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China fines USA’s Procter & Gamble for false Crest ad
12 March 2015 4:56 AM ISTChinese regulators have fined US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble nearly $1 million for “false advertising” over claims a type of Crest...
Arsenal land knockout blow on Man Utd
11 March 2015 6:34 AM ISTDanny Welbeck claimed revenge for his departure from Manchester United by scoring the winner as holders Arsenal reached the FA Cup semifinal with a...
Shikhar, Shami dazzle in record win
11 March 2015 6:26 AM ISTDhawan cracked a scintillating century as a rampaging India today created a record winning their ninth consecutive ICC World Cup match by demolishing...
Ex-girlfriend ‘forgives’ B’desh WC hero Rubel in rape case
11 March 2015 6:22 AM ISTNaznin Akter Happy, 19, made the rape allegation earlier this year after claiming 25-year-old Rubel had reneged on a promise of marriage that he made...
We weren’t good enough, says skipper Morgan
11 March 2015 3:55 AM ISTEngland captain Eoin Morgan said a failure to perform consistently well led to his side crashing out of the World Cup following a 15-run defeat to...
Barca trounce Vallecano to go atop La Liga table
10 March 2015 5:26 AM ISTBarcelona moved to the top of La Liga for the first time since early November as Lionel Messi struck his 32nd hat-trick for the club in a 6-1...
China Feb trade surplus surges to record $60.6 bn
9 March 2015 6:32 AM ISTChina’s monthly trade surplus hit $60.6 billion in February, the government said on Sunday, a new record for the world’s second-largest...
Apple expands territory, expected to launch smartwatch today
9 March 2015 6:27 AM ISTApple’s hotly-anticipated smartwatch is expected to debut on Monday as the trend-setting firm sets out to make stylish wrist-worn computers must-have...
Boko Haram strikes kill 33
9 March 2015 3:55 AM ISTThree bombings rocked separate targets in northeast Nigeria’s largest city of Maiduguri on Saturday, killing at least 33 people in violence blamed on...
Hazard keeps Chelsea flying
6 March 2015 7:19 AM ISTEden Hazard’s first-half header ensured Chelsea maintained their five-point advantage at the Premier League summit as Jose Mourinho’s side won 1-0 at...
Young’s last-gasp goal seals deal for Manchester United
6 March 2015 7:15 AM ISTManchester United moved a step closer to Champions League qualification as Ashley Young’s 89th minute goal clinched a dramatic 1-0 win against...
French N-giant Areva suffers $5.3 billion loss
6 March 2015 6:56 AM ISTFrench nuclear group Areva confirmed on Thursday record net losses in 2014 of 4.8 billion euros ($5.3 billion) after it was forced to absorb costs...


