Nehwal criticises Delhi's preparations, then backtracks (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2010 11:02 AM PDT Reuters - Delhi's chaotic preparations for next month's Commonwealth Games proved India was not capable of hosting major international events, Games ambassador Saina Nehwal said on Saturday, before retracting the statement hours later. |
G20 members agree economic recovery to continue (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2010 06:08 AM PDT Reuters - G20 delegates agreed on Saturday global economic recovery would endure although the speed of expansion may slow, a South Korean official said. |
Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift - minister (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2010 05:23 AM PDT Reuters - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis. |
Chandhok completes first laps of Korean F1 circuit (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2010 04:29 AM PDT Reuters - Karun Chandhok declared South Korea's new, and as yet unfinished, grand prix circuit to be in good shape after becoming the first person to drive a Formula One car around it on Saturday. |
Tendulkar tells youngsters to resist lure of money (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2010 12:34 AM PDT Reuters - Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar advised young cricketers on Friday to resist the lure of money and play the game in the cleanest possible way. |
New Bollywood film-makers shift focus to rural India (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:48 AM PDT Reuters - The grit and grime of rural India, its people and problems are all finding their way into the glamorous world of mainstream Bollywood films. |
FACTBOX - Key political risks to watch in India (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:47 AM PDT Reuters - With last year's strong election victory India had appeared set to push swift economic reforms, but tackling stubbornly high inflation, a political hot potato, has largely distracted the Congress party-led government. |
Farah pulls out of Commonwealth Games (Reuters) Posted: 04 Sep 2010 03:47 AM PDT Reuters - Britain's European 5,000 and 10,000 metres champion Mo Farah withdrew from next month's Delhi Commonwealth Games on Friday and said he will not race on the track again this year. |
Emergency declared after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:13 PM PDT Reuters - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths. |
New one-day format could hurt World Cup chances - Ponting (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:44 PM PDT Reuters - Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes the new domestic one-day format could damage the World Cup preparations of fringe players. |
Bomb kills 54 in Pakistan, Taliban threatens U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:55 PM PDT Reuters - A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 54 people in the second major attack this week and piling pressure on a U.S.-backed government overwhelmed by a flood crisis. |
Sunil Mittal's son joins Bharti Airtel, fuels succession talk (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:55 PM PDT Reuters - Bharti Airtel, India's No.1 mobile operator, appointed the son of its billionaire founder-chairman as a manager, raising speculation he was being groomed for a top position in the $27 billion company. |
Dutch beat Australia with Paumen triple (Reuters) Posted: 03 Sep 2010 06:39 PM PDT Reuters - Maartje Paumen scored her second hat-trick of the women's hockey World Cup as favourites Netherlands beat Australia 4-1 in Pool A on Friday. |