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Nippon, ArcelorMittal may buy $2-bn US steel plant from German ThyssenKrupp
29 Nov 2013 5:21 AM ISTNippon Steel of Japan and Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal have reached a basic accord with ThyssenKrupp on the deal worth nearly 200 billion yen ($1.97...
Panasonic to sell 3 domestic chip plants to Israeli firm?
29 Nov 2013 5:20 AM ISTThe electronics giant's shares jumped 3.45 per cent to close at 1,167 yen after the Nikkei business daily said it would sell majority stakes in the...
‘England are rattled by our sledging’
29 Nov 2013 4:28 AM ISTJohnson, who took man of the match figures of 9/103 in Australia’s 381-run win in the first Test at Brisbane, says England was being seriously...
batsmen can expect another bumpy ride in Adelaide
29 Nov 2013 4:26 AM ISTThe Adelaide Oval curator will seek to juice up what has traditionally been a docile pitch for the second Ashes Test between Australia and England...
Federer can play until he is 60: Nastase
28 Nov 2013 4:27 AM ISTThe Swiss 17-time Grand Slam champion has slipped down to sixth in the world rankings and won only one title this year, prompting many to suggest he...
Roma draw see Juventus remain top
28 Nov 2013 4:25 AM ISTJuventus’s 2-0 away win at Livorno on Sunday sent Antonio Conte’s men top of the pile for the first time this season with a two-point lead on Rudy...
Juve hope to avoid exit doors!
28 Nov 2013 4:22 AM ISTAntonio Conte’s men claimed their fifth Serie A win on the trot on Sunday to move top of the table, but in Europe the Italian champions have so far...
Walmart names Doug McMillon CEO
27 Nov 2013 4:50 AM ISTMcMillon, 47, has overseen Walmart's fastest-growing division since 2009, keeping up the growth of the world's largest retailer through the global...
Bayern chairman rules out Messi bid
27 Nov 2013 4:42 AM IST“We are talking about simply absurd figures, a transfer fee that is even higher than what we spent on Javi Martinez. We won’t go there,” Rummenigge...
Lehmann plots for next Eng kill
27 Nov 2013 4:38 AM ISTEngland suffered one of their heaviest-ever Ashes Test defeats Sunday when Australia hammered them by 381 runs at the Gabba with a day to spare to go...
Trott out of Ashes with ‘stress-related illness’
27 Nov 2013 4:37 AM ISTThe shock departure, which echoes a situation involving Marcus Trescothick in 2006-2007, comes after Trott made scores of 10 and nine in the first...
Afghan govt sets conditions for signing American deal
24 Nov 2013 6:48 AM ISTAfghan President Hamid Karzai has set conditions for signing a security deal with the United States, including an end to military operations on Afghan...


