I’m torn between billiards and snooker: Pankaj Advani
MUMBAI: Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani said he is torn between his two loves, billiards and snooker, and is yet to decide whether to play in the Indian Open or the World Billiards. The Indian Open will be played between October 1317 in Mumbai with the World Billiards Championship commencing just... read more »
MS Dhoni, Misbah comparison unfair: Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik, the former Pakistan captain, said that it was absolutely unfair to make any comparisons between the captaincy of Misbah-ul-Haq and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Shoaib Malik was asked what he thought about the pressure being exerted by critics and some former players to replace Misbah in... read more »
Andy Murray attempts to end 13-month winless streak ahead of US Open
British number one Andy Murray, who has not won a competition in a year, has said that he feels like he is in the best shape he has been for a long time, as he will attempt to end a 13-month winless streak with a second US Open crown. The Scot is now fully recovered from last September’s back... read more »
Ethanol-run green bus set for trial runs in Nagpur
Nagpur received India’s first ethanol-run city passenger transport bus, which has been manufactured by Scania, the Sweden-based commercial vehicle and engine maker, for trial runs on Friday. Scania Commercial Vehicles India Managing Director Anders Grundstomer handed over keys of this green... read more »
SpiceJet Surpasses Jet To Become Number Two
Riding on a slew of discount offers, low-cost carrier SpiceJet surpassed Jet Airways to become the second-largest domestic airline in July. Its market share in the month stood at 20.9% as... read more »
Israel PM slams beheading of US journo, says ISIS is like Hamas
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has likened the Hamas to the barbaric Sunni extremists from Iraq and Syria – the ISIS, calling them the branches of the same tree. In a statement issued... read more »
Opposition, Pakistan govt deadlock continues
The US has said that it does not support any extra-constitutional changes in Pakistan, where deadlock continues between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and two key opposition figures seeking... read more »
James Foley beheading: Hunt on for ‘British’ jihadist
UK police and security services are attempting to identify a suspected British jihadist who appeared in footage of the killing of a US journalist. Extremist group Islamic State (IS)... read more »
After Strike on Family, Fate of Hamas Commander Is Unknown
JERUSALEM — The fate of Muhammad Deif, the commander in chief of Hamas’s military wing, remained a mystery on Wednesday, like much of his life spent in the shadows. The Israeli warplanes that... read more »
