Georgia not to boycott Sochi Olympics
byTbilisi (Georgia), May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Georgia will not boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi after the country’s National…
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Barcelona all but secure La Liga title
byMadrid, May 3 (IANS) Barcelona have all but secured the Spanish La Liga title for this season with 85 points from eternal rivals Real…
Race for Champion League places intensifies
byLondon, May 3 (IANS) The race for the Champions League places as well as the battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League heats…
Chelsea meet Benfica in Europa League final
byLondon, May 3 (IANS) Chelsea outscored Basel 5-2 at Stamford Bridge to enter the Europa League final in Amsterdam where they will face Benfica….
Former senior Chinese official jailed for graft
byBeijing, May 3 (IANS) Huang Sheng, a former deputy governor of east China’s Shandong province, was sentenced to life in prison Friday for taking…
Oprandi beats Kuznetsova in Portugal Open
byOeiras (Portugal), May 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova failed to reach the Portugal Open semifinals after suffering a straight-sets defeat to…
Parliament adjourned over coal block issues, Chinese incursion
byNew Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were again disrupted Friday as opposition members created a ruckus over the…
Not leaving Real Madrid: Casillas
byMadrid, May 3 (IANS) Real Madrid captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas says he has no intention of abandoning the club. Casillas has had to…
Pirlo to retire after World Cup
byRome, May 3 (IANS) Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo revealed that he would retire from the national outfit after the 2014 World Cup and could…
Punjab assembly mourns Sarabjit’s death, terms him martyr
byChandigarh, May 3 (IANS) A special session of the Punjab assembly Friday paid homage to Sarabjit Singh, the Indian prisoner who died after a…