India beat West Indies by 5 wickets

Kanpur, Nov 27  India secured a 2-1 series win by beating the West Indies by five wickets in the third and final ODI at the Green Park Stadium here Wednesday. Shikhar Dhawan’s 119 off 95 balls and Yuvraj Singh’s patient 55 helped the hosts overhaul the West Indies score of 263 for five with 23 […]

Scoreboard: India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI

Kanpur, Nov 27  The following is the scoreboard of the third and final ODI between India and the West Indies at the Green Park Stadium here Wednesday: West Indies: Jonathan Charles b Kumar 11 Kieran Powell c Dhawan b Ashwin 70 Marlon Samuels b Ashwin 71 Darren Bravo not out 51 Lendl Simmons c Dhoni […]

Dhawan’s ton seals series win for India

Kanpur, Nov 27  Riding on opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan’s fine 119, India wrapped up the series 2-1 against the West Indies, winning the third and the deciding ODI by five wickets at the Green Park Stadium here Wednesday. Dhawan, who struck 20 fours in his 95-ball innings, and Yuvraj Singh (55) helped the the team […]

Brazil football federation urged to probe rigging claims

Rio de Janeiro, Nov 27  Brazil’s Bahia State Football Federation (FBF) has demanded an immediate investigation by its national counterpart, the CBF, into claims of rigging against Campeonato Brasileiro champions Cruzeiro. The FBF sent a written request to the CBF Tuesday amid the fallout from Cruzeiro’s shock 2-1 loss to relegation-threatened Vasco da Gama Saturday, […]

Tourism Forum Highlights NSW Government’s support for blue mountains

The NSW Government today reinforced its commitment to help the Blue Mountains tourism industry recover from the recent disastrous bushfires by holding a forum with local operators and business owners. The forum was attended by Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris, and Member for Blue Mountains, Roza Sage MP, who outlined the support […]

Melbourne to become Australia’s biggest city

Latest population projections for Australia released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirm that Melbourne and Victoria will continue to accommodate strong population growth over the coming 50 years. The statistics released by the ABS forecast that according to projection series B (medium growth) Melbourne’s population is expected to surpass Sydney’s by 2053. However […]

That’s not on: Shane Jacobson gets behind NSW Lifejacket Campaign

Minister for Roads and Ports Duncan Gay today launched the state’s biggest lifejacket awareness campaign to promote safe and responsible boating behaviour. Minister Gay was joined by Aussie actor and comedian Shane Jacobson who is spear-heading a series of light-hearted films, that will run as part of a statewide lifejacket campaign running through to Easter. “One […]

Tough New Rules for the waste tyre Industry

Environment Minister Robyn Parker will today host tyre industry representatives at a summit and announce a plan to lower the threshold for the storage of waste tyres. Ms Parker said the NSW Government will propose a regulation change to decrease from 5000 to 500 the amount of passenger tyres allowed to be stored for recycling, […]

Consumers urged to be wary of extended warranties

Retailers across Australia have had their extended warranty practices examined by consumer protection agencies, including NSW Fair Trading. Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said the joint operation undertaken during 2013 examined the practices of 141 retailers across Australia, including 23 in NSW. Mr Stowe said the work built on an earlier national project by consumer protection agencies that […]