I am using datatable to list and sort the results.
This is how i initialized datatable
$(\'#example1\').DataTable({bFilter: false, bInfo: false, paging
$('#example').dataTable({ "oLanguage": { "sEmptyTable": "My Custom Message On Empty Table" } });
Reference: http://datatables.net/forums/discussion/2327/how-to-localize-the-string-no-data-available-in-table