Ahmedabad: Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid struck centuries in contrasting fashion as India racked up 329-3 on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand on Thursday.

Sehwag hit 24 fours

Nov. 4: Argentine football icon Diego Maradona received a royal welcome in Beijing on Thursday, offering his services to the nation and expressing bemusement as to why Team China has failed to shine.

Shanghai, Nov. 3: China is considering setting up strategic reserves of 10 minor metals including rare earths, state media said Wednesday, as Beijing moves to tighten control of its supply of the vita

Paris, Nov. 3: Neanderthals may be lampooned as slack-jawed low-brows who could just about wield a heavy club on a good day, but in one important respect they outperformed us: in the number of sex par

Athens, Nov. 3: Greece halted foreign mail deliveries on Wednesday after nearly a dozen small parcel bombs were discovered addressed to the leaders of France, Germany and Italy and foreign embassies i

Baghdad, Nov. 3: At least 64 people were killed and 360 wounded from a series of attacks that targeted mostly Shiite neighbourhoods throughout the Iraqi capital overnight.

A series of car bombings, s

Melbourne, Nov. 3: Stand-in captain Michael Clarke said on Wednesday that Australia’s inability to kill off opposing teams was becoming a serious issue.

Clarke was left nonplussed after Sri Lanka, on

Melbourne, Nov. 2: Sri Lanka will keep the heat on an Australia side that will be without their skipper Ricky Ponting for Wednesday’s opening one-day international in Melbourne, captain Kumar Sangakka

Dubai, Nov. 2: Opener Hashim Amla hit a fighting unbeaten hundred to rescue South Africa against an aggressive Pakistan bowling to guide them to 228/9 in the third day-night international here on Tues

Tokyo, Nov. 2: US golf star Tiger Woods says he is upbeat about regaining the world number-one spot with three events remaining this year, starting with this week’s HSBC Champions tournament in Shangh