Federer sets up Djokovic showdown in Shanghai Masters semi-final
Two time champion Novak Djokovic thumped Spain’s David Ferrer 6-4 6-2 to march into the last four of the Shanghai Masters on Friday and set up a semi-final showdown with third seed Roger Federer. The Serbian world number one, who won the China Open title for a fifth time last week, hit 26... read more »
Saina Nehwal seeded fifth, PV Sindhu eighth in French Open Super Series
Ace Indian female shuttler Saina Nehwal has been seeded fifth, while her compatriot P V Sindhu is seeded eighth at the French Open Super Series to be held in Paris from October 21 to 26. Apart from being the country’s only two shuttlers in the women’s singles event, Saina and Sindhu are... read more »
India may have picked Ishant but they should play Umesh against WI
Here we go again. Ishant Sharma and his Herculean hair are back in the India one-day thanks to an injury to Mohit Sharma. Ishant hasn’t played an ODI since New Zealand in January. He wasn’t picked for the England tour and he wasn’t originally picked to play the West Indies. Yet instead of... read more »
Better than Coke: Apple, Google Are Top Brands — Again
For the second year in a row, Apple and Google are Nos. 1 and 2 — not just among technology brands, but all brands. According to Interbrand’s annual Best Global Brands ranking, Apple, valued at $118.9 billion, increased its brand value by 21 percent. Google, valued at $107.43 billion,... read more »
Missing Flight MH370: New search images reveal
International Desk: The team searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, have revealed detailed images of the underwater terrain including extinct volcanoes and a 5,000 ft... read more »
Pakistan needs to concentrate on internal issues instead of Kashmir: Naqvi
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Saturday that Pakistan should stop making Kashmir a parachute of politics and instead concentrate on resolving their internal... read more »
Lawsuit against Modi will not have any impact on Indo-US talks: White House
New York: The lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a human rights group in New York would have no impact on “his very important visit” to Washington to meet US... read more »
Ebola death toll passes 3,000 in West Africa: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that more than 3,000 people have died as a result of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. According to reports, there are more than 6,500 people... read more »
Hong Kong police clear pro-democracy protesters
Hong Kong police have cleared the main government compound of pro-democracy demonstrators who had occupied the area on Friday, reports say. The arrests followed a night of clashes, with police using... read more »
