Broad keen to match father's Ashes exploits
Nottingham (England), Jul 29: Stuart Broad has admitted his father will have family bragging rights until he too is a member of an England team that has won an Ashes series in Australia.
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Pakistan condemns British PM’s comments in terror row
Pakistan on Thursday slapped down remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron that it is guilty of exporting terrorism, saying close ally London knows the menace has no borders.
Hyundai posts 71 pc rise in Q2 net profit
Seoul, July 29: South Korea's Hyundai Motor Thursday reported a 71 percent rise in second-quarter net profit as exports to emerging markets and improved utilisation rates offset lower domestic demand
Bayer says quarterly earnings fell to 525 million euros
Frankfurt, July 29: German pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Thursday that its second quarter net profit fell to 525 million euros (680 million dollars), well below market expectations.
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Sony leads Japan's electronics makers back to black
Tokyo, July 29: Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday said it returned to the black in the fiscal first quarter thanks to strong sales in televisions, its PlayStation 3 console and computers.
Nissan posts 1.22 billion dollar first quarter profit
Tokyo, Japan, July 29: Japan's number three automaker Nissan Motor on Thursday announced a quarterly net profit of 106.6 billion yen (1.22 billion dollars), after a 16.5 billion yen loss a year earlie
Nintendo suffers first quarter loss
Tokyo, July 29: Videogame giant Nintendo Co. said Thursday it sank into the red for the three months ended June, hit by sluggish sales and a stronger yen.
Nintendo said it suffered a net loss of 25.2
Sachin Tendulkar slams double century
Colombo, July 29: Sachin Tendulkar hit an unbeaten 202 and Suresh Raina made 120 on his debut as India matched Sri Lanka's scoring spree in the second cricket Test on Thursday.
England win toss and bat against Pakistan
Nottingham, England, July 29: England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the first Test of a four-match series at Trent Bridge here on Thursday.
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Collingwood ready for Pakistan bowlers
Nottingham, England, July 28: Paul Collingwood is adamant there is no reason why he or his fellow England batsmen should feel daunted by the challenge of facing Pakistan's bowlers here at Trent Bridge