Serum levels of caffeine, plasma glucose, and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) were measured and blood pressure and heart rate were obtained at baseline and 30 minutes after drink ingestion.Anna Svatikova, of the Mayo Clinic in US and colleagues randomly assigned 25 healthy volunteers of age 18 years or older to consume a can (about 480 millilitre) of a commercially available energy drink and placebo drink within 5 minutes, in random order on 2 separate days, maximum 2 weeks apart.The study…

Lad has played crucial knocks in the last couple of seasons and this season after an average two games has risen to the occassion twice in as many games. Such was his restraint, he remained stranded on 67 for 30 balls.

The hosts now have 11 points from four games and have to win their remaining two games to have a chance to progress to the next stage. The duo carried on after lunch until Suryakumar, like Rahane went backwards to a vicious spinner from skipper Deepak Hooda, only to see…