Archive for: April, 2013

2013 Australian Open: An easy win for Chong Wei in second round of Men’s Singles event

Malaysia’s ace shuttler Lee Chong Wei did not find any trouble in the second round of Yonex Australian Badminton Open and marched into the pre quarter-finals on April 3, 2013. He was up against a lower ranked Indonesian campaigner Adi Prasojo Andrianus who could stand just for 29 minutes before surrendering with 21-7 and 21-7 […]

Chicago White Sox rout Kansas City Royals 5-3

2013 Major League Baseball Regular Season First Half – News/ Updates   The Chicago White Sox humiliated the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, April 03 when they defeated them in the second consecutive game of the 2013 Major League Baseball season opening three-match series at their home field in Chicago at U.S. Cellular Field.   […]

Sourav Ganguly describes Sunil Narine as man with golden arm

Former Indian skipper, Sourav Ganguly is all praise for Sunil Narine, and said that the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mystery spinner is a man with golden arm. He described that the off-spinner will be Kolkata’s trump card in the ongoing sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ganguly’s remarks came in the wake of […]

Intel, Samsung and Qualcomm are the market leaders according to Gartner

The semiconductor industry achieved revenues of 230,000 million (180,000 million) last year, 2.6% less than in 2011, according to data from Gartner. Intel, Samsung and Qualcomm remained among the leaders in the technology sector in this regard, each specializing in their very own field. While Intel, whose shares fell by 3.1%, mainly focuses on computers, Samsung, whose […]

ISAF helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

A coalition forces pilot has died after his plane crashed in eastern Afghanistan, foreign forces said Thursday.   The crash site has been located and the pilot has been recovered, an ISAF statement said.   While the cause of the crash is under investigation, initial reporting indicates there was no insurgent activity in the area […]

Buffon impressed by Bayern’s performance

The Italy international praised the Bavarian giants after Tuesday’s Champions League game, while Leonardo Bonucci stressed that they can still stage a comeback   Juventus FC star goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has hailed Bayern Munich following their 2-0 triumph in the quarter final of the UEFA Champions League at the Allianz Arena in midweek. The veteran […]

Jamshed Dasti jailed over fake degree

District and Sessions Court Muzaffargarh Thursday awarded 3 years imprisonment and a fine of 5000 rupees to former PPP MNA Jamshed Dasti for presenting fake degree in 2008 elections.   The court declared him ineligible for contesting elections.   Jamshed Dasti was arrested after court’s order. Dozens of his supporters raised slogans in his favour […]

EU observers arrive in Islamabad for polls monitoring

A group of European officials arrived in Pakistan to observe the May 11 parliamentary elections in Pakistan, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.   Foreign Ministry Spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary said that advance and core teams of EU observer mission are already in Pakistan and more will arrive later.   The EU Islamabad office says […]

Lindaweni Fanetri ousts Yui Hashimoto in Women’s Singles round-of-16 at Australian Badminton Open

Indonesia’s experienced player Lindaweni Fanetri continued her winning run and reached into Women’s Singles quarter-final after defeating Japan’s Yui Hashimoto in round-of-16 battle at Yonex Australian Badminton Open 2013 at Sydney, on Thursday, April 4. The Indonesian shuttler, who is the top seed in this tournament, showed her impressive class on court as she played […]

ANP’s former minister Aqil Shah jailed for holding fake degree

A court in Peshawar on Thursday awarded one-year jail term to former ANP provincial minister, Syed Aqil Shah, over holding fake degree.   Syed Aqil Shah has served as provincial minister for sports from in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the ANP-led coalition. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 3000 on Mr Shah.   The […]

Pakistan, China, Russia agree on Afghan peace role

Pakistan, China and Russia have agreed to make consented efforts to safeguard peace, stability and security in Afghanistan and the region, and support the “Afghan-led, Afghan-owned” reconciliation process.   Top diplomats of the three countries also agreed to support the Shanghai cooperation Organization in playing a greater role on the Afghanistan issue and discuss increased […]

British MPs call to link Pakistan aid to tax

Pakistan will become the largest recipient of UK aid next year, a controversial move given the backdrop of corruption, tax avoidance and political instability, British MPs have warned.   Although there is a “powerful case” for continuing aid to the nation, British taxpayers must not be left to foot the growing bill unless Pakistan’s wealthy […]

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