Madrid: Spain captain Iker Casillas was present at the unveiling of the official match ball for the final of Euro 2012 in Madrid on Wednesday. The Adidas Tango 12 Finale took two years to develop and, according to its manufacturer, is the most tested ball it has ever produced. In terms of design, it is a modern interpretation of the balls used during major international tournaments during the 1980s. However,...
04:54 PM, May 12, 2012
Barcelona: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has hinted that Barcelona winger Pedro will not be taken to Euro 2012 after a mediocre campaign. The 24-year-old has struggled with injuries this term, preventing him from hitting his best form, and has failed to make an impact for club and country. The Spaniard was not called up for his nation's last friendly, a 5-0 win over Venezuela in February, and Del Bosque...
02:07 PM, May 12, 2012
Croatia: Slaven Bilic has announced that he will step down as coach of Croatia after Euro 2012. The 43-year-old has been at the helm of the Balkan country since 2006 after taking over from Zlatko Kranjcar following an unsuccessful World Cup campaign. Bilic exclusively revealed to Goal.com earlier in April that he was seriously considering a return to club management after this summer's tournament in Poland and Ukraine, and now...
08:27 PM, May 11, 2012
Barcelona: Defender Carles Puyol believes it will be "impossible" for him to recover from a knee injury in time to play for holders Spain at Euro 2012 starting next month. "To be honest it's going to be very tough, but I have to wait and see how the operation goes," the Barcelona defender told a news conference on Wednesday when asked whether he would be fit for the tournament. "But...
03:48 PM, May 10, 2012
New York: Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit finally got his payday. The third biggest US bank company paid Pandit $14.86 million in 2011, compared with a salary of $1 and no bonus in 2010, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Committee. The 2011 payout included salary of $1.7 million and cash supplemented by a cash bonus of $5.3 million and options valued at $7.8 million. In 2009,...
09:16 AM, Mar 09, 2012
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has returned to the national capital for what will be his third fast on the Lokpal issue for the year. Anna will sit on a one-day token fast at Jantar Mantar on Sunday. What is your opinion? Send in your views and comments. ...
02:17 PM, Dec 08, 2011
Jerusalem: Israel's central bank chief, Stanley Fischer, is interested in the top job at the International Monetary Fund and has received a number of phone calls in recent days from around the world encouraging him to apply, a person familiar with the banker's thinking told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person said Fischer has not decided whether to pursue the job and has no desire to leave his current...
09:11 AM, May 30, 2011
Mumbai: Ratan Tata, retiring soon as chairman of India's sprawling Tata conglomerate, is known for making sketches of the company's next car model and fussing over details of a hotel's design. Whoever succeeds him in India's highest-profile job is likely to be less caught up in details and more focused on taming an unwieldy $67 billion business that earns pedestrian returns and is saddled with debt after an acquisition spree....
12:21 PM, May 27, 2011
New Delhi: Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, on his maiden visit to India since he took over the beleaguered global financial giant in 2007, says the country's institutions are strong enough to deal with any challenge. His visit comes at a time when Citi is pushing forward with its back-to-basics strategy which includes restructuring its operations and focusing on emerging markets like India. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Pandit said that Citi was...
11:50 PM, Mar 04, 2011
Washington: With trade high on his agenda, some 200 odd top US business chiefs, including soft drink giant Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi, are expected to join US President Barack Obama on his India visit next month. Also expected are Honeywell CEO David M. Cote, who co-chairs the India-US CEO Forum with Tata group chairman Ratan Tata. So is Terry McGraw, CEO of leading publishing house McGraw Hill, who took...
12:06 PM, Oct 29, 2010
The shocking incident took place in Veer Chandra Garwhal Public School in Saket around 9 in the morning. ...
03:35 PM, Jul 28, 2010
The top-seeded Dane dug deep to beat fourth-seeded Elena Vesnina 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in their semifinal. ...
07:45 AM, Apr 11, 2010
Sania Mirza lifted her first WTA title of the year in Florida. ...
02:41 PM, Apr 13, 2009
Kolkata: Craig Ervine, Vusimuzi Sibanda and Tatenda Taibu cracked impressive half-centuries to set up Zimbabwe's crushing 161-run victory over hapless Kenya in their final World Cup match on Sunday. Zimbabwe showed their batting prowess to post 308-6, their highest total of the tournament, with man-of-the-match Ervine (66), Sibanda (61) and Taibu (53) all making the most of a mediocre Kenyan attack. Kenya, who have looked out of their depth on...
06:33 PM, Jan 04, 2008
