India-pak Semi-final

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  India, Pakistan in Same Pool of Hockey World League Semi-Final 2017

  The HWL Semi-Final, a qualifying event for the 2018 World Cup, will be held from June 15 to 25 June at Lee Valley's Hockey and Tennis Centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

• Chandigarh airport handled record 130 flights for semifinal

  A record number of 130 flights, mostly chartered, arrived and flew back from the Chandigarh airport within a span of less than 24 hours for the India-Pakistan semifinal clash, officials said Thursday.According to airport officials, 65 flights were operated between 6.30 a.m. Wednesday to 1.30 a.m. Thursday. On a normal day, just 12 flights arrive an...

• Beer to flow as freely as runs

  As India and Pakistan descend on to the battlefield at Mohali later today for the World Cup semi, a reliable lubricant to soothe tensed nerves is in acute demand.So reveal bar owners across the city, who are piling up on stocks of beer, twice the usual, with the result that 4 lakh litres of beer is lying in their storage to see cricket-maniacs thro...

• Jailhouse rocks for semi-final

  On a day the whole nation will be glued to the idiot box and special screens, the under-trials at the Arthur Road prison, too, will not feel left out of the cricket frenzy.They will be rooting and cheering for their teams during the big clash today, as all the television sets installed in jail barracks will air the match live.However, the sole conv...

• Mohali weather: Clear sky ahead of India-Pak semi-final

  With the pressure mounting ahead of the all important semi-final match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, the weather gods decided to play their part too. Mohali received some heavy rain and thunderstorms last night.However, no need for fans to get disappointed. The sun was out in full force today. The match is expected to begin on schedule. T...

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  Heavy rain, thunderstorm in Mohali ahead of India-Pak clash

  Heavy rains and thunderstorm lashed Mohali tonight on the eve of the blockbuster World Cup semi-final clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium tomorrow.

• Chandigarh drops tandoori chicken for Pak kebabs

  The city seems to have traded its trademark delicacy tandoori chicken for the Peshawari platter apparently to make Pakistani fans, thronging the city for Wednesday's semifinal fixture, feel at home.Fiery frontier curries and kebabs have replaced popular dal tadka and aloo parathas from the menu of eateries and restaurants across the c...

• Rush in the skies for India-Pak semi-final at Chandigarh

  How important are the VIPs heading to Mohali for the India vs Pakistan game? Important enough to own their own planes, in several cases.Sources in the air force say that up to 46 applications have been received so far for planes to land at the Chandigarh airport on Wednesday. The requests range from an A320 to smaller private planes.Eleven commerci...

• Watching for match-fixing, Pak minister warns team

  Interior Minister Rehman Malik today triggered a controversy warning Pakistan players against indulging in match-fixing, comments that did not go well with the country's former players and administrators, who criticised him for his statement.Malik's critics attacked him for speaking about match-fixing without any reason and that if he had to say so...

• Pak media praises Manmohan Singh's initiative

  'Aman ka chakka' or a 'sixer for peace' is how the Pakistani media hailed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's invitation to the country's top leaders to watch the cricket World Cup semi-final between the teams of the two countries.Reports on the invitation extended on Friday by Manmohan Singh to Pak President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf ...

• Gilani might accept Manmohan invite for India-Pak Mohali match

  Pakistan is yet to decide on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's invitation to its leaders for the cricket World Cup semi-final in Mohali, though indications are that Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani may accept it.Pakistani officials have dismissed reports that Prime Minister Gilani has already accepted his Indian counterpart's invitation to watch the semi-f...

• Manmohan, Gilani will attend India vs Pak game at Mohali

  When India takes on Pakistan at Mohali on Wednesday, two VVIPs will have to balance their patriotism with some diplomacy in the stands.Sources say Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Gilani has accepted Dr Manmohan Singh's invitation to watch the semi-final with him.On Friday evening, Dr Singh sent this note to Mr Gilani and to Pakistan's president, As...