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UN slashes world growth forecasts
20 Dec 2012 5:50 AM ISTThe United Nations on Wednesday slashed its global growth predictions to 2.4 per cent for 2013 and 3.2 per cent for the following year and warned...
Swiss bank UBS must pay $1.5 bn for rigging LIBOR
20 Dec 2012 5:47 AM ISTSwiss banking giant UBS said on Wednesday it had agreed to pay about $1.5 billion to British, US and Swiss regulators to settle allegations it...
Rodgers not banking on Jan spending spree
19 Dec 2012 8:00 AM ISTLiverpool manager Brendan Rodgers fears his struggling team’s problems won’t be fixed during the January transfer window.Rodgers has found it...
Force India should approach me: Sutil
18 Dec 2012 7:34 AM ISTAdrian Sutil says he is not desperate for a drive with Sahara Force India and if the team needs him they should approach him with an offer. Force...
Cueist Aditya, Advani hog limelight in 2012
18 Dec 2012 7:33 AM ISTPankaj Advani became the youngest Indian sportsperson to win eight world titles while Aditya Mehta was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award...
Laudrup rebukes officials after Michu’s injury scare
18 Dec 2012 7:32 AM ISTSwansea City coach Michael Laudrup criticised the match officials after they allowed play to continue despite a head injury to Swans forward Michu...
PSG beat Lyon to go atop in France
18 Dec 2012 7:32 AM ISTA first half injury-time goal from Blaise Matuidi gave Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 victory in their top-of-the-table clash with Lyon at the Parc des...
Rory McIlroy ends year as world No.1
18 Dec 2012 7:30 AM ISTRory McIlroy has ended the year as world No.1 for the first time witSEO Pathh a comfortable lead at the top of the official rankings over Luke ...
Catalans swing title race their way
18 Dec 2012 7:29 AM ISTLeaders Barcelona struck a potentially decisive blow in the La Liga title race when Lionel Messi scored twice in a 4-1 win at home to ...
Spurs ride on Vertonghen to see off Swansea City
17 Dec 2012 7:50 AM ISTJan Vertonghen struck in the 75th minute to earn Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win at home to Swansea City on Sunday that lifted Andre Villas-Boas’s...
Chelsea’s dream go sour in Japan
17 Dec 2012 7:47 AM ISTBrazilian giants Corinthians won the Club World Cup in Japan on Sunday, overcoming European champions Chelsea 1-0 in a closely-fought encounter. ...
The ball is in Chelsea’s court: Lampard
15 Dec 2012 3:49 PM ISTChelsea’s veteran midfielder Frank Lampard wants to play on for two or three more years but says this campaign could be his last at Stamford ...


