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Brazil pump five past sorry SA
7 March 2014 6:39 AM ISTNeymar scored a hat-trick as World Cup hosts Brazil routed South Africa 5-0 while bitter rivals Argentina laboured to a 0-0 draw in Romania with...
Ex skippers and players heap praise on Graeme Smith
7 March 2014 6:33 AM ISTShaun Pollock, who preceded Smith, lauded the 33-year-old for his tenacity in captaining South Africa for over a decade.Smith took over the reins aged...
‘KP England’s scapegoat’
7 March 2014 6:32 AM ISTEngland controversially axed their all-time leading run-scorer across all formats following a 5-0 series loss Down Under where he was their...
Lanka scrape past Bangladesh
7 March 2014 6:30 AM ISTSri Lanka chased down the 205-run target with an over to spare, thereby maintaining their unbeaten streak in the tournament, after Bangladesh opted to...
January global air passenger traffic flies 8%
6 March 2014 5:53 AM ISTThe year ‘is off to a strong start, with travel demand accelerating over the healthy results achieved in 2013,’ IATA chief Tony Tyler said in a...
World oil prices surge; gold climbs to four-month high
4 March 2014 6:19 AM ISTNew York’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April delivery, gained $1.20 to $103.79 in mid-morning trade, and Brent North Sea crude...
US Apple sues Chinese govt body and firm after ‘stealing software’
25 Feb 2014 6:04 AM ISTApple launched the case against the State Intellectual Property Office, which is in charge of patent rights protection in China, and Shanghai's...
Kroos stars in Bayern’s Emirates rout
22 Feb 2014 5:06 AM ISTPep Guardiola’s side rode their luck in a dramatic last 16 first leg clash at the Emirates Stadium, but their class eventually told as Kroos produced...
Sangakkara's ton seals ODI series
22 Feb 2014 5:05 AM ISTKumar Sangakkara continued his awesome form in Bangladesh as Sri Lanka won the second ODI by 61 runs in Dhaka on Thursday to take an unassailable 2-0...
Ireland stun World T20 champs WIndies
22 Feb 2014 5:04 AM ISTIreland added to their list of giant-killing victories with a six-wicket win over World Twenty20 champions West Indies in the first T20 international...
Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19 billion. Here's why
20 Feb 2014 10:56 PM ISTThe surprise, mega-deal announced on Wednesday bolsters the world's biggest social network, which has more than 1.2 billion members, with the...
South Africa ponder on team balance against upbeat Aussies
20 Feb 2014 4:57 AM ISTAustralia were clearly superior in all three disciplines in their crushing 281-run victory in the first Test in Pretoria last week, the excellent...


