The ICC Awards for the year 2008 was presented yesterday. Two Indians where hounored and made the country proud . It was the Indian Captain (M.S.Dhoni) and His deputy (Yuvraj Singh) both there were awarded ODI player of the Year and Twenty20 International Performance of the Year respectively. Dhoni has made 1,298 runs in 39 […]
Bushehr n-plant to cross key milestone
DUBAI: A senior Russian official has given details about the status of Iran’s atomic power plant in Bushehr and said the project would become “irreversible” within the next five months. “Between December 2008 and February 2009, various technical measures will be carried out… that will make the physical start-up process of the first Bushehr reactor […]
Relief work hit in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday expressed deep concern “over escalating violence in northern Sri Lanka and the humanitarian impact of the clashes on civilians” even as the UN and various NGOs announced they were withdrawing from LTTE-held areas following a directive from the government. In a statement, Mr. Ban reminded the concerned parties […]
New rules likely for recruitments Gulf round-up
DUBAI: Kuwait’s Parliament on Wednesday began an emergency session to discuss problems of expatriate workers following recent incidents of large-scale unrest and demands for change by a leading human rights organisation. The Parliament is discussing in detail the existing sponsorship system which is central to the recruitment of foreign workers. In most cases in the […]
Federer proves he is still a force
Roger Federer’s nose should have started growing when he claimed he had nothing to prove at the U.S. Open. Of course, he did. All athletes do. If you compete, you are in effect proving yourself. If you have nothing left to prove you’re either dead or retired. If you’re older, if you’re in a gentle […]
Mendis named emerging player of the year
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is ODI player of the year DUBAI: Sri Lanka’s new spin sensation Ajantha Mendis was named as the International Cricket Council (ICC) emerging player of the year at an awards ceremony here on Wednesday. The 23-year-old burst onto the international scene this year by taking an extraordinary 26 wickets at an average […]