Suggestions ignored, says probe judge
Karachi, Aug. 29: A former judge who reported on match-fixing allegations in Pakistan 10 years ago said on Sunday the current scandal had broken out because his recommendations were not put into pract
Tainted captain Butt refuses to step down
London, Aug. 29: Pakistan captain Salman Butt insisted he would not be resigning after being implicated in an alleged betting scam.
Britain’s News of the World newspaper claimed it paid £150,000 ($23
‘Madge rejects Malawian’s bid to meet adopted girl’
Cape Town: Pop superstar Madonna will not allow a man who claims to be the biological father of her adopted Malawian daughter to see the four-year-old, a South African newspaper reported on Sunday.
Suspect bailed in Pakistan 'betting scam' scandal
The man at the centre of an alleged betting scam involving the Pakistan cricket team was out on bail on Monday as police, governments and authorities probed the scandal rocking the sport.
Mazhar Maje
India holds crunch BlackBerry meeting ahead of deadline
Top Indian telecom and security officials were set to meet on Monday to discuss a security standoff with the maker of BlackBerry handsets which could see the phone service banned this week.
Mr G.K. P
French 'Spiderman' arrested after scaling Sydney skyscraper
A French climber known as "Spiderman" was arrested on the roof of a 57-storey Sydney skyscraper on Monday after scaling the building without ropes or a harness to raise awareness of climate change.
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Chelsea continue winning streak
London, Aug. 28: Chelsea maintained their superb start to the season with a 2-0 win over Stoke on Saturday that kept the Premier League champions on top of the table.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side have made
Webber leads Bulls charge at Spa-Francorchamps
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, Aug. 28: Formula One championship leader Mark Webber gave Red Bull their 12th pole position in 13 races this season at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday. The Australian, f
Sri Lanka thump India by 74 runs, win tri-series
Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan plays a stroke during the final ODI against India in Dambulla, some 150 km north of Colombo, on Saturday.
Bombs explode near bodies of Mexican migrant massacre
Two bombs exploded near a morgue in Reynosa where the 72 bodies of the Tamaulipas migrant massacre are kept, injuring at least one person, local officials said.
"They were two different bombs about