
Lahore: Pakistan's nuclear arsenal deterred India from carrying out any attacks and made the country's defence impregnable, former premier Nawaz Sharif has claimed. "India could have attacked Pakistan many times but Pakistan being an atomic power country,India could not gather the courage to do so," said Sharif, who heads the main opposition PML-N party. Pakistan emerged as a nuclear power after conducting a series of nuclear tests in 1998, when...

03:55 PM, May 29, 2012

Turin: Juventus director Beppe Marotta has described Robin van Persie as one of the most complete players around, but refused to disclose whether the newly-crowned champions of Italy will launch a bid to sign the Arsenal striker this summer. Van Persie has just a year left on his current contract with the Gunners and has been linked with a number of Europe's top clubs in recent months, including Juventus. Marotta...

09:03 AM, May 09, 2012

London: Germany forward Lukas Podolski confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in European football when he announced on Monday that he will be leaving Cologne to join Arsenal this summer for an undisclosed fee. The 26-year-old Podolski will add proven, international class to an Arsenal strikeforce that has been reliant on the goalscoring exploits of Robin van Persie in a turbulent campaign this season. "The transfer gives me the possibility...

05:51 PM, Apr 30, 2012

London: Chelsea play the latest match in a season-defining run of seven games in 21 days on Saturday against Arsenal, a team almost as desperate for a Premier League victory as the Blues. Chelsea want to avenge a 5-3 loss earlier this season to boost their chances of finishing fourth, clinching a spot in the playoffs for next season's Champions League. Arsenal want three points for pretty much the same...

12:04 PM, Apr 20, 2012

New Delhi: Agni-V, India's newest strategic missile, on Thursday took its first successful flight and India joined a select club of nations with such technology. Agni-V's five thousand kilometer range puts all of Asia within reach plus much of the Indian Ocean, parts of Africa and Europe. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, "The successful launch of Agni-V missile is a tribute to the sophistication and the commitment to national causes...

07:19 PM, Apr 19, 2012

London: Controversial striker Mario Balotelli will not be picked again this season by Manchester City and is likely to be sold at the end of the campaign, said manager Roberto Mancini after their 1-0 Premier League defeat at Arsenal on Sunday. Balotelli was sent off for the second time this season as City's hopes of lifting the top-flight title for the first time in 44 years were effectively extinguished at...

03:56 PM, Apr 09, 2012

London: Mario Balotelli was sent off for the second time this season as Manchester City's faint Premier League title hopes appeared to end with a 1-0 loss at Arsenal that could spell the end of the petulant striker's career at the club. Arsene Wengers side hit the woodwork on several occasions, with Robin van Persie first denied by Thomas Vermaelen and the bar as his header seemed destined for the...

10:49 PM, Apr 08, 2012

London: Theo Walcott has fired a warning shot to Tottenham after Arsenal came from behind to win for the fourth game in a row, against Newcastle on Monday. Walcott was in imperious form on the right wing for the Gunners, troubling the Magpies' defence all night and providing the cross for Thomas Vermaelen's stoppage-time winner as Arsenal beat Newcastle 2-1. The win takes Arsene Wenger's side to within a point...

03:33 PM, Mar 13, 2012

London: Arsenal centreback Thomas Vermaelen scored in stoppage time in a 2-1 win over Newcastle on Monday, completing the team's fourth straight come-from-behind victory in the Premier League to close within a point of third place. Vermaelen's close-range goal in the fifth and final minute of added time sent the 60,000-strong crowd at Emirates Stadium into a frenzy, with the Gunners now within touching distance of fierce rivals Tottenham in...

08:12 AM, Mar 13, 2012

London: With AC Milan's Champions League hopes under attack, the ball rebounded invitingly to Arsenal's Robin van Persie in front of goal and the striker seemed certain to level the last-16 tie at 4-4 on aggregate to complete an amazing comeback on Tuesday. Unbelievably, though, the Dutchman who cannot stop scoring chose the wrong option and his attempted dink went straight into the arms of relieved Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati,...

10:19 AM, Mar 07, 2012

London: Milan still have hard work to do if they are to reach the Champions League quarter-finals despite the luxury of a 4-0 advantage going into Tuesday's last-16 second leg at Arsenal, coach Massimiliano Allegri said. For Arsenal to advance to the quarter-finals, they will need to be the first team to overturn such a large deficit in the Champions League. Buoyed by victories over Tottenham and Liverpool in the...

08:06 PM, Mar 05, 2012

London: From the depths of despair after losing 4-0 in the San Siro, Arsenal have rediscovered some hope, and will have a spring in their step when they embark on "mission impossible" against AC Milan in their Champions League last-16 second leg on Tuesday. Logic suggests seasoned Serie A sides like Milan do not fritter away four-goal advantages, but after morale-boosting back-to-back Premier League victories against Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool...

04:43 PM, Mar 05, 2012