HYDERABAD (AFP) - Banish the thought that Australia's untested spin attack would hand India a major advantage ahead of the highly-anticipated Test series starting next week. Contrary to popular ...

HYDERABAD (AFP) - Ricky Ponting's Australia faltered with both bat and ball here on Friday as an Indian second string gave the tourists a taste of the perils that lie ahead. The Australians, who ...

VIENNA (AFP) - Syria has backed down in the race for a seat on the UN atomic watchdog's board, leaving Afghanistan to take up the position instead, diplomats said Friday. Both countries had been vying for the same seat on the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-member board that had come ...

TOKYO (AFP) - Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro on Friday denied David Ferrer a chance to defend his Japan Open title, beating the top seed in straight sets in the quarter-finals. The 20-year-old Del Potro - ranked 12th in the world after a blistering summer that saw him win four titles - ...

STUTTGART (AFP) - Wimbledon champion Venus Williams said Thursday she is relishing her first meeting with world number three Dinara Safina in the quarter-finals of Stuttgart's WTA event. The American needed a little over an hour of Thursday's second-round match to hit an impressive 12 aces as ...

FIRST it was tattoos, then it was body piercing, but the latest fashion craze looks so painful it's literally eye-watering. In the frenzy to come up with something different one designer has created a line of jewellery which is intended to be worn on the eyes. The bizarre range features a ...

MULTAN (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday appealed growers to enhance per acre wheat production from coming wheat sowing season to achieve self sufficiency in the country. "We will work for the prosperity of our own growers instead of extending benefits to growers of foreign ...