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Bumgarner flirts with perfection in 3-0 ...

Bumgarner flirts with perfection in 3-0 Giants win

SAN FRANCISCO — Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner wanted to waste a two-strike curveball in front of Rockies cleanup hitter Justin Morneau. He left the ball up just enough for Morneau to get a piece of it — the only mistake on an otherwise memorable night for the San Francisco... read more »

Bumgarner flirts with perfection in 3-0 ...

Bumgarner flirts with perfection in 3-0 Giants win

SAN FRANCISCO — Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner wanted to waste a two-strike curveball in front of Rockies cleanup hitter Justin Morneau. He left the ball up just enough for Morneau to get a piece of it — the only mistake on an otherwise memorable night for the San Francisco... read more »

Federer believes he can win 2014 Australian Open title
Jordan in Federer’s box at US Open

Jordan in Federer’s box at US Open

NEW YORK — “His Airness” is now a member of Club Fed. Michael Jordan was a special guest in Roger Federer‘s courtside box at the US Open on Tuesday night, the rare spectacle of an all-time great in one sport cheering on an all-time great from another. “I know nothing... read more »

Cook hopes Jonathan Trott will resume England’s No.3 position
If we play like that we’re not going to ...

If we play like that we’re not going to win many games: Cook

Dejected after a 133-run loss (D/L method) against India in the second ODI on Wednesday, England skipper Alastair Cook said that his team has a lot of improvement to do if it wants to overturn the 1-0 deficit in the five-match series. “If we play like that we’re not going to win many games of... read more »

600 Indians to return from Iraq over the week

India will facilitate the return of over 600 of its nationals from war-torn Iraq over this week. While the government has denied the need to utilise “additional national assets” for... read more »

How Boko Haram is beating U.S. efforts to suffocate its financing

When Washington imposed sanctions in June 2012 on Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, he dismissed it as an empty gesture. Two years later, Shekau’s skepticism appears well founded: his... read more »

DU cut-offs rise up, 100% require in 3 colleges for computer science

The admission process in Delhi University finally kicked off on Monday as colleges came out with cut-off lists with B Com and economics honours courses witnessing the most competition. The... read more »

Chennai building collapse: Cries for help still heard from rubble

More than 48 hours after the high-rise building at Moulivakkam collapsed, cries for help could still be heard from the rubble. Rescue officials say there is a good chance that more people... read more »

Germany Seeks ‘significant’ Talks on Ukraine Controversy

Germany said “substantial” negotiations on ending the pro-Russian insurgency in Ukraine should start today, as a second top-level conference call was planned to seek a peace agreement. German... read more »