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Car bomb kills 31 in Syria
22 Feb 2013 5:33 AM ISTA powerful car bomb exploded near the ruling Baath party headquarters in the Syrian capital on Thursday, killing at least 31 people, wounding dozens...
Embattled Japan giant Sony announces fresh asset sale
21 Feb 2013 6:42 AM ISTSony announced on Wednesday that it would book a $1.2 billion gain from selling part of an online medical services unit, the Japanese electronics...
Premier League pushing for goal-line technology
21 Feb 2013 6:29 AM ISTThe English Premier League on Wednesday confirmed its intention to introduce goal-line technology in time for the start of the 2013-14 season. ...
Radawanska in Dubai quarterfinals
21 Feb 2013 6:28 AM ISTWorld number four Agnieszka Radwanska overcame a misfiring serve to beat Kazakh teenager Yulia Putintseva 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of the ...
Gunners shot at emirates!
21 Feb 2013 6:26 AM ISTBayern Munich loaded fresh misery onto beleaguered Arsenal with a 3-1 win at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday that left them with one foot in the...
‘Jose is an aggresive coach’
21 Feb 2013 4:12 AM ISTSpain manager Vicente del Bosque has described Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho’s management style as ‘aggressive’ and far different to his own.Del...
Nani, Chicharito shine in United’s nervy FA Cup win
21 Feb 2013 4:11 AM ISTNani scored one and made the other as Manchester United beat Reading 2-1 to book their place in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Monday. The Portuguese...
Serve Japan’s currency goals or lose independence: PM Abe to BoJ
19 Feb 2013 7:05 AM ISTJapanese premier Shinzo Abe ramped up pressure on the central bank on Monday, signalling he may move to limit its independence if it fails to achieve...
Liverpool thump Swansea in EPL
18 Feb 2013 8:08 AM ISTLiverpool ended a winless run of five games in impressive fashion on Sunday as they whipped an under-strength Swansea 5-0 in their Premier League...
Wenger urges Arsenal to bounce back against Bayern
18 Feb 2013 8:04 AM ISTArsene Wenger has called on his Arsenal side to bounce back from their humiliating FA Cup defeat by Blackburn when they face Bayern Munich in the...
Messi delights in comeback win
18 Feb 2013 8:03 AM ISTLionel Messi scored his 300th Barcelona goal as the Spanish league leaders came from a goal down to beat Granada 2-1 at Nuevo Los Carmenes on...
Currency war worries ‘overblown’, says IMF
17 Feb 2013 5:05 AM ISTThe International Monetary Fund said on Friday that worries over currency wars are 'overblown' and that it did not see major currency values as being...


