NBA veteran Jason Kidd announces retirement
byNew York, June 4 (IANS) New York Knicks’ guard Jason Kidd announced his retirement after 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) league….
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UEFA U-21 tournament to kick off in Israel
byJerusalem, June 4 (IANS) Israel’s under-21 football team made its final preparation for the kick-off of UEFA’s U-21 Championship. The UEFA U-21 tournament, hosted…
Robben skips final training with Dutch team before Asia trip
byAmsterdam, June 4 (IANS) Arjen Robben was the only absentee on the final training of the Dutch national team before flying to Jakarta Tuesday….
Jayaalithaa resents 10-minute limit, skips CMs’ meet
byChennai, June 4 (IANS) Not wanting to be railroaded in completing her speech in 10 minutes, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has decided…
Denilson parts ways with Arsenal
byRio de Janeiro, June 4 (IANS) Brazil midfielder Denilson has rescinded his contract with Arsenal, his agent Alexandre Soares said. The 25-year-old has spent…
Costa Rica, China sign pact for infrastructure financing
bySan Jose, June 4 (IANS/EFE) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Costa Rica was the occasion for signing several bilateral pacts, above all for…
Afghan man, three kids die in bombing
byKabul, June 4 (IANS) A man and three of his children were killed Tuesday in a huge blast when their vehicle ran over a…
Barcelona sign Neymar in 57 million euros deal
byMadrid, June 4 (IANS) Brazilian sensation Neymar signed with Spanish La Liga powerhouse Barcelona for five years in a deal worth 57 million euros….
China slaughterhouse fire toll rises to 120
byBeijing, June 4 (IANS) The toll in Monday’s fire at a slaughterhouse in northeast China’s Jilin province has risen to 120, authorities said. The…
Zardari resigned to his fate: Pakistani daily
byIslamabad, June 4 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari, whose party was trounced in the general elections, is “resigned to his fate”, a Pakistani daily…