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Rory McIlroy, Woods lose in World Golf Final
10 Oct 2012 7:17 AM ISTOrganisers of the $5.2m World Golf Final now face an anxious time after the world's leading two golfers, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, were beaten in...
Age is nothing says, resurgent Li Na
10 Oct 2012 7:16 AM ISTChinese tennis star Li Na has insisted ‘age is nothing’ and put retirement talk on hold as she eyes next season with rising confidence after a...
Isner survives epic battle
10 Oct 2012 7:12 AM ISTEighth seed John Isner was forced to dig deep to save three match points to win a second-round match containing three tie-breaks and keep alive his...
Obama goes toSesame Street to take on Romney
10 Oct 2012 6:49 AM ISTPresident Barack Obama’s campaign hit Mitt Romney with a sarcastic new ad on Tuesday, featuring the Big Bird children’s character that has become an...
Libyan PM Mustafa Abu Shagur proposes ‘crisis cabinet’ to assembly
10 Oct 2012 5:20 AM ISTLibya’s Prime Minister Mustafa Abu Shagur proposed to the General National Congress on Monday a ‘crisis government’ of just 10 ministers, after the...
Serena rises to third in WTA rankings
9 Oct 2012 6:57 PM ISTAmerican player Serena Williams rose to the No.3 spot in the WTA rankings Monday, dropping Agnieszka Radwanska down a place.Poland’s Radwanska lost...
Vettel blows title race wide open
8 Oct 2012 7:53 AM ISTDefending world champion Sebastian Vettel threw the battle for this year’s Formula One title wide open on Sunday when he cruised to a supreme victory...
Haffez dropped me in semis: Razzaq
8 Oct 2012 7:45 AM ISTThe first signs of discontent in the Pakistan team after its ouster from the World Twenty20 have surfaced with experienced allrounder Abdul Razzaq...
Oz eves pip England, retail title
8 Oct 2012 7:34 AM ISTAustralian women produced an impressive performance to edge out their English counterparts by four runs in an exciting final of the ICC Women’s World...
Putin turns 60, Russia celebrates
8 Oct 2012 6:13 AM ISTRussia’s President Vladimir Putin turned on Sunday, the official retirement age in the country he has dominated for the past 12 years, as his...
King Abdullah II of Jordan sets up constitutional court
8 Oct 2012 6:03 AM ISTKing Abdullah II of Jordan has as part of his reform initiatives set up a constitutional court comprising nine members, according to a royal decree...
Paes-Stepanek in Japan Open semifinals
6 Oct 2012 8:53 AM ISTLeander Paes and Radek Stepanek overcame a second-set lapse to defeat Andy and Jamie Murray and enter the semifinals of the ATP Japan Open, here...


