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Obama urges evaluators to ‘pass a bill’ on immigration
24 Nov 2014 3:03 AM ISTObama urged Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform as he used his weekly address on Saturday to again defend his unilateral action...
Shakib stars in B’desh win
23 Nov 2014 5:02 AM ISTShakib Al Hasan starred with bat and ball to lead Bangladesh to a crushing 87-run victory in the first ODI against Zimbabwe in Chittagong on...
Aus down SA to clinch ODI series
23 Nov 2014 5:00 AM ISTSteve Smith (in pic) hit a thrilling century to propel Australia to a three-wicket victory over South Africa to clinch the five-game one-day...
World Snooker: Pankaj Advani, Chawla inch closer to knockouts
23 Nov 2014 4:08 AM ISTIndian cue stars Pankaj Advani and Kamal Chawla on Friday moved closer to the knockout stage after registering their third straight win against their...
Barcelona face tricky Sevilla
23 Nov 2014 4:07 AM ISTBarca go into the game in the midst of further confusion after a Lionel Messi interview was interpreted as some as opening the door to a possible...
India women thrash Nepal 6-0 to win SAFF c’ship
23 Nov 2014 4:06 AM ISTIndia clinched their third South Asian women's football championship on Friday, thrashing Nepal 6-0 in a one-sided final in Islamabad. Ngangom Bala...
Arsenal, Manchester Utd in duel to stay in touch
23 Nov 2014 4:05 AM ISTArsenal welcome United to Emirates on Saturday evening for a match which will see both teams attempt to avoid conceding further ground to early-season...
Taylor rescues New Zealand after Sarfraz’s strokeful ton
21 Nov 2014 6:28 AM ISTTaylor was 77 not out for his 23rd fifty to help his team recover from a shaky 79-4 to close the fourth day on 167-6, having an overall lead of 177...
New Zealand push Pakistan hard in second Test
20 Nov 2014 6:10 AM ISTNew Zealand bowled with discipline and, despite Azhar Ali (in pic) and Younis Khan’s half-centuries, looked set for a lead in the second Test against...
Finch, Starc seal big victory
20 Nov 2014 6:07 AM ISTAustralia cruised to a 73-run victory over South Africa in their third one-day international on Wednesday on the back of big-hitting innings by Aaron...
Japan’s surprise recession leads Abe to call snap polls
20 Nov 2014 4:58 AM ISTPrime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he was calling a snap election and delaying an expected sales tax rise after figures showed Japan was in...
Silva gets firm reply from coach Dunga
20 Nov 2014 4:09 AM ISTBrazil coach Dunga (in pic) gave a firm response on Monday to Thiago Silva’s complaints that nobody had told the defender he was no longer captain of...


