Buenos Aires, June 2 (IANS) Former Argentina coach Diego Maradona has said the Argentine squad “might win Brazil World Cup”. “Dreams might come true. Argentina might win the World Cup. We must have confidence in (coach Alejandro) Sabella,” Xinhua quoted Maradona, 53, as saying. In an interview with local channel C5N, Maradona said he does not […]
Berlin, June 2 (IANS) Wasteful Germany were unable to wrap a win as Cameroons Eric Maxim – Choupo Moting levelled the scores in the closing period to snatch a draw in Monchengladbach on Sunday. A day after Germany’s training camp, Joachim Loew’s squad failed to reap an expected win against Cameroon. The Germans dominated the first […]
Sydney, June 2 (IANS) Indonesian volcanic ash cloud has forced the cancellation of all flights from Australian city of Perth to Bali Monday. At least six international flights from Perth to Denpasar, Indonesia, have been cancelled due to the ongoing effects of the volcanic ash cloud since the eruption of an Indonesian volcano Friday, Xinhua reported. […]
Beijing, June 2 (IANS) Authorities in China’s capital city are deploying more police dogs to strengthen its ongoing drive against terrorism. The city police have trained over 650 dogs for this purpose here. Policemen are told to bring large-breed dogs, such as German Shepherds, during their routine patrols in densely populated areas such as urban centres […]
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Leading Indian tennis player Sania Mirza proceeded to the women’s doubles quarterfinals along with Zimbabwean partner Cara Black at the French Open here Sunday. However, it was disappointment for Rohan Bopanna, who along with Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik were upset by German-Serbian Julia Goerges and Nenad Zimonjic in the mixed doubles quarterfinals. The […]
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) New Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday defended the fresh hike in diesel prices saying the fare for bulk consumption has come down. “We don’t want to take any step which will send a negative signal to investors. Don’t see the things in isolation. Today the diesel price for bulk consumption has […]
Mugello (Italy), June 1 (IANS) Mahindra Racing’s Miguel Oliveira displayed all his skills to claim a resounding fourth place in an extremely close Moto3 Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello Circuit here Sunday. The result equals the Portuguese rider’s best finish of his second season with the only Indian team on the grid. Oliveira had also […]
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Three people were killed and 12 others, including three women, injured when a three-storey building under construction collapsed here Sunday afternoon, police said. The collapse took place around 12.30 p.m. in the congested Sadar Bazar area of the old city. Three male bodies were recovered from the debris. The victims — […]
NSW Premier Mike Baird today welcomed thousands of Rotarians to Sydney, who are attending Rotary International’s 105th annual convention at Sydney Olympic Park. “Sydney is proud to host the 2014 Rotary International Convention, which is being attended by up to 20,000 delegates from more than 150 countries,” said Mr Baird, who addressed the convention today. […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced Opal would be rolled out to almost 100 more buses next week, including the first double decker buses to be activated for electronic ticketing. The rollout of Opal on 96 buses on the Forest Coach Lines routes in Sydney’s north from June 10 comes as 280,000 Opal cards […]