No more World Cup, no more octopus oracle. Paul, the octopus who became a pop culture sensation by correctly predicting the outcome of as many World Cup matches as he has legs - all seven of Germany's

Buenos Aires, Jul 13: Maradona's doctor said that the Argentina coach was doing well and had not slipped back into using drugs and alcohol since his team was eliminated from the World Cup with a 4-0 l

Birmingham, July 12: Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott both hit centuries today as England defeated Bangladesh by 144 runs in the third one-day international to clinch a 2-1 series win.

After losing

A senior US senator urged Pakistan to crack down on the Al-Qaida-linked Haqqani insurgent network, which operates on both sides of the country's border with Afghanistan.

Sen Carl Levin, chairman of

Four persons, including three Indians, were killed and 40 others injured when a bus carrying them met with an accident in Abu Dhabi, police said. "The bus driver lost control over the speeding vehicle

In simultaneous bombings bearing the hallmarks of international terrorists, two explosions ripped through crowds watching the World Cup final in two places in Uganda's capital late on Sunday, killing

Soldiers killed 12 rebels tasked with providing security to a key Marxist guerrilla commander in central Colombia, while six soldiers died in separate fighting near the border with Venezuela, the mili

Port Elizabeth. July 11: The difference between success and failure in football is often measured in inches, and so it proved for Uruguay and star striker Diego Forlan.

With the last kick of the gam

Singer Shakira poses with the World Cup mascot Zakumi as she attends an event at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday. PHOTO: AP

New York, July 9: The patent-holding company that won a settlement of more than $600 million from the maker of the BlackBerry said on Friday that it has sued six other makers of phones and phone softw