image GALLE: Jean-Paul Duminy hit a superb unbeaten century to put South Africa in a position of strength on the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. The left-hander came in to bat with the Proteas placed at a shaky 331-7 but he ...

image SINGAPORE: Gold ticked higher on Thursday to trade just above $1,300 an ounce as buyers emerged after a recent sharp drop in prices, but it was still near a four-week low as investors weighed the possibility of a sooner-than-expected hike in US ...

image GALLE: Opener Dean Elgar smashed a century before Sri Lanka pegged back South Africa with four key wickets late on the opening day of the first Test in Galle on Wednesday. The visitors were cruising at one stage after a cracking 103 from Elgar and ...

image GALLE: Opener Dean Elgar smashed a century before Sri Lanka pegged back South Africa with four key wickets late on the opening day of the first Test in Galle on Wednesday. The visitors were cruising at one stage after a cracking 103 from Elgar and ...

image MUMBAI: India's NSE index rose nearly 1 percent on Tuesday, snapping a five-day selling streak as rate-sensitive stocks such as ICICI Bank surged after inflation slowed amid a deficient monsoon, and ahead of the central bank's policy review next ...

image FARNBOROUGH: Airbus announced a revamp of its twin-aisle A330 passenger jet on Monday, sharpening a contest with Boeing for up to $250 billion of orders at the core of the market as the start of the Farnborough Airshow fuelled a debate about ...

image HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed while the safe-haven yen edged up Friday following a sell-off on Wall Street and in Europe as fears over eurozone debt resurfaced with a payment crisis at Portugal's biggest listed bank. News that the parent of ...

image SINGAPORE: Brent crude fell below $109 a barrel on Wednesday as Libya restarted an oilfield, on track to drop for an eighth session in what would be its longest losing streak in over four years. Easing worries over possible disruptions to supply from ...

image WASHINGTON: Afghanistan's capricious politics and fresh claims of poll fraud Tuesday clouded President Barack Obama's search for a "responsible" exit from Afghanistan by year's end. The United States, which pointedly stayed mute during two ...

image KIEV: Resurgent Ukrainian forces on Sunday pursued retreating pro-Russian rebels after seizing their symbolic bastion in a morale-boosting win that appeared to dim hopes for a ceasefire in the bloody separatist insurgency. Western-backed President ...

Germany's Angela Merkel warned Moscow ahead of talks on Ukraine on Wednesday that economic sanctions remained an option unless it backed peace efforts, as Ukrainian government forces pressed on with an offensive against pro-Russian rebels.

image CURITIBA: Fabio Capello's has vowed to lead host Russia to the World Cup in 2018 despite seeing his second campaign as a World Cup coach end with another disappointing exit on Thursday. A 1-1 draw with Algeria in Curitiba saw the Russians fall ...

image CURITIBA: Fabio Capello's has vowed to lead host Russia to the World Cup in 2018 despite seeing his second campaign as a World Cup coach end with another disappointing exit on Thursday. A 1-1 draw with Algeria in Curitiba saw the Russians fall ...

image BETHESDA: Tiger Woods made his long-awaited return to competition Thursday morning after a 109-day injury layoff, making a bogey to start his opening round at the $6.5 million US PGA National. Cheers and applause from about 200 spectators ...

image PORTO ALEGRE: Lionel Messi lit up the World Cup again Wednesday to inspire Argentina as France and Switzerland both booked their places in the last 16. Argentina captain Messi bagged his third consecutive man-of-the-match award after scoring ...

image TOKYO: Groggy Japan fans reacted with sadness early Wednesday after watching their team exit the World Cup, some deciding to numb the pain after the horror show with one more drink. Having watched the Blue Samurai crushed 4-1 by a rampant ...

image ABUJA: A bomb exploded in a crowded shopping centre in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people in a city already gripped by fear after a series of deadly attacks by Boko Haram Islamists, police and the government said.

image BELO HORIZONTE: Four-times world player of the year Lionel Messi may not be deciding Argentina's team tactics but his criticism is crucial and welcome, coach Alejandro Sabella said on Friday. Messi was critical of Argentina's first-half defensive ...

Gold edged up early on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hinted at a slightly faster pace of interest rate increases next year but slashed its forecast for US economic growth this year, lifting bullion's safe-haven appeal. After a two-day policy meeting, the ...

image WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund said Myanmar's economy is expected to build on already rapid growth but that momentum was at risk unless broad reforms are undertaken. An IMF team met with authorities during a June 4-17 visit to ...