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ANC wins South Africas's general election

World | May 11, 2014, 09:55 AM IST

Johannesburg: The African National Congress (ANC) has won a commanding victory in South Africa's general election with a majority of 249 seats in the National Assembly, the country's Independent Electoral Commission announced Saturday.This victory secured

Mayweather wins narrowly vs Marcos Maidana

Other Sports | May 04, 2014, 01:25 PM IST

LAS VEGAS : Argentina's Marcos Maidana came close to one of the bigger upsets in recent boxing history on Saturday as he took the fight right up to Floyd Mayweather Jr. for 12 tough rounds,

Napoli wins violence-marred Italian Cup final against Fiorentina

Football | May 04, 2014, 06:55 AM IST

ROME : Lorenzo Insigne scored two early goals as Napoli edged Fiorentina 3-1 to win the Italian Cup in a final marred by pre-game violence on Saturday. A fan was in serious condition following a

Chinese GP: Lewis Hamilton wins third straight F1 race

Other Sports | Apr 20, 2014, 02:32 PM IST

SHANGHAI : Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton captured his third straight Formula One race with ease on Sunday, leading from start to finish to win the Chinese Grand Prix. Mercedes showed again that it's in a

Fernando Verdasco wins US Men's Clay Court

Tennis | Apr 14, 2014, 07:12 AM IST

HOUSTON: Fernando Verdasco won the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship on Sunday for his sixth ATP World Tour title and first since 2010, beating Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 7-6 (4). The 30-year-old Verdasco ended

Germany's Petkovic wins Family Circle Cup

Tennis | Apr 07, 2014, 11:08 AM IST

CHARLESTON, South Carolina: Andrea Petkovic ended a surprising week at the Family Circle Cup by winning her first WTA tournament in three years, outlasting Jana Cepelova for a 7-5, 6-2 victory Sunday. Petkovic was once

Somdev wins but Sanam loses as India, Korea share honours

Tennis | Apr 04, 2014, 05:00 PM IST

Busan (Korea): Somdev Devvarman had to dig deep into his reservoir of experience to tame a fighting Hyeon Chung but Sanam Singh lost the second singles to Yong-Kyu Lim, leaving India and Korea locked at

Sony Open: Martina Hingis wins 1st doubles title since 2007

Tennis | Mar 31, 2014, 07:50 AM IST

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida : Martina Hingis won her first doubles title in seven years when she and Sabine Lisicki beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 4-6, 6-4, 10-5 on Sunday at the Sony Open.The doubles

Lewis Hamilton wins Malaysian Grand Prix.

Other Sports | Mar 31, 2014, 07:26 AM IST

Sepang (Malaysia): English Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the Malaysian Grand Prix, the second race of the 2014 Formula One season, Sunday, while Spanish Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso finished in fourth place.German Force India driver

ICC World T20: New Zealand beat Netherlands by 6 wickets.

Cricket | Mar 29, 2014, 07:12 PM IST

Chittagong (Bangladesh): Brendon McCullum's 65 off 45 balls gave New Zealand a six-wicket victory over the Netherlands in a Group 1 match here Saturday and kept them in contention for a semi-final berth in the

Bayern Munich wins Bundesliga with record 7 games spare.

Football | Mar 26, 2014, 06:39 AM IST

BERLIN : Bayern Munich set a new milestone in its dominance of German football on Tuesday, beating Hertha Berlin to wrap up the quickest Bundesliga title in 51 years of the league.Goals from Toni Kroos,

New South Wales wins Sheffield Shield title

Cricket | Mar 25, 2014, 03:55 PM IST

Canberra, Australia: New South Wales won the Sheffield Shield title for the first time since 2007-2008 when skipper Steve Smith and his Western Australian counterpart agreed to end the rain-interrupted domestic first-class final early. Smith's

Squash champion Dipika wins match against Axis Bank in court.

Other Sports | Mar 24, 2014, 11:52 PM IST

Chennai: Arjuna awardee squash champion Dipika Pallikal Monday won her long-drawn legal match against Axis Bank in a consumer court here.Holding Axis Bank responsible for deficient service, the consumer court ordered the bank to pay

Sony Open: Stanislas Wawrinka wins opening match at Key Biscayne.

Tennis | Mar 23, 2014, 07:28 AM IST

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida -- Stanislas Wawrinka bounced back from his first loss of the year with a victory at the Sony Open on Saturday. Playing at Key Biscayne for the first time since 2011, Wawrinka

Serena Williams wins opening match at Sony Open.

Tennis | Mar 21, 2014, 06:34 AM IST

KEY BISCAYNE: Florida Serena Williams capitalized on a critical double-fault by Yaroslava Shvedova to survive a 69-minute first set and win her opening match at the Sony Open 7-6 (7), 6-2 on Thursday.The top-ranked Williams

T20 World: Bangladesh drubs Afghanistan by 9 wickets

Cricket | Mar 16, 2014, 06:46 PM IST

Mirpur, Bangladesh: Bangladesh opened its World Twenty20 campaign Sunday with a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in a Group A qualifying match. Left-arm spinner Shakib-Al-Hasan grabbed 3-8 as the host dismissed Afghanistan for 72 in

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg wins F1 Australian GP

Other Sports | Mar 16, 2014, 04:33 PM IST

Melbourne, Australia: Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg comfortably won the Formula One season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday after pole sitter Lewis Hamilton and world champion Sebastian Vettel retired early with mechanical failures. Vettel's Red Bull

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