Cardiff, June 19 (ANI): The Indian cricket team with a clean record in the preliminary stages of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in England had a strenuous session at the nets in Cardiff ahead of Thursday's semi-final clash against Sri Lanka.

London, June 19 (ANI): England captain Alastair Cook has admitted that he is 'he has never felt more nervous' ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa, despite backing his team to withstand the pressure.

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has expressed dismay over the reports suggesting dilution of certain key provisions of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution by the Sri Lankan government ahead of elections to the Northern Provincial Council.

London, June 19 (ANI): Amid the ball-tampering suspicions that are currently clouding England's ICC Champions Trophy campaign, South Africa captain AB de Villiers stoked the fire by admitting that England seemed to reverse swing the ball more quicker than other teams, which may be a possible concern.

Karachi, June 18 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly planning to carry out strict measures following Pakistan's bleak performance in the ICC Champions Trophy, ahead of the team's upcoming limited-overs tour of the West Indies.

London, June 18 (ANI): UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans for 'biggest trade deal' in history between EU and US ahead of the G8 summit.

London, June 18 (ANI): French tennis ace Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has dubbed World No.2 Andy Murray as an 'extra terrestrial' for his ability to read the serves of his opponents, ahead of the Wimbledon.

New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): Newly appointed Congress Party general secretary said on Monday that as a unit would try to work towards strengthening the party ahead of the 2014 polls.

Washington, June 17 (ANI): Justin Rose became US Open's English champion for the first time in 43 years after he scored two shots ahead of Phil Mickelson and Jason Day.

New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): CP Joshi, Minister for Road Transport and Highways who had additional portfolio of Railways, tendered his resignation on Sunday ahead of a possible Cabinet reshuffle tomorrow.

Ulan Bator (Mongolia), June 16 (ANI): In a daring act of fraud that has the potential of jeopardising his re-election in the June 26 presidential polls, Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and his close associates ingeniously duped a South Korean investor into buying a license for a gold mine that, after due diligence, was discovered to have no gold value at all.

New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken has resigned from the Union Cabinet ahead of the reshuffle of the council of ministers and that of the AICC expected next week.

New Delhi, June 15 (ANI): The Meteorological Department has made it very clear by saying that monsoon is moving rapidly and is a week ahead of its schedule.

Birmingham (UK), June 14 (ANI): Pakistani cricketers are taking their preparations for Saturday's match against one-day champions India quite seriously, judging from the intense practice drills they went through at the Edgbaston ground in Birmingham, Warwickshire on Thursday.

Hyderabad, June 14 (ANI): Unprecedented security arrangements have been made in and around Hyderabad to thwart the proposed 'Chalo Assembly' march by pro-Telangana groups to the Assembly today.

Johannesburg, June 14 (ANI): Sri Lanka has managed to gain a seven-wicket win over an overly cautious England on Thursday with a chanceless unbeaten 134 from Kumar Sangakkara, leaving the ICC Champions Trophy Group A wide open ahead of the final two matches.

London, June 13 (ANI): Iran has imposed severe restrictions on foreign and domestic media to ensure that coverage of presidential election on Friday is tightly controlled.

New York, June 11 (ANI): Kanye West is reportedly driving his record company crazy with last-minute changes to the album, bringing in a new producer on the scene and legal problems over his new album, 'Yeezus'.

London, June 10 (ANI): West Indian batsman Marlon Samuels has said that there is great confidence in the West Indies dressing room, and added that everyone is well prepared to face India in their second Group B match on Tuesday.

Washington, June 8 (ANI): Air Canada's new low-cost carrier has revealed their brand new flight attendant uniforms ahead of its July 1 launch, which consists of hats, patterned scarves and hipster attitude.

New Delhi, June 8 (ANI): With signs of a rift within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) quite evident following L.K. Advani's decision not to attend the ongoing national executive meet in Goa, the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday criticised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is on the same route as former German dictator Adolf Hitler and would not allow any other person to flourish or develop ahead of him.

London, June 7 (ANI): Arsenal has given manager Arsene Wenger the go-ahead to make a mega-cash deal to bring in Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and other stars.

London, June 7 (ANI): England's one-day coach Ashley Giles has admitted that England is reveling in Australia's problems at the start of the Ashes summer.

Cardiff (Wales), June 6 (ANI): South African cricket captain A.B. De Villiers has said that his team is tough, and would like to be in a good space mentally, when they take on their opponents in the ICC Champions Trophy that begins from today (Thursday).

Sydney, June 6 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the selection of former Pakistani asylum seeker Fawad Ahmed in the Australia A squad in England, pushing him a big step closer to playing the Ashes for Australia.