Mumbai Indians will take on Deccan Chargers in the IPL 5 today, Geo news reported. The match would start at 7.30 in the evening (Pakistan Time). Rajasthan Royals and Pune Warriors with four points each are on the top of the table. Pakistan’s first sports channel Geo Super is televising all the matches of the event live.

Preity Zinta, who has been away from the limelight for quite a few years, is nervous about her forthcoming performance at the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 5 in Pune. "On April 8, KXIP play Pune and I will be performing at the stadium! Doing it for Ganesh Hegde who I started my career with and OMG I am Nervous (sic)," the 37-year-old tweeted. "It's been 3 and a half years since I last performed on stage. Suddenly the butterflies have doubled," …

Salman Khan entertained the Chennai audience with his desi moves on some of the popular dance numbers at the opening ceremony of the fifth season of Indian Premier League (IPL) here Tuesday. Donning red pants, white t-shirt, accompanied by a “Being Human” jacket, the actor entered the venue riding on a truck and started off his performance by shaking a leg on “Character dheela hai”, followed by a remix version of “Teri meri”. Other popular songs …

The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament has started with a colourful opening ceremony here on Tuesday night. A galaxy of film stars, including Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor, got ball rolling for the IPL event with a glittering opening ceremony which enthralled the audience. The dazzling ceremony was also graced by American pop star Katy Perry and Bollywood star Salman Khan among other showbiz …

Amitabh Bachchan is in Chennai for the opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which he is hosting. The Bollywood superstar received a surprise visitor in the Presidential Suite of the Taj Coromandel where he is staying. It was none other than Tamil Superstar, Rajinikanth. The two have always shared a warm rapport and have the highest regard for each other. Amitabh had been hospitalized recently and had to undergo …

The Indian Premier League faces a test of its popularity as the fifth edition of the money-spinning Twenty20 event gets underway today amid concern about cricket fatigue among viewers. A galaxy of stars, including Amitabh Bachchan and American pop star Katy Perry, will set the ball rolling for the fifth edition of IPL with a glittering opening ceremony which promises to enthrall the audience this evening. The dazzling ceremony will also be …

Seems like Amitabh Bachchan can’t stay away from work too long as the megastar is all set play a special part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) opening ceremony April 3. The 69-year-old, who underwent two abdominal surgeries last month, will host the ceremony in Chennai. “Asia Cup over soon and then IPL …opening extravaganza in Chennai .. and yours truly a small part of it …nervous as hell. April 3 is the day for the opening, preparing for it …

Jailed Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against his seven-year ban for spot-fixing, the 29-year-old's lawyers confirmed on Saturday. Asif's legal team told the Press Association they have also filed an appeal against his criminal conviction to the Court of Appeal. Asif, former Test skipper Salman Butt and fellow seamer Mohammad Amir were all suspended by the International Cricket Council …

Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC Tuesday hailed a victory following a "better-than-expected" US ruling that it had partially infringed a patent owned by the US technology giant Apple. The US International Trade Commission on Monday ordered HTC to stop importing by April 19 smartphones in to the United States that used certain patents by Apple. However, the commission said HTC had violated just one of the several patents claimed by Apple in …

The latest bid to find a long-term solution to the US debt crisis looked doomed to fail Sunday as lawmakers remained at odds over cutting social programs and raising taxes on the rich. A bipartisan "supercommittee" is racing against a Wednesday deadline to reach agreement. Failure would trigger mandatory cuts from January 2013, but that timeframe means Congress can wriggle out of the supposed ultimatum. CNN, citing both Democratic and Republican …