for taking a break from the shorter forms of the game is primarily so that I can preserve my body and continue to represent the Black Caps in Test cricket,” Vettori said. “I also believe a break …

Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district Sunday seized Rs.35.5 lakh from a car belonging to the Sathya Sai Central Trust that manages the spiritual empire of the late Sathya Sai Baba. But the trust denied that the cash belongs to it. Sai Baba’s nephew and trust member R.J. Ratnakar clarified Sunday evening that the trust has nothing to do with the cash. He said in a statement that the cash belongs to 12 devotees and they would give all the …

Deepika Padukone who appeared on Simi Garewal’s chat show, ‘India’s Most Desirable’ was at first shy to speak about her boyfriend Siddharth Mallya. But later she speaks extensively about him. The actress said, "I have known Sidhartha from my Bangalore days ¦ he is charming and intelligent." She added, "The best part about him is that he is very inconsequential to the Mallya. And one thing I'd like to change about him is his excessive energy." After …

Chennai Rhinos won the first edition of Celebrity Cricket League by beating Karnataka Bulldozers in the final held at Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad. Chennai set a formidable target of 189 and Karnataka bulldozed for 165. It may be noted that Chennai Super Kings won IPL -4 trophy this year.

After nine days of protest, Baba Ramdev Sunday finally ended his anti-graft fast, but vowed to pursue his campaign. The government and the ruling Congress launched a fresh round of attacks on the yoga guru, calling him a “dhongi” or fake and promised to expose his business empire. Within hours of Ramdev sipping fruit juice at a hospital in Dehradun after frantic appeals from spiritual and political leaders, Congress general secretary B.K. Hariprasad …

Vijay convened a meet with his fans at the Sangeetha Marriage Hall in Chennai on Saturday. This meeting was attended by around 1000 of his fans from various districts. The actor had called for this meet to thank all his fans for abiding by his word and supporting the AIADMK during the recent polls despite belonging to various political affiliations. Vijay said that he is thankful to all his fans who ensured that the AIADMK won the elections. To …

drian Blizzard’s blistering half century at the top and a six by Harbhajan Singh in the final over carried Mumbai Indians to a four-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League Eliminator here Wednesday.Mumbai Indians almost made a mess of a cracking start provided by Blizzard (51 runs off 30 balls) and captain Sachin Tendulkar (36 off 28) but managed to chase the 148-run target with four balls to spare. They now face Royal …