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Cook hopes Jonathan Trott will resume England’s No.3 position
Not quitting as ODI captain: Alastair Co...

Not quitting as ODI captain: Alastair Cook

He might be under tremendous pressure after three consecutive losses, but England skipper Alastair Cook has made it clear that he will not step down as ODI captain in the wake of his side’s series defeat against India. England are trailing the five-match series 0—3 after losing the fourth ODI... read more »

Mo Farah says Usain Bolt is his inspiration
‘My [100m] record is pretty much out of ...

‘My [100m] record is pretty much out of reach’

He does not so much walk on to a stage as swagger around it, trailed by a cloud of celebrity dust; his self-confidence borders on cockiness but it feels nothing but endearing; and when he speaks, with disarming charm, the applause is never-ending. It helps, of course, when you’re the fastest man... read more »

Sania-Cara in U.S. Open women’s doubles ...

Sania-Cara in U.S. Open women’s doubles semifinal

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black hardly broke a sweat as they entered the U.S. Open women’s doubles semifinals after their rivals retired midway through the quarterfinal match. Sania and Cara, seeded third, defeated the Kazakh-Chinese pairing of Zarina Diyas and... read more »

Serena has ankle re-taped in U.S. Open d...

Serena has ankle re-taped in U.S. Open doubles loss

Serena Williams took a medical timeout to have her right ankle re-taped and later double-faulted on the last two points as she and sister Venus lost in the doubles quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. The Williams sisters, owners of 13 Grand Slam doubles titles, were beaten 7-6 (5), 6-4 Tuesday by the... read more »

Gaza death toll crosses 100, Israel to counter rockets with full power

An airstrike outside a family home early on Saturday pushed the Palestinian death toll past 100 in four days of cross-border fighting as Israel showed no sign of pausing despite... read more »

This device may ‘kill’ computer mouse

WASHINGTON: A thimble-like device that sits at the end of your finger and allows you to interact with the virtual world in three dimensions may render the indispensable computer mouse... read more »

How to Teach Humans to Remember Really Complex Passwords

If passwords are considered the bane of the data security industry, it’s partly because humans are awful at choosing them: By some counts, we still pick “password” a facepalm-inducing... read more »

6 ways to enjoy your singledom

Being in a relationship is great. It makes you happy and you surely get to spend a memorable time with your loved one. But that doesn’t mean you cannot have fun all by yourself as... read more »

Indian joint winner of George Polya Prize

Nikhil Srivastava, a young Indian mathematician, has become the first joint winner of the prestigious 2014 George Polya Prize for finding a solution to a problem that had eluded mathematicians for... read more »