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Pak bowlers ruin Smith’s historic day
2 Feb 2013 8:14 AM ISTTwo part-time bowlers spoiled Graeme Smith's big day as South Africa were bowled out for 253 on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan at...
United look to chase 10 points lead atop
2 Feb 2013 8:12 AM ISTManchester United will hope to profit from title rivals Manchester City’s inactivity by opening up a 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League...
Malala up for Nobel Peace Prize
2 Feb 2013 7:55 AM ISTMalala Yousafzai, the shot Pakistani schoolgirl-turned-icon of Taliban resistance, and ex-Eastern bloc activists are among those known to be nominated...
EU crisis-hit Deutsche Bank makes $3 bn quarterly loss
2 Feb 2013 5:01 AM ISTDeutsche Bank, Germany's biggest bank, said on Thursday that one-off effects pushed it into the red in the fourth quarter of last year and led to a...
Telecom giant Ericsson’s net profit plunged by half in 2012
2 Feb 2013 5:01 AM ISTEricsson, a leading provider of telecom equipment to global markets, reported on Thursday that its net profit plunged by half last year, hit by a...
Time Inc to shed hundreds of jobs
1 Feb 2013 5:53 AM ISTTime Inc. said it was cutting several hundred jobs as the US publishing giant streamlines to adapt to a 'multi-platform' media landscape.Laura Lang,...
Beckham poised to join PSG: sources
1 Feb 2013 5:40 AM ISTFormer England captain David Beckham was set to join French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Thursday, both the BBC and Sky Sports News reported. The...
Rooney double sees United extend lead
1 Feb 2013 5:35 AM ISTWayne Rooney scored twice to cancel out Jay Rodriguez’s opener as Manchester United moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League with a...
An even el classico encounter
1 Feb 2013 5:30 AM ISTFrench youngster Raphael Varane headed in a late goal for Real Madrid to level the Spanish Cup semi-final first-leg against Barcelona as the Spanish...
Torres spares holders Chelsea the ‘Blues’
28 Jan 2013 7:34 AM ISTHolders Chelsea needed an 83rd-minute equaliser from Fernando Torres to rescue a 2-2 draw at third-tier Brentford on Sunday as they narrowly avoided a...
Murray gets Djoker’s choker!
28 Jan 2013 7:31 AM ISTNovak Djokovic wore down Andy Murray in a gruelling four-set final to clinch the professional era’s first hat-trick of Australian Open titles in...
ArcelorMittal workers, cops clash at Belgian PM’s house
27 Jan 2013 4:38 AM ISTBelgian police fired water cannon and pepper spray on Friday at ArcelorMittal steelworkers protesting outside Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo’s official...


