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
HONG KONG: Asian shares mostly slipped on profit-taking Thursday following a healthy rally across the region the previous day, while Wall Street provided another tepid lead despite an upbeat assessment of the US economy. Investors are now turning their attention … read more
WASHINGTON: USA Today said Thursday it was eliminating 60 to 70 jobs as the large daily responds to declining print circulation and ad revenues. The newspaper´s move is meant “to align its staffing levels to meet current market conditions,” according … read more
KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: West Indies and Bangladesh commence a two-Test series at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent on Friday with the hosts heavily favoured to extend their dominance over the visitors from the preceding limited-over … read more