England’s Innings victory led by James Anderson’s 10-45

Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland, 1st Investec Test: England v Sri Lanka at Headingley, Leeds, May 19-23, 2016 England 298 all out 90.3 overs  Alex D Hales 86 off 206, 12 fours, JM Bairstow 140 off 183, 13 fours, 1 six, St Finn 17  off 46, 3 fours, PVD Chameera 64-3, MD Shanaka 46-3,…

Incredible Dhoni’s 32-ball 64 clinches the thriller

Indian Premier League, 53rd match: Rising Pune Supergiants v Kings XI Punjab at Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, May 21, 2016. Kings XI Punjab 172/7 (20/20 overs )  Murali Vijay 59 off 41, 4 fours, 3 sixes, Gurkeerat Singh 51 off 30, 3 fours, 3 sixes, R Ashwin 34-4, AB Dinda 16-1, NLTC…

Glitzy Monte Carlo

Mark Braude, Canadian born historian, looks behind the creation of Monte Carlo, how a small town grew into a prosperous resort and its rapid rise, luring of Monte Carlo’s gambling tables, and the desperation on the faces of gamblers who lost left a lasting impression on Edvard Munch.  In 1891, the Norwegian painter described the…

Karun Nair’s 83 not out sinks Sunrisers Hyderabad

Indian Premier League, 52nd match: Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, May 20, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad 158/7 (20/20 ov) David Warner 73 off 56, 8 fours, 1 six,  MC Henriques 19 0ff 13, 2 fours, Naman Ojha 16 off 14, 1 six, Eoin Morgan 14 off 10, 1 six,…

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opens Parliament.

21 new Bills under a “One Nation” banner in the Queen’s speech were unveiled by David Cameron yesterday at the official opening of parliament. However former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith accused him of “abandoning controversial reforms” in a “helter skelter” pursuit to remain in the EU.  Critics may say anyway that this fight over…

Dwayne Smith 4-8 ensures Gujarat Lions win

Indian Premier League, 51st match: Gujarat Lions v Kolkata Knight Riders at Green Park, Kanpur, May 19, 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders 124/8 (20.0/20 overs) Robin Uthappa 25 off 19, 3 fours, 1 six, Yusuf Pathan 36 off 36, 3 fours,  1 six,  Gautam Gambhir 8 off 8, 1 four, Jason Holder 13 off 8, 1 four,…

EygptAir wreckage found

EgyptAir fight from Paris to Cairo made two sharp turns as it swerved 90ᵒ left and then 360ᵒ to the right and plunged to 15000ft  into the Mediterranean Sea, and debris found in hunt for missing jet. A Greek frigate discovered two large floating objects in the Mediterranean sea following a sea Captain’s reported seeing…