Case dropped
2012-05-27 00:00:00
AN Indian court has dropped a criminal case against Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach after the woman who accused him of molesting her said they had agreed to an out-of-court settlement. The Delhi High Court on Friday said charges against Indian Premie
Heat edge Pacers for East finals
2012-05-26 10:00:41
The Heat finally seized control in the third quarter, out-scoring the Pacers 28-16 to take a 10-point lead into the final period. Miller and Chalmers hit back-to-back three-pointers to end the third.
Blatter seeks alternative to penalty shootouts
2012-05-26 09:45:42
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has called on Germany's World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer and his panel of soccer experts to try to come up with an alternative to penalty shootouts to settle drawn matches.
Batista arrives to take charge of Shenhua
2012-05-26 09:32:12
"We all saw Drogba. ... He won the Champions League single-handedly." Zhu said. "He has incredible ability. With Anelka and a good midfielder, we can get the results."
Fired-up Lin takes China into final
2012-05-26 09:13:05
Superstar shuttler Lin Dan dug deep to beat the Japanese Sho Sasaki in the Thomas Cup semifinal in Wuhan in central China yesterday, taking the hosts a step closer to winning the key pre-Olympics tournament.
Games giving 'Brand Britain' an Asian boost
2012-05-26 00:00:00
THE London Olympics are giving "brand Britain" a fillip in China and India, a survey indicated today, boosting the UK government's ambition of attracting an extra one billion pounds of inward investment and trade.
Li Na in torch relay
2012-05-26 00:00:00
DEFENDING French Open champion Li Na will run the Olympic torch relay on July 25. Li, China's first-ever grand slam champion, was chosen by Samsung, one of three main sponsors of the Olympic torch relay. Chinese movie star Li Bingbing will also be one of
76ers top Celtics to force Game 7
2012-05-25 10:37:04
Andre Iguodala (right) of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks over Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NBA playoffs at the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
London 2012 security guards told to smile
2012-05-25 10:23:07
More than 100,000 people applied for one of the 10,400 temporary jobs in what G4S describes as one of the biggest paid recruitment drives in Britain this century.G4S will recruit, train and coordinate the guards, in addition to managing 3,300 students and
Lee needs 'miracle' to be in London
2012-05-25 10:12:11
The National Sports Institute's chief executive officer Ramlan Aziz attempted to put a positive spin on an injury which will badly dent Malaysian morale for London."The orthopaedic surgeons (said) Chong-wei will be able to recover in four weeks or le
China's Li Na to run torch relay
2012-05-25 10:02:12
Tennis player Na Li of China returns the ball to Silvia Soler Espinosa of Spain during the second round of the WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open Tennis on May 8, 2012 in Madrid, Spain.
Bolt says start will be key in London
2012-05-25 09:38:03
Bolt is the favorite to retain his Olympic gold medals in the 100 and 200, although the Jamaican is expected to face tough competition from countryman Yohan Blake, who won the world title.I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.&qu