David Beckham, who retired from football earlier this week, shares his feelings following his last game for Paris St Germain. ...
09:30 AM, May 19, 2013
Miami: David Beckham could return to the United States as owner of a new club and his advisors have already held talks with Major League Soccer. Beckham announced his retirement from professional soccer on Thursday but has been tight-lipped about his future plans after ending the season with French club Paris St Germain. The former England captain's contract with MLS, signed when he joined the L.A. Galaxy in 2007, included...
08:56 AM, May 18, 2013
Miami: David Beckham's impact on soccer always went well beyond his performances on the field and nowhere was that more evident than in the United States where he became the sport's first household name since Pele. Beckham's two Major League Soccer titles are unlikely to feature near the top of his career achievements but he was brought to L.A. Galaxy from Real Madrid in 2007 on a $6 million a...
09:31 AM, May 17, 2013
Mumbai: Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya on Friday said senior India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar should be allowed the freedom to take a call on his retirement from the Test format. "It's an individual decision. Sachin should decide on that. Nobody can decide. In India a lot of opinions are there. I think we should give him the chance. It is all up to him. It depends on his body...
10:42 PM, May 10, 2013
New Delhi: He may be on the cusp of his 40th birthday but Sachin Tendulkar is still very much "needed" by Indian cricket, according to BCCI president N Srinivasan, who firmly believes the senior batsman will time his exit from Test cricket to perfection. "He is one who will not hold on to his place if he believes that he doesn't have much to offer to the country," Srinivasan said....
08:11 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Caught in a battle between their teachers and the government, Himanshu Phalak and Yojit Sharma are among thousands of students in Maharashtra whose scheduled exams hang in the balance. Second year B.Com student Himanshu Phalak said, "I don't even know what my exam timetable is like." ...
10:14 AM, Mar 20, 2013
"If I made it known earlier then perhaps they would start looking ahead earlier and not play me in my last couple of Tests," the former Aussie batsman revealed. ...
11:03 PM, Mar 14, 2013
There are no official candidates in the election for pope, which will begin when 115 cardinal electors file into the Sistine Chapel for their conclave on Tuesday. The closed-door conclave at the Vatican continues until a new pontiff is elected, in a process which usually takes about three days. Outcomes are unpredictable because the winner needs two-thirds of the votes, or 77 out of 115. ...
06:50 PM, Mar 10, 2013
In her heydays, her sharp olfactory senses helped nab many hardened criminals and curb narcotics smuggling in the city. With age and instincts failing her, the oldest female canine in the Delhi Police dog squad is being retired at the ripe age of 11. ...
11:44 AM, Mar 10, 2013
Hussey, who retired in January this year, also said the Aussie batsmen need to take on a positive approach on the difficult Indian pitches. ...
10:15 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Retirement fund body EPFO on Monday decided to pay 8.5 per cent interest rate to its over five crore subscribers on their PF deposits for 2012-13, higher than 8.25 per cent provided in the previous fiscal. The decision was taken at the meeting of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), the highest decision making body of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The meeting was chaired by Labour Minister. ...
06:38 PM, Feb 25, 2013
The 37-year-old Yorkshire run-machine represented England in four Tests and 14 one-day internationals. ...
04:58 PM, Feb 19, 2013
The Pune-born player said she had decided to call it quits before coming to the tournament but had guarded the information from her team-mates. ...
03:37 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Australia Women cricket allrounder Sthalekar made her international debut in 2001 and played eight Tests, 125 ODIs and 54 T20 International matches. ...
11:37 AM, Feb 18, 2013
Thousands of people flooded the Vatican's main audience hall Wednesday for Pope Benedict XVI's first public appearance since his bombshell resignation announcement, taking advantage of his second-to-last public audience before retiring at the end of February. It's a busy day for Benedict, who will also preside over Ash Wednesday services later in the day to mark the official start of the Catholic Church's solemn Lenten season. ...
03:31 PM, Feb 13, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI may be retreating into a life of prayer but the first retired pontiff since the Middle Ages will, physically at least, remain at the very heart of the Vatican. The convent of Mater Ecclesiae - Mother of the Church - is being renovated and following Benedict's shock resignation will offer him a substantial, four-storey, modern home, complete with contemporary chapel, garden and a roof terrace looking out...
12:45 PM, Feb 13, 2013
Sachin Tendulkar retired from one-dayers last month and is now holidaying with his family in Mussourie. ...
01:25 PM, Jan 02, 2013
Sairaj said that high point of his career was donning India colours and captaining Mumbai to a Ranji Trophy win. ...
10:38 PM, Jan 01, 2013
RBI Governor D Subbarao will now be directly in-charge of the monetary policy department which was under Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn who has retired. The Monetary Policy Department looks after policy issues, including interest rate. ...
08:17 PM, Jan 01, 2013
The 37-year-old has declared that he will put his feet up by the end of this season. ...
01:06 PM, Dec 29, 2012
