Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Mumbai Indians overcame middle over hiccups to carve out a thrilling four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals off the penultimate ball to move into the Indian Premier League final here Friday. More »Mumbai Indians pip Royals to reach IPL final
By Karolos Grohmann LONDON (Reuters) - Bayern Munich are unfazed by the need to be more clinical in attack against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday and avoid another Champions League final defeat having lost the showpiece match twice in the past three years. Midfielder Thomas Mueller, who at 23 will be in his third final after losing in 2010 and 2012, said his team mates were not panicking because experience had taught them the key to winning the all-German final at Wembley. ... More »Bayern target lethal approach against Dortmund
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Mumbai police late Friday night arrested Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan, in the IPL spot fixing scam after three hours of intense interrogation, an official said. More »Gurunath arrested by Mumbai police
LEEDS, United Kingdom, May 24, 2013 (AFP) - Yorkshire's new chief executive Mark Arthur said Friday he feared the number of grounds bidding for international cricket in England had reached an "unsustainable" level. More »Cricket: 'Unsustainable' venues worry Yorkshire chief
By Terry Daley ROME (Reuters) - Inter Milan appointed former Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri as their new coach on Friday after sacking Andrea Stramaccioni following a disappointing ninth-place finish in Serie A. The 2010 Champions League winners have suffered a series of blows and gone through five coaches since their unprecedented treble under Jose Mourinho. "FC Internazionale would like to thank Andrea Stramaccioni for the great commitment and professionalism he showed in a particularly difficult year. Walter Mazzarri has signed a two-year deal, " the club said on their website (www.inter.it). ... More »Mazzarri takes over Inter after Stramaccioni sacked
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets edged lower on Friday on worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb its stimulus program, while the dollar recovered against the euro to trade flat after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for April. European shares fell, marking their first weekly decline in five weeks, while U.S. stocks were poised to do the same after testimony by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke sparked speculation the U.S. central bank will soon trim its support for the economy. ... More »Stimulus fears haunt world stocks, dollar recovers
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens here Friday. More »IPL Scoreboard: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Mumbai Indians qualified for the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the second qualifier at the Eden Gardens here Friday. More »Mumbai in IPL final, beat Rajasthan by four wickets
By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks mostly declined for a third day on Friday, putting indexes on track for their first negative week since mid-April, on lingering concern that the U.S. central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the economy. Still, major U.S. stock indexes came off their lows. The Dow edged into positive territory by late afternoon trading, buoyed by a 4 percent gain in Procter & Gamble . A jump in April orders for long-lasting manufactured goods, such as refrigerators and toasters, painted an encouraging economic picture. ... More »Wall Street on track for first losing week since mid-April
ROME (Reuters) - Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has denied media reports earlier on Friday that he had named former Chelsea and Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez as the new Napoli manager. "I've closed the deal for a new manager but I can't officially announce it until I receive the go-ahead from the other club with which he is under contract until June 30," he was quoted as saying by Sky Italia. ... More »Napoli chief denies announcing Benitez capture
Hyderabad/Mumbai/New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The clamour for Indian cricket board president Narayanswamy Srinivasan's resignation got louder after his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, Chennai Super Kings chief executive, Friday was interrogated by Mumbai police in the IPL spot fixing scandal and later arrested. More »Pressure mounts on Srinivasan to resign, Gurunath arrested
By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu, joining a growing list of bidders for the video service owned by News Corp and Walt Disney Co , two sources with knowledge of the bid told Reuters on Friday. Yahoo just this week announced a $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr. It now joins rival bidders for Hulu including Time Warner Cable Inc , DirecTV , former News Corp president Peter Chernin and Guggenheim Digital Media, sources have said. Yahoo did not immediately respond to requests for comment. ... More »Yahoo joins growing list of bidders for Hulu - sources
London, May 25 (IANS) Veteran actress Helen Mirren has urged people to back a military support charity after a soldier was brutally murdered on London streets. More »Helen Mirren rallies for military charity
Los Angeles, May 25 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry, who has been single since splitting from John Mayer earlier this year, is said to have struck up a romance with her agent Michael Kives. More »Perry strikes romance with agent?
REUTERS - Canadian oil and natural gas producer Niko Resources Ltd said on Friday it made a significant gas discovery, along with its partners, in the KG-D6 block off India's east coast, sending its shares up 26 percent. Niko, which partners India's Reliance Industries Ltd and BP Plc , said the discovery is expected to add to the gas resources in the block, without revealing potential reserves. "It is a significant discovery in the sense that out of a half-inch choke you have got 2,000 barrels a day and over 30 million cubic feet a day of gas flowing ... ... More »Niko finds significant gas in India block; shares soar
Kolkata, May 25 -- It's a norm for the Chennai Super Kings to enter with a bang. They have been the most consistent team in this Twenty20 meet, possess a constellation of stars and are led by one of the most gripping characters of the game. But how things change once the whiff of fixing gets to even the top team!Suddenly, queries go unanswered and everything surrounding the team becomes hush, hush. Take for example, their arrival here on Friday. News was that it was supposed to be a morning landing. That was not to be.All secretAsk the airport officials, and even they had no idea. ... More »Veil of secrecy on CSK abode
Kolkata, May 25 -- The Rajasthan Royals almost shot themselves in the foot till an innovative Dishant Yagnik and an experienced Brad Hodge staged a last-ditch effort to take them to a total that will challenge the Mumbai Indians. Had it not been for the suicidal shots of the Royals' batsmen, they could have found themselves in a better position. Rahul Dravid again played a combative knock and was the only the top-order bat to show the patience and resilience to stay and wait for the tide to turn in their favour. ... More »Yagnik and Hodge give Royals reason to cheer
By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England (Reuters) - Nicolas Colsaerts has experienced something of a comedown since helping Europe win the Ryder Cup in September and the big-hitting Belgian is looking for his game to ignite some time soon. The 30-year-old, dubbed 'The Dude' by his team mates after making a stylish debut in the biennial event last year, looked typically cool and dapper after moving into contention with a second-round 70 at the PGA Championship. ... More »Cool dude Colsaerts looking to kickstart season
By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) - UEFA president Michel Platini repeated his call for soccer to win the battle over the evils affecting the game on an historic day for Gibraltar who were delighted at becoming European soccer's newest member on Friday. UEFA also responded to demands from its top clubs by awarding a Champions League place to the Europa League winners, while delegates at the annual Congress of European soccer's governing body unanimously approved a resolution introducing tough new measures to fight racism. ... More »UEFA targets game's evils on great day for Gibraltar
LONDON, May 24, 2013 (AFP) - English county scores on Friday: More »Cricket: English county scores