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Google hacked over Malaysia-Filipino standoff
5 March 2013 6:51 AM ISTSupporters of an armed bid by Filipino intruders to lay claim to a Malaysian state took their campaign to cyberspace on Monday, manipulating Google...
Catholic pontiffs begin key pre-conclave talks in Vatican
5 March 2013 6:45 AM ISTCatholic cardinals began talks on Monday ahead of a conclave to elect a new pope after Benedict XVI's resignation, as an absent British cardinal...
Ronaldo Old Trafford return ‘difficult’: Patrice Evra
4 March 2013 7:30 AM ISTCristiano Ronaldo returns to Old Trafford this week when his Real Madrid side take on Manchester United in their Champions’League last-16 second leg...
Nadal demolishes Ferrer to win title
4 March 2013 7:28 AM ISTRafael Nadal destroyed David Ferrer to win the Mexican Open on Saturday, losing just two games as he claimed his second title in three events since...
US faces spending cuts as Cong fails to end impasse
2 March 2013 7:29 AM ISTLeaders of a divided US Congress failed to avert huge spending cuts set to begin on Friday midnight, with President Barack Obama trading blame with...
‘Marathon’ Giggs signs new on-year deal at United
2 March 2013 5:38 AM ISTRyan Giggs, who is set to make his 1,000th appearance in senior football this weekend, has signed a new one-year contract at Manchester United, the...
El Shaarawy extends contract until 2018
2 March 2013 5:36 AM ISTAC Milan have tied Stephan El Shaarawy to an improved deal that will see the club’s top striker remain with the Rossoneri until 2018, the Serie A club...
Casillas wary of Barcelona backlash in El Classico
2 March 2013 5:35 AM ISTReal Madrid captain Iker Casillas is expecting a backlash from Barcelona when the two meet again in the league on Saturday after Madrid’s 3-1 victory...
Ferguson expects big year for Man United
2 March 2013 5:34 AM ISTManchester United manager Alex Ferguson has told his players they are on the verge of a ‘big year’ as they hunt down a memorable treble.Ferguson,...
Rafa saga on as Blues beat ‘Boro’
2 March 2013 5:29 AM ISTHolders Chelsea ground out a 2-0 win at second-tier Middlesbrough on Wednesday to set up an FA Cup quarter-final glamour tie at Manchester...
China Nobel winner Mo Yan is ‘state poet’
1 March 2013 7:43 AM ISTNobel literature laureate Mo Yan has hit back at critics who accused him of being too close to China's government, saying in a newspaper interview he...
Rafael Nadal in Mexico Open quarterfinal
1 March 2013 5:33 AM ISTRafael Nadal’s return from injury gathered pace on Wednesday as the former world No. 1 downed Argentina’s Martin Alund 6-0, 6-4 to reach the Mexican...


