Indian batsmen expect short-pitched threat

India’s batsmen expect a bombardment of short-pitched deliveries from Australia and perhaps they’re not mistaken there.

In the nets behind the stately members’ stand at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday, they trained in anticipation of the fusillade of bouncers Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood (to a lesser extent) are likely to bowl in the semifinals on Thursday.

Suresh Raina, who carries a reputation — whether rightly or wrongly — for weakness against the short delivery, spent a long time in the nets facing a tennis ball. R. Sathish, the fielding coach, Duncan Fletcher, and eventually M.S. Dhoni fired tennis balls at him off a racquet from a distance of about 18 yards.

New Zealand make first World Cup final

Corey Anderson and Grant Elliott produced a superbly timed 103-run partnership to take New Zealand into their first cricket World Cup final with a tense four-wicket win over South Africa at Eden Park on Tuesday.

Microsoft expands reach, partners with Android manufacturers

We’re seeing a lot of good movement from Microsoft these days, and this says a lot of good things about the new boss, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. We’ve seen how great the upcoming Windows 10 OS looks like, and we’re bracing for what Windows Phone will bring us this year or the next. In the meantime, the Redmond-based software giant is extending its reach as it looks to partner with Android manufacturers and place their software on devices.

Blend Calendar adds more details in the mix for latest update

Have you ever wished for a calendar that could show not just all your events, but all the different aspects of your life that could be calendared, like birthdays, bill payments, reminders, tasks, vacations, etc? Well if you didn't know it yet, this app actually exists. Blend Calendar is probably the most intensive scheduling app out there and the latest update brings even more details into your smartphone.

India, China hold border talks

India and China on Monday held the 18th round of talks on the vexed boundary issue, the first such meeting after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power last year.

Special Representative on the Boundary Question and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held talks with his Chinese counterpart and State Councillor Yang Jiechi.

The fresh round of discussion on the issue is taking place nearly six months after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit in New Delhi.

The high-profile visit in September was overshadowed by the intrusion of Chinese troops at Chumar in Ladakh region. It was resolved with simultaneous withdrawal by both sides after Mr. Xi’s visit.