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FIFA rankings to reveal World Cup top seeds
18 Oct 2013 5:28 AM ISTBrazil vs Italy. Twice a World Cup final, it could be the World Cup opening match in Sao Paulo on June 12. And the second match could be a 2010 final...
England cut tickets for Brazil
18 Oct 2013 5:28 AM ISTWayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard scored to send England to the World Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Poland on Tuesday that gave them top spot in...
Hodgson sorry for ‘monkey’ joke
18 Oct 2013 3:24 AM ISTEngland manager Roy Hodgson apologised on Thursday following British media reports that he offended a member of his squad by telling a joke about a...
Stosur advances to second round at Kremlin Cup
17 Oct 2013 5:31 AM ISTSeventh-seeded Samantha Stosur advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup by beating Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday.Stosur, coming off her...
Burberry fashion group CEO quits for an Apple byte
17 Oct 2013 5:18 AM ISTBritish luxury fashion group Burberry on Tuesday said its long-serving chief executive officer Angela Ahrendts will step down next year to take up a...
No tweeting for Italy’s World Cup players: COACH
16 Oct 2013 5:47 AM ISTItaly’s soccer players will be banned from using Twitter and other social media at the World Cup in Brazil next year, coach Cesare Prandelli said on...
Misbah-ul-Haq, Whatmore praised for Pak’s display
16 Oct 2013 5:42 AM ISTIn a welcome change, Pakistani players and their captain, Misbah-ul-Haq and head coach, Dav Whatmore have been praised for their performances so far...
Interim committee takes control of PCB
16 Oct 2013 5:41 AM ISTThe PM announced the necessary amendments in the PCB Constitution to effect its supersession by the interim committee.The interim committee comprises...
Pakistan on top despite superb Amla ton
15 Oct 2013 5:43 AM ISTSouth Africa’s Hashim Amla scored a fighting century but Pakistan still restricted the No. 1-ranked Test team to 245-8 on the opening day of the first...
Hodgson reveals Eng stress
15 Oct 2013 5:33 AM ISTRoy Hodgson has admitted his concern ahead of England’s crucial World Cup qualifier with Poland, saying he anticipates a sleepless night before...
Yahoo buys ad-service, URL-shortner Bread
15 Oct 2013 5:24 AM ISTYahoo Inc said on Sunday that it acquired tech company Bread, a URL shortner that allows users to design then target advertisments to readers who...
Brilliant Gazi grabs hat-trick in drawn Test
14 Oct 2013 6:06 AM ISTThe 22-year-old off-spinner had Corey Anderson leg-before, Bradley-John Watling caught behind and Doug Bracewell caught in the slips off successive...


