New Zealand beats Sri Lanka by 108 runs, leads series 3-1
New Zealand’s Luke Ronchi blasted 170 not out and Grant Elliott made 104 in a record unbroken 267-run partnership which lifted the Black Caps to a 108-run over Sri Lanka on Friday, taking an unbeatable 3-1 lead in their one-day series. Ronchi and Elliott came together with New Zealand in trouble... read more »
Federer out of Australian Open, beaten by Andreas Seppi
Roger Federer is out of the Australian Open in the third round, beaten by Italian Andreas Seppi 6-4, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (5) on Friday. Federer was trying to come from two sets down for the 10th time in his career, most recently at last year’s U.S. Open against Gael Monfils. The 17-time Grand Slam... read more »
South Korean president nominates new prime minister
SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-hye has nominated ruling party lawmaker Lee Wan Koo to replace Prime Minister Chung Hong-won nearly 10 months after Chung offered to resign over a ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people in April last year. Presidential official Yoon Du-hyun said in a... read more »
US officials detail Islamic State kills, but hard part ahead
LONDON: The US and its allies sought to put a good face on the coalition’s deliberate campaign to roll back the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, boasting of having killed thousands of militants while acknowledging that ousting the group from key cities remains a distant... read more »
