BIRMINGHAM: England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bat against India in the lone Twenty20 international at Edgbaston on Sunday. England gave a T20 debut to dynamic 24-year-old Surrey batsman Jason Roy. South Africa-born Roy, who came … read more
TEHRAN: Iran accused the United States Sunday of not taking the threat from Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria seriously, and charged that US aid had previously helped the jihadists. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif levelled the accusations despite … read more
ISLAMABAD: China’s foreign ministry on Saturday denied releasing any information regarding President Xi Jingping’s visit to Pakistan. “China and Pakistan have maintained close high-level exchanges and are in close communication regarding the next step of such exchanges,” China’s Foreign Ministry … read more
NEW YORK: India´s Sania Mirza captured her third Grand Slam mixed doubles title on Friday, winning the US Open crown with Brazilian partner Bruno Soares and then declared herself “a proud Indian”. Mirza and Soares defeated American Abigail Spears and … read more
WASHINGTON: A charter aircraft flying from the US airbase at Bagram in Afghanistan to Dubai was re-routed to Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Friday because of “issues with the flight plan,” a US State Department official said. The official, who spoke … read more