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Atletico rally to down Bilbao
24 Dec 2014 3:56 AM ISTFrance’s Antoine Griezmann scored a hat-trick as Atletico Madrid produced a stunning second-half display to hammer Athletic Bilbao 4-1 away and move...
Mario Balotelli given one match ban over racist post
20 Dec 2014 6:21 AM ISTBalotelli had already accepted a charge of an aggravated breach of Football Association rule E3, relating to references of ethnic origin, colour,...
Saudi hint: Excess oil supply, low price not designed to hit Russia
19 Dec 2014 6:53 AM ISTSaudi Arabia, the largest producer in the OPEC oil cartel, cannot reduce its output because of competitive pressure despite plunging prices, the...
China’s Baidu invests in USA’s taxi app Uber
18 Dec 2014 6:09 AM ISTBaidu will also link users of its mapping and search functions with Uber drivers, the two companies announced at a ceremony in Beijing. The investment...
‘Russia has currency resources to overcome US-created crisis’
18 Dec 2014 6:06 AM IST"All the economic and production goals that you have set yourselves, the country has the currency resources to achieve them," Medvedev said in a...
Barkley stunner helps Everton down QPR
17 Dec 2014 6:45 AM ISTBarkley’s moment of magic once again prompted comparisons with former England great Paul Gascoigne and proved the catalyst for Roberto Martinez’s side...
France great Henry hangs his boots
17 Dec 2014 6:43 AM ISTFormer World Cup winner and Arsenal’s record goal-scorer Thierry Henry announced his retirement from soccer on Tuesday, bringing an end to his a...
Dilshan lights up Mahela, Sangakkara’s last home ODI
17 Dec 2014 6:41 AM ISTDilshan passed the 9,000-run mark in one-day cricket on his way to a stroke-filled 101 to lead the hosts to a commanding 302-6 after they elected to...
Oil price pulls UK inflation to 12-year low
17 Dec 2014 6:21 AM ISTBritain's annual inflation rate slid to a 12-year low of 1.0 per cent in November, driven down by tumbling oil prices, official data showed on...
Hamilton pips Rory for BBC award
17 Dec 2014 3:36 AM ISTDouble Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, who won 11 grands prix for Mercedes in 2014, was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year against...
Players, board blamed for India pull-out
17 Dec 2014 3:31 AM ISTThe West Indies Cricket Board, players and its union have been blamed for the India series fiasco when the team dramatically pulled out midway into...
Scott trails leaders by 2 at halfway stage
13 Dec 2014 6:34 AM ISTExpectant father Adam Scott shot a three-under-par round of 69 on Friday to close within two shots of the lead at the halfway stage of the Australian...


