Xabi Alonso announces international retirement
Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso announced that he was retiring from football after making 114 appearances for Spain and scoring a total of 16 goals for his country. The 32-year-old issued a statement on Wednesday in which he said “the most difficult thing was to say ‘goodbye’,”... read more »
Badminton Worlds: Sindhu progresses to pre-quarters, Jwala-Ashwini ousted
P.V. Sindhu came out with a strong performance to enter the third round of the World Badminton Championships after earning a straight-games win over Russian Olga Golovanova at the Ballerup Super Arena here on Wednesday. The 11-seeded Indian needed only 40 minutes to ease past Olga 21-12, 21-17 in... read more »
Raina played a fantastic knock: Dhoni
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has showered praise on Suresh Raina for his match-winning hundred in the second ODI against England which helped them take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. “It was a fantastic knock,” said Dhoni, about Raina’s 75-ball 100. “By the end of the 30th... read more »
ADB to provide up to $9 bn loan to India over 3 years
Committing to support infrastructure development in India, Asian Development Bank on Wednesday said it will provide up to $7-9 billion loan to the country over the next three years. “ADB’s operations for India will maintain high level of lending, amounting to a total of $7-9 billion over the... read more »
