Kavarna, Bulgaria: Britain's Graeme McDowell and South African Branden Grace set up a mouth-watering showdown in the semi-finals of the World Match Play Championship by winning on Saturday.
World number eight McDowell, the highest-ranked player in the field, avenged his defeat in last year's final by easing past holder Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium 2 & 1.
Colsaerts was already trailing when his drive at the 10th hole found a hazard after flying over an on-course toilet.
To adhere to the rules he had to first drop his ball on the toilet floor before he was eventually given 'relief' from the immovable obstruction and he spared his blushes by pitching the ball on to the green and holing out from 15 feet for a par four....
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09:22 AM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: A Delhi court will on Wednesday begin hearing charges in a defamation case filed by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit against BJP leader Vijender Gupta. Sheila had filed a defamation suit when Gupta allegedly called her 'villain' and 'cheat' before the MCD elections in April 2012. Sheila moved court against Gupta after he refused "publicly apologise" for putting up posters, banners and hoarding across Delhi accusing the Chief Minister...
06:54 AM, May 15, 2013
This week on the CJ show we focus on civic issues faced by citizens along with a struggle of a wife of a prisoner of war. ...
11:40 AM, May 13, 2013
Tokyo: Sharp, Japan's leading maker of liquid crystal displays, will rely on expanding supplies of small panels to Samsung Electronics while still shipping screens to rival Apple, in a bid to raise factory output levels and remain viable, three sources said. In a midterm business plan it aims to release on Tuesday when it announces its latest earnings results, Sharp will set a goal of raising annual operating profit to...
11:36 AM, May 11, 2013
Mumbai: Fast food chain McDonalds Corp plans to increase prices in India for the second time in 2013, responding to rising inflation which, along with an economic slowdown, it expects to temper demand growth for at least the next seven months. The company said on Tuesday it would raise prices by 5-6 per cent. That follows a 5 per cent hike after the government increased the service tax rate in...
07:59 PM, May 07, 2013
Los Angeles: Graeme McDowell held his nerve in fierce winds to clinch his second PGA Tour title with a playoff victory over U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on Sunday. Northern Irishman McDowell sealed the win with a regulation two-putt par at the first extra hole, the 18th, where Simpson three-putted for bogey after missing the green to the right with...
12:38 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Hyderabad: A one-month-old boy was allegedly sold for Rs 1.5 lakh in Nizamabad district of Andhra Pradesh, officials said on Sunday. He has been rescued. No arrests have been made so far in the incident. The baby's father Gangadhar, a labourer, and one mediator named Linganna allegedly sold him ten days ago, Nizamabad Rural police said quoting a complaint lodged by the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) authorities. Following the...
02:30 AM, Apr 22, 2013
Bangalore: Sharp Corp will supply energy-saving, high-performance LCD panels for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's notebook computers as early as summer, the Nikkei reported. Sharp will manufacture the 11.6 inch indium-gallium-zinc oxide (IGZO) panels for Samsung at its plant in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture. The deal is expected to lift the plant's operating rate from the current 60 per cent, the Nikkei said. Sharp said on March 6 it would supply large...
10:52 AM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Tata Teleservices Ltd, India's sixth-biggest cellular carrier by customers, said it will surrender part of its CDMA mobile airwaves in all but two of its zones, after the government asked carriers to pay surcharges on airwaves. Tata Tele, 26 per cent owned by Japan's NTT DoCoMo, said it has informed the telecommunications ministry that it will give up CDMA airwaves beyond 2.5 megahertz in 15 service areas, but...
08:34 AM, Apr 18, 2013
New Delhi: Former Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner KS Mehra on Monday lodged a complaint against his ex-wife Vimla Mehra, who is Tihar Prison director general, accusing her of trying to extort money and property from him, police said on Monday. "We have received a complaint and an inquiry is on," said a senior police officer. KS Mehra, a 1978 batch IPS officer, said in his complaint that he...
09:58 AM, Apr 16, 2013
New Delhi: The Delhi Police will submit its chargesheet against private detective Anurag Singh - an accused in the Arun Jaitley phone tapping case - and his aides on Tuesday, said sources on Monday, adding that the police have yet not linked Anurag Singh to any politician. Police are likely to state in its chargesheet that Anurag Singh collected call records of important leaders within the BJP as he was...
10:41 AM, Apr 15, 2013
A CD purportedly showing a ruling BJP legislator in a sexual act has landed him in trouble, prompting him to announce he would not contest the May 5 Assembly polls. ...
04:26 AM, Mar 29, 2013
Former Southampton boss Nigel Adkins has replaced Brian McDermott who was axed by the Premier League club two weeks ago. ...
03:46 PM, Mar 26, 2013
United are 12 points clear of second-placed City and can take another step towards an unprecedented 20th title while pushing Reading closer to the drop. ...
11:08 AM, Mar 15, 2013
A court on Wednesday sought response from the Delhi Police on the alleged "illegal detention" of the wife of one of the accused, who was arrested for illegally retrieving call detail records of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Bansal passed the order on allegations made by arrested private detective Neeraj that the Special Cell of Delhi Police is illegally detaining his wife who is...
08:22 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Reading, who won promotion to the Premier League for the second time in their history last season, have struggled to kick on and lie second-bottom of the standings and four points from safety after 29 games. ...
11:56 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Lone bidder Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) on Monday bid for eight circles in the 2G spectrum auction for CDMA services. The second round of auction is underway and it is expected that it will end by the third round, which could be the shortest online sale of radiowaves in terms of time consumed. ...
11:00 AM, Mar 11, 2013
The Delhi Police has swung into action following the Call Detail Records (CDRs) case and restricted the use of email IDs of police officials for seeking information on the CDRs. While earlier, ACP level officers could mail to seek information on CDRs, now only DCP and Additional CP level officers can seek information about call records. The rule, however, remains unchanged for Special Cell and the Crime Branch. ...
06:26 PM, Mar 08, 2013
Poor management, financial irregularities and weak implementation are plaguing India's massive state-run scheme to feed children, a government audit has found, hindering the country's efforts to fight malnutrition in almost half its child population. ...
03:40 AM, Mar 08, 2013
Delhi Police constable Arvind Dabas, arrested along with three others in the Arun Jaitley phone tapping case, told a local court on Thursday he has been being falsely implicated and there is no direct evidence against him. While hearing the arguments on Dabas' bail plea, chief metropolitan magistrate Amit Bansal asked mediapersons to vacate the courtroom saying contents of the FIR would be cited during the hearing and the court...
07:20 PM, Mar 07, 2013
