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Murray plays down rift with Djoker
12 Feb 2015 4:14 AM ISTAndy Murray on Tuesday said there is no need for Novak Djokovic to explain himself after their controversial Australian Open final. Djokovic struggled...
Jose Mourinho accuses FA of double standards
12 Feb 2015 4:10 AM ISTJose Mourinho, the Chelsea manager, has accused the Football Association of double standards having not taken action against Robin van Persie for an...
China tycoon buys sports firm led by Blatter nephew for $1.2 billion
11 Feb 2015 7:06 AM ISTChina’s Wanda Group has agreed to buy Infront the Swiss sports marketing group headed by Sepp Blatter’s nephew and which holds some broadcasting...
China inflation declined to 5-year-low of 0.8% in Jan
11 Feb 2015 6:58 AM ISTChina’s inflation plunged to a more than five-year low of 0.8 per cent in January, official data showed on Tuesday, fuelling fears the world’s...
Greece demands reparations for World War II; Germany says ‘no’
11 Feb 2015 4:46 AM ISTGermany’s economy minister on Monday rejected calls by Greece’s new prime minister for Berlin to pay reparations for World War II damages by the...
EU freezes US-dictated Ukraine sanctions ahead of peace meet
10 Feb 2015 5:52 AM ISTThe European Union on Monwday put fresh sanctions against Moscow on hold ahead of a summit to thrash out a Ukraine peace plan aimed at ending 10...
Millions of $ feared lost in Bitcoin scam
10 Feb 2015 5:49 AM ISTLeung Yiu-chung said his office recently received reports from dozens of investors in Hong Kong who paid a total of HKD 40 million ($5.16 million)...
US Govt probes JP Morgan on hiring of China minister’s son
10 Feb 2015 5:44 AM ISTGao Jue, son of minister Gao Hucheng, was hired by JP Morgan and kept on during major job cuts despite an extremely poor performance, and after he...
Grenke Classic: Anand back to winning ways
10 Feb 2015 4:27 AM ISTFive-time world champion Viswanathan Anand got some consolation after scoring a regulation victory over David Baramidze of Germany in the sixth and...
Everton deny Gerrard victorious final derby
10 Feb 2015 3:08 AM ISTLiverpool extended their unbeaten run in the Merseyside derby to 10 games but departing captain Steven Gerrard had to content himself with a 0-0 draw...
Madrid derby: cr7 back for depleted Real
8 Feb 2015 4:58 AM ISTWorld Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo returns for a Real Madrid side otherwise stricken by injuries and suspensions as they look to beat Atletico...
Late strikes save Reds the blushes
6 Feb 2015 7:15 AM ISTThe Liverpool captain turns 35 on the day of the FA Cup final and Reds supporters had seemingly already pencilled a trip to Wembley into their...


