Australia name Aaron Finch new T20 captain
Australia have named swashbuckling batsman Aaron Finch captain of the Twenty20 cricket team, replacing George Bailey, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Monday. Bailey announced on Sunday he had stood down to concentrate on longer forms of the game with an eye to adding to his five test caps. The rise... read more »
Bryan brothers win 5th US Open title, 16th major
For their 100th tournament title, the Bryan brothers broke out a new victory celebration. Not that they planned it this way. The twins were so excited to win their first Grand Slam championship in more than a year that they botched their signature chest bump at Sunday’s U.S. Open final. Mike... read more »
Dhoni takes blame for T20 loss
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took the blame for his side’s narrow three-run loss to England in the one-off Twenty20 international after failing to finish off the game in the last over. India were set a target of 181 runs but they could only score 177-5 despite Virat Kohli’s first... read more »
Cars that can talk to each other 2 years away from showroom
Cars that can talk to each other and almost drive themselves at freeway speeds are just two years away from the showroom, according to General Motors executives. The company announced that the semi-autonomous system for freeways will be an option on an unidentified new 2017 Cadillac that goes on... read more »
At least 33 killed in Egyptian bus crash
Two buses have collided near a popular Red Sea resort in Egypt, killing at least 33 people, in the country’s worst road accident in nearly two years. The buses were coming from opposite... read more »
Ukraine crisis: Merkel to arrive in Kiev as crisis mounts
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to arrive in Ukraine for talks, a day after calling Russia’s decision to send an unauthorised aid convoy there a “dangerous... read more »
Malaysia pauses in solemn homecoming for MH17 dead
KUALA LUMPUR: Black-clad Malaysians observed a minute of silence and a nationwide day of mourning on Friday as the first remains of the country’s 43 citizens killed in the MH17 disaster... read more »
How can the US defeat IS jihadists?
President Barack Obama calls the Islamic State a jihadist “cancer” threatening the Middle East and the rest of the world but has so far backed only limited air strikes against... read more »
Five killed in Chandigarh road accident
CHANDIGARH: At least five people were killed and 15 others injured when a luxury bus and a car collided in Chandigarh on Saturday morning, police said. Among the dead in the accident in Sector 45... read more »
