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Rose Bowl groundsman promises sporting track
26 July 2014 3:02 AM IST‘It’s firm, there is a covering of grass on it, so it is looking like it will be a good pitch to me,’ Gray told BBC Radio of the Rose Bowl pitch that...
US General Motors’ profit skids 85%
25 July 2014 6:23 AM ISTGeneral Motors on Thursday posted a sharp drop in second-quarter profit as the automaker took heavy charges for safety recalls and a compensation fund...
Bitcoin scam: Investors demand answers at Tokyo creditors’ meet
25 July 2014 5:24 AM ISTBitcoin investors voiced anger on Wednesday after the first creditors’ meeting for failed Tokyo trading exchange MtGox, whose spectacular collapse...
Apple parties with iPhone, logs 11.6% profit rise to $7.7 billion
25 July 2014 5:09 AM ISTApple posted a jump in its quarterly profit on strong iPhone demand, but a decline in iPad tablet sales put a damper on its results.The...
Senior have got to look at their game: Moores
25 July 2014 4:07 AM ISTLivid with England’s performance so far in the ongoing Test series against India, coach Peter Moores feels the senior players need to raise their game...
Taiwan plane crash: Rescuers recovered black boxes
24 July 2014 11:52 PM ISTThe discovery of the black boxes -- which record cockpit voice and other in-flight data -- raised hopes of an answer to what caused the domestic...
Air Algerie plane with 119 people on board missing over Mali
24 July 2014 11:21 PM ISTAviation sources told AFP the aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 leased from Spanish company Swiftair carrying passengers of different...
Tiwary, Pandey script 70-run win for Ind A
24 July 2014 4:47 AM ISTTiwary blazed his way to a 73-ball 93 while Manish Pandey scored 91 off 108 balls as India ‘A’ piled up a commendable 326 for seven in 50 overs. In...
Cook retained as captain for 3rd Test
24 July 2014 4:37 AM ISTThe only change in the 13-man England squad is the inclusion of talented wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler in place of Matt Prior, who has pulled out...
Steyn stars in big South Africa win
22 July 2014 5:06 AM ISTDale Steyn grabbed a match haul of 9-99 as South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka by 153 runs on Sunday on the fifth and final day of the first Test. Steyn’s...
Celebrations go on as local hero Rosberg zooms to first German GP victory
22 July 2014 3:01 AM ISTIt’s an amazing feeling to win at home. It’s a very special day,’ said Rosberg. Rosberg came home a comfortable 20.7 seconds ahead of the Finn at the...
Jose Mourinho taunts Arsenal over Cesc deal
21 July 2014 5:05 AM ISTJose Mourinho has taunted Arsenal by claiming he needed just 20 minutes to persuade Cesc Fabregas to join Chelsea because the former Gunners...


