AB de Villiers 64 and Watson 2-22 ensures RCB win by 1 run

Indian Premier League, 39th match: Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, May 9, 2016 RCB 175/6 (20/20 ov) KL Rahul 42 off 25, 6 fours, 1 six, AB de Villiers 64 off 35, 5 fours, 2 sixes, Sachin Baby 33 off 29, 1 four, Sandeep Sharma…

Mercury’s rare transit of the Sun

Mercury, the Solar system’s innermost and smallest planet, will make a rare transit of the Sun on Monday 9thMay 2016, an event which occurs 13 times in a century. It will resemble a black round dot as it passes in front of the star. The last this event happened was in 2006 when Mercury crossed…

UN poster for Peace contest winners

United Nations commemorated its first UN General Assembly resolution 70 years ago calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons, on May 3, 2016. 11 artists were honoured by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moom, General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft and Hollywood actor as well as UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas f abd 22-year old Anjali…

BAFTA TV awards 2016

BBC swept the board with wins for BBC2’s Mark Rylance drama Wolf Hall and Peter Kay sitcom Carshare. Wolf Hall director, Peter Kosminsky, Ian Hislop, Strictly Com Dancing Judge Craig Revel Horwood and The Missing star James Nesbitt were among the stars to speak out on behalf of BBC   Drama series Humans (Channel 4)…

Karthik ‘s 51 sinks KKR

Indian Premier League, 38th match: Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Lions at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, May 8, 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders 158/4 (20/20 ov) Shakib Al Hasan 66 not out off 49, 4 fours , 4 sixes, YK Pahtan 63 not out off 41, 7 fours, 1 six, P Kumar 19-2, DS Kulkarni 30-1, DR…

Nehra and Rahman trounce Mumbai Indians

Indian Premier League, 37th match: Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad at Dr Y S Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, May 8, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad 177/3 (20/20 ov) D Warner 48 off 33 , 7 fours, 1 six, S Dhawan 82 not out off 57, 10 fours, 1 six, Yuvraj Singh 39 off 23, 3…

Leicester City lifting Premier League trophy

Leicester City lifted the Premier League trophy in front of a jubilant fans after a 3-1 win against Everton, a goal from Andy King, two goals from Jamie Vardy before the visitor stuck a late consolation, at their King Power Stadium. Claudio Ranieri’s players won the title on Monday after closest rivals Tottenham Hotspur drew…

Stoini’s 52 and 3-40 sinks Delhi Daredevils

Indian Premier League, 36th match: Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils at Punjab Crcket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, May 7, 2016 Kings XI Punjab  181/5 (20/20 ov) Murali Vijay 25 off 16, 4 fours, MP Stoinis 52 off 44, 3 fours,  2 sixes, WP Saha  52 off 33, 7  fours,  GJ Maxwell 16…

Sadiq Khan – new London Mayor

Sadiq Khan, born 8 October 1970 and in his forties is the new Mayor of London.  Although the polls were fairly close concerning his rival Zak Goldsmith, Sadiq Khan won through to the excitement and adulation of millions of Londoners and people elsewhere. His wife Saadia and his 2 daughters were present at his inauguration…

Virat Kohli 108 not out ensures RCB win

Indian Premier League, 35th match: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rising Pune Supergiants at Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore, May 7, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiants 191/6 (20/20 ov) AM Rahane 74 off 48, 8 fours, 2 sixes, SS Tiwary 52 off 39 , 9 fours, SR Watson 24-3, CJ Jordan 43-2, YS Chahal 38-1 RCB 195/3 (19.3/20 ov) V Kohli…