Chance for India to gain momentum Round two will kick off with old foes Australia and India locking horns at the intimidating Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday...
Akhtar joins Premier League Shoaib Akhtar on Saturday signed up for the Cricket Board-promoted multi-million dollar Indian Premier League, along with wicketkeeping compatriot Kamran Akmal.
CRICKET / Dispute between IPL and CA
Lee awaits happy ending Cricket Australia and the Indian Premier League (IPL) might be on a confrontational course so far as the participation of the Australian players in the IPL is concerned, but most of the players themselves remain outwardly unaffected.
India take crucial lead Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna notched up a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win over Denis Istomin and Farrukh Dustov in doubles to give India a crucial 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan here on Saturday.
Good start for USA; Russia go 2-0 ahead Andy Roddick scored a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 win over Austria's Juergen Melzer, while Blake defeated Austrian number one Stefan Koubek 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2, to give the United States a 2-0 start to their defence of the Davis Cup in Friday's matches.
Is the slowdown of the US economy going to adversely impact the IT sector in India? Is there a way the industry can still sustain its growth? We asked our readers for their opinion and suggestions.
Most agreed that IT companies were certainly going to feel the pinch, and added that it was the hiring policies of these companies that were to be blamed.
There were others who were optimistic and said all was not lost as business could be diverted to new territories.
