Germany desperate to end 22-year wait for Fed Cup title
PRAGUE: Germany tackle favourites Czech Republic this weekend looking for a first Fed Cup title since 1992, their heady days of tennis when Steffi Graf was in her prime. The Czechs, champions in 2011 and 2012, will be spearheaded by world number four and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and have... read more »
I compete with myself: Viswanathan Anand
After some great results in 2014, five-time World champion Viswanathan Anand is approaching the forthcoming World Chess Championship 2014 in Sochi (Russia) with quiet confidence and a positive frame of mind. After losing the title to Magnus Carlsen of Norway last year in Chennai, Anand played... read more »
Messi targets more history, Suarez a first goal
MADRID: Lionel Messi continues his quest to become the all-time leading goalscorer in La Liga just days after equalling a similar feat in the Champions League when Barcelona visit Almeria on Saturday. Messi drew level with Real Madrid legend Raul on 71 Champions League goals with a brace as Barca... read more »
I doubted myself at debut, was all at sea against Wasim and Waqar: Sachin
NEW DELHI: International Test debuts can be intimidating and Sachin Tendulkar could not have imagined a tougher one when he padded up against pace legends Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis in 1989 — the experience leaving him so scarred that he doubted his ability to continue at the highest... read more »
Delhi HC asks Om Prakash Chautala to surrender on Saturday
New Delhi: INLD chief and former Haryana Chief Minster Om Prakash Chautala was on Friday ordered by the Delhi High Court to surrender on Saturday in Tihar jail for misusing bail conditions... read more »
7 killed in stampede at Imran Khan’s rally in Pak
At least seven people were killed and 40 others wounded in a stampede following a political rally by opposition politician Imran Khan in central Pakistan on Friday, officials said. The... read more »
Landslide kills 19 workers in China
At least 19 people were killed and two others injured when a landslide struck a highway construction site in China’s Shaanxi Province. Rescuers said the landslide engulfed the eight... read more »
After Satya Nadella’s gaffe, Microsoft board to look at gender pay gap and male cult...
A well-known picture in tech circles, taken in 1978, shows the first 11 employees at Microsoft. Two are women. One of them left two years later after a pay dispute. Almost four decades... read more »
Border tension: Onus on Pakistan to de-escalate, India says
NEW DELHI: As stray incidents of firing continued to be reported from the international border in J&K, India further hardened its position saying the onus for de-escalation is on Pakistan. After... read more »
