LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's jet-heeled midfielder Gareth Bale was on Sunday honoured by his fellow players, winning the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year at a London ceremony. The former Southampton...
BARCELONA: Rafael Nadal extended his record number of Barcelona titles to eight as he brushed off a slow start to beat Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday. Last weekend's Monte Carlo runner-up regained his accustomed position on an ...
LAHORE: A meeting of the national selection committee to finalize the names of the Pakistan cricket team for the upcoming Champions Trophy is under way at the Qaddafi Stadium Lahore. According to sources recommendations of the team management to excl...
HARARE: Ziaur Rahman led the Bangladesh attack with four wickets as they completed a 143-run win over Zimbabwe on Monday to draw the two-match series 1-1 and gain revenge for their mauling in the first Test.Set a target of 401 runs to win in their se...
LONDON: Robin van Persie returned to frustrate Arsenal as the Manchester United striker rescued a 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium.Van Persie was making his first appearance back at Arsenal since last year's 24 million pound ($37 million, 28 million ...
KARACHI: Wasim Akram’s fast bowling camp came to an end at the National Stadium Karachi on Monday. A large number of bowlers went through a selection process and 15 top fast bowlers attended a 10 day camp under the guidance of legendary fast bowler W...
HARARE: Hamilton Masakadza continued his stubborn resistance for Zimbabwe on Monday but two wickets in the first session of day five kept Bangladesh on course for a series-levelling victory in the second Test at Harare Sports Club. Masakadza extended...
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by four wickets in a tough contest here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday.Chasing 172, Rajasthan reached the target off the penultimate ball of the match losing six wickets.Though Sh...
RAIPUR: A change in 'home' venue brought about a change in Delhi Daredevils' luck. The team that had lost seven of their eight games before this game, edged out Pune Warriors in a close finish at the swanky Veer Narayana Singh stadium on Sunday as Ra...
ODISHA: A fire broke out at India's defence research facility in Chandipur on Monday morning, Indian media reported. According to the report, the incident triggered panic in the region as explosions were heard from a distance while roads to the facil...
LOS ANGELES: Action comedy "Pain & Gain" starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson grabbed the top spot at the US box office in its debut this weekend, snagging $20 million, industry estimates showed Sunday. The Paramount Pictures production about bo...
LONDON: Reading and QPR were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday after the strugglers played out a 0-0 draw at the Madejski Stadium which ended their survival hopes. A win for either side would have kept alive their slender chances of staying...
KARACHI: ‘Chambaili’ is remarkably a different movie as the new generation has stunned the viewers through their splendid work and acting. Such films are rarely produced which make people think about their own country. Its story, acting and music are...
MADRID: Atletico Madrid's 14-year wait for a win over their neighbours continued as Real Madrid came from behind to win 2-1 at the Vicente Calderon.Radamel Falcao had got Atleti off to a flying start with a simple header from Diego Godin's cross just...
SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom: England's Barry Hawkins came from behind to upset world number one Mark Selby 13-10 at the Crucible on Saturday.Hawkins won the final four frames to clinch victory in the second roundclash to crush Selby's hopes of winning ...
ICHEON, South Korea: Australia's Brett Rumford survived a late wobble to win the Ballantine's Championship in dramatic style on Sunday, hitting an eagle on the first extra hole to seal the win.Rumford blew a two-shot lead on the last two holes of reg...
HARARE: Mushfiqur Rahim fell short of a potential century, but Bangladesh extended their lead to 360 as they took the game further away from Zimbabwe on the fourth morning of the second Test at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.Mushfiqur was dismissed for...
OEIRAS, Portugal: David Ferrer has been drafted in as a late replacement for ailing Juan Martin del Potro just in time to save face for the Portugal Open as the event begins on Monday.The re-branded ATP 250 tournament, formerly the Estoril Open, got ...
STUTTGART, Germany: China's Li Na has said she expects a tough battle in Sunday's final at the Stuttgart WTA clay-court tournament against defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova.Li, the 2011 Roland Garros winner, takes on Sharapova after the ...
Reporters Without Borders has expressed concern as the Ulema Council asked President Hamid Karzai to prevent broadcasting of videos and programs that the council considers as morally unacceptable. The concerns raised after reports that President Ka...
Obama Must be Taken Before ICC for the War on Terror' - Noam Chomsky
"RT" - The US war on terror is in fact the most massive terror campaig...
India To Train and Equip Afghan National Security Forces
President Karzai on his visit to India was assured by the Indian Pres...
More Nations to Announce Post-2014 Afghanistan Presence
After the recent announcements by Germany and Sweden to retain limited...
Feature: Not even Taliban could stop the love for books in Afghanistan
KABUL: "I have been running this book store since the 1960s and kept i...
Which Is More Corrupt: Afghanistan or America?
Karzai cash payments highlight a growing friction as Afghans blame NAT...
Coalition Plays Down Afghan Reports of Major Battle in Helmand
Kabul, Afghanistan: The Taliban attacked Afghan police posts in a vio...
Taliban Raid Tests Coalition's Afghan Gains
KABUL: A large number of Taliban insurgents, aided by foreign fighters...
Women rights at stake in Afghanistan
KABUL: Some 200 students of Kabul University came to streets on Wedne...
