ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017 to be played in Colombo
With 100 days to go for the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2017, Colombo was on Sunday unveiled as the host of the 10-team event, which will be staged from February 7 to 21 next year.
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India beat Pakistan 3-2 to win Asian Champions Trophy
Favourites India prevailed 3-2 over arch-rivals Pakistan to reclaim the Asian Champions Trophy hockey, presenting a perfect Diwali gift to the nation here on Sunday.
Hamilton keeps pressure on Rosberg with Mexican pole
Lewis Hamilton continued his fighting late-season defence of his world title by grabbing pole position ahead of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in Saturday’s tense qualifying session for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix.
Nawaz Sharif pursuing Modi’s interests in Pakistan
Imran Khan on Sunday accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of pursuing his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s interests in Pakistan as the government cracked down on the cricketer-turned-politician’s supporters with police arresting over 100 of them.
Quake measuring 6.6 magnitude strikes central Italy
An earthquake measuring 6.6 magnitude struck in central Italy on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Hillary Clinton on the offensive after FBI’s email disclosure
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, her senior aides and political allies went on the offensive over the weekend against FBI Director James Comey who last week announced a new discovery of emails that he said “appeared to be pertinent” to a previous investigation against her. The FBI had earlier investigated Ms. Clinton’s use of an Read More
Apple MacBook Pro launch
Apple is all set to launch refreshed MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and probably iMac at its ‘Hello Again’ event later today.
Venus, Garbine, Juan to play at Madison Square Garden
Major champions Juan Martin del Potro, Venus Williams and Garbine Muguruza are among the tennis players taking part in exhibition matches at Madison Square Garden on March 6.
Resurgent Kiwis keep series alive
New Zealand successfully overcame the inertia in its ranks and put together a fine performance to beat India by 19 runs and restore parity in the Paytm ODI series here at the JSCA International Stadium on Wednesday.
United 1 City 0: Mata extends Guardiola’s winless run
Juan Mata scored the winner as Manchester United bounced back from its humiliating defeat at Chelsea with a 1-0 derby victory over Manchester City in the EFL Cup fourth round, extending its local rival’s winless run to six matches.