Bird confident of Oz Test recall after four-wicket haul in Big Bash

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 20:08

Australian cricketer Jackson Bird fired a not-so-subtle reminder to national selectors on Friday night, dominating the Big Bash League opener in his return from a serious back injury.

Brett Lee `excited` at prospect of `lethal` Test pairing of Cummins, Johnson

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 16:03

Former Australian Test speedster Brett Lee has expressed his excitement at thought of pairing the recovering Pat Cummins with the fiery Mitchell Johnson to unleash a frightening pace attack, with the duo capable of cracking 150km/h.

Fawad Ahmed admits Ashes hopes were dented due to `pressure to perform`

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 15:45

Pakistani refugee -turned Australian leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed has admitted that his bowling was affected by talk that he was in Ashes contention, for which he lost his way.

Dwayne Smith pulls out of Big Bash

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 13:46

West Indies cricketer Dwayne Smith has pulled out of the Big Bash League (BBL), Australia’s premier T20 tournament, the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) has confirmed. No reason has yet been given for Smith’s decision to withdraw and speculation has heightened in Barbados over the sudden move after he played in the final national Super50 trial match this week, BCA`s reported.

Gilchrist tips Ponting to be as sharp a commentator as captain

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 12:00

Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist are the marquee signings of an otherwise largely familiar commentary team, which will take the Twenty20 Big Bash League free to air for the first time on Network 10 on Friday night, according to reports.

Ashes members Bailey, Smith, Warner released for Big Bash

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 18:29

Cricket Australia (CA) will release Ashes team members George Bailey, Steve Smith and David Warner to play in the opening round of the Twenty20 Big Bash League (T20 BBL).

Google acquires developer of military robots

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 02:15

Big Dog, a four-legged robot that can climb muddy hills, and Cheetah, a robot which can outrun the fastest human, are among the robots that now belong to Google Inc.

Brett Lee itching to get back to cricket during Big Bash League

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 14:46

Fiery quick Brett Lee is building up steam ahead of the third edition of the Big Bash League and says he is itching to get his cricket fix in, according to reports.

Gilchrist says Australia`s best should be available for T20 BBL

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 14:46

Adam Gilchrist has called for Australia`s Big Bash League to replicate the Indian Premier League by having biggest names available for the Twenty20 tournament, according to reports.

Swirls in remnants of Big Bang could reveal secrets about universe`s infancy

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 13:10

Researchers have detected a subtle distortion in the oldest light in the universe, which may they believe might help unravel secrets about the early moments in the universe`s formation.

Big Data, cloud, mobility to enable new business capabilities

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 16:28

IT-ITeS industry body Nasscom on Thursday said it expects emerging technologies like Big Data, cloud and mobility to create a new platform for enterprises to develop new business capabilities across verticals.