London: Luis Suarez apologized on Sunday for snubbing Patrice Evra in a pre-match handshake as Liverpool publicly condemned the striker for the first time in a long-running racism row that has tarnished the name of one of England's biggest clubs. The Uruguay international was widely criticized for failing to shake Evra's hand before Saturday's Premier League game at Old Trafford in the players' first meeting since Suarez was banned for...
08:41 AM, Feb 13, 2012
Manchester: Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he has "lost respect" for Luis Suarez after the Uruguayan refused to shake hands with Patrice Evra prior to Manchester United's 2-1 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford. Saturday's encounter between the two sides saw Suarez start for the first time since returning from an eight-match suspension after being found guilty of racially abusing Evra last October. Ferdinand told MUTV: "After seeing what I...
06:44 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Manchester: Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish claimed he was unaware that Luis Suarez had refused to shake Manchester United defender Patrice Evra's hand before their defeat at Old Trafford, and insisted the Uruguayan was not to blame for a tense match on Saturday. Suarez, who was given an eight-match ban earlier in the season for racially abusing the Frenchman, rejected the leftbacks attempts to shake his hand just before kick-off. The...
06:31 PM, Feb 12, 2012
London: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has slammed Luis Suarez, saying he should never play for Liverpool again after refusing to shake the hand of Patrice Evra before Saturday's Premier League match between the fierce rivals. Wayne Rooney scored twice, before a late consolation from Suarez, as Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 in an ill-tempered match that was overshadowed by the tension between Suarez and Evra. Ferguson said after the...
09:02 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Manchester: Tensions ran high in Manchester, as Luis Suarez returned to the Liverpool starting XI for the first time since he was suspended for racially abusing United defender Patrice Evra " refusing to shake the Frenchman's hand before kick-off " to poach a late consolation goal for the visitors. Rooney, though, stole the show, as his two goals early in the second half proved enough to hand United three points...
08:07 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Manchester: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez refused to shake Manchester United defender Patrice Evra's hand, when the two were involved in an angry confrontation on Saturday during a pre-match handshake in the players' first meeting since the Liverpool forward was banned for racially abusing the France international. Evra extended his hand to the Uruguayan striker but Suarez appeared to ignore the defender and refused to shake hands with Evra when the...
07:05 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Washington: A former White House intern is speaking out about an 18-month affair she had with President John F Kennedy while he was in office, revealing intimate details in a new book to be published on Wednesday. Mimi Alford, who was 19 when she started her internship at the White House in 1962, discussed her secret sexual affair with the president in her book "Once Upon a Secret: My Affair...
12:37 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Kolkata: With a series of new publishing initiatives, which includes releasing of Jim Corbett's unpublished writings, the Oxford University Press (OUP) is celebrating 100 years of operations in India this year. "As a department of the University of Oxford, OUP will celebrate by showcasing its rich history in India through re-issues of classics and by launching major new centenary year publishing initiatives in 2012," OUP India's Managing Director Manzar Khan...
11:21 PM, Jan 29, 2012
London: The discovery by British scientists of a new 'provisioning' gene in maize plants that regulates the transfer of nutrients from the plant to the seed could lead to increased crop yields and improve food security. Scientists from Oxford University and the University of Warwick, in collaboration with the industry have identified the gene, called Meg1. They report their findings, which they believe could help to increase global food production,...
11:23 AM, Jan 17, 2012
London: A Sikh lecturer at Oxford University was arrested and later on released on bail after his colleague's body was found at his house. Interestingly, the victim's family has refused to believe it's a case of murder saying the two men had been friends for 30 years. Apparently, Devinder Sevia and his colleague Professor Rolling had gone out for a drink. When they returned, there was some sort of an...
08:37 AM, Jan 14, 2012
London: Devinder Sivia, an NRI Mathematics lecturer at the University of Oxford, was arrested on Thursday night for the death of fellow academic Prof Steve Rawlings, an astrophysicist, in a case that has shocked the academic community in the ancient seat of learning. The body of Rawlings, 50, was found at the Oxfordshire home of Sivia, 49, in Southmoor late on Wednesday night. The British police believe that the pair...
04:41 AM, Jan 13, 2012
New Delhi: Car maker Ford India today reported 39 per cent jump in sales for December, 2011, to 5,979 units. The company sold 4,301 units in the corresponding month of the 2010, Ford India said in a statement. In the whole of 2011, the company sold 96,270 units in the domestic market, up 15 per cent compared to the previous year, it said without disclosing its 2010 sales. "It's incredibly...
04:04 PM, Jan 02, 2012
New Delhi: Passenger car makers offered huge discounts in December, as much as Rs 60,000-70,000, to attract buyers, in what has been a year full of speed breakers for the industry. But if you haven't bought your car yet, get ready for price hikes from January. Many car makers out there, Indian and multi-national, have announced price hikes in the range 1-3 per cent from January 1. December is typically...
10:28 AM, Jan 01, 2012
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