TOKYO - An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has begun his ascent of Mount Everest, his website said, in a bid to become the oldest man to reach the roof of the world.In a voice message recorded on his website, Yuichiro Miura said the expedition was setting off Thursday for a climb that was expected ...

WARSAW - Two Polish climbers are missing after making the first ever winter ascent of the 12th highest mountain in the Himalayas called Broad Peak, the expedition leader told media Wednesday.Tomasz Kowalski, 27, and Maciej Berbeka, 51, were among four Poles who summited the 8,051-metre ...

LONDON : He might have been the heir apparent for more than a year but Alastair Cook insisted he'd been taken aback by his elevation to the England Test captaincy following Andrew Strauss's retirement on Wednesday.Cook insisted he had no idea his Test match opening partner was considering not just ...

Pakistan achieved its second victory in the men's field hockey at the Beijing Olympics 2008 when it defeated South Africa 3-1 on Sunday. The national team began the game with aggression and succeeded in making breakthrough in the ninth minute when Mohammad Zubair netted a goal but Austin Smith of ...