

Saturday 21 November '09
Fast bowler Shane Bond has been recalled to the New Zealand Test squad to play Pakistan in the first two Tests of a three-match series.Thursday 19 November '09
US chocolate maker Hershey and Ferrero of Italy said on Wednesday they were mulling a potential counter bid for British...Wednesday
18 November '09More than 14,700 Americans with previously undisclosed offshore bank accounts have come forward to settle back taxes in...Monday
16 November '09South Africa openers Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman went on a six-hitting spree as they battered England’s bowlers in a world record opening partnership...Monday
16 November '09Asia-Pacific powers including the United States and China Sunday vowed to overhaul the crisis-stricken world...Tuesday
10 November '09Umpire Ahsan Raza, who was critically injured during the attacks on the Sri Lankan team on March 3, returned to...Saturday
7 November '09Opener Brendon McCullum returned to form with a brilliant hundred to guide New Zealand to an imposing 303-8 in the second day-night international against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Friday....Saturday
7 November '09Andre Agassi has pleaded for compassion from critics over his taking of crystal methamphetamine, saying he “needed help” to fight depression in 1997....Wednesday
4 November '09Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal and Khalid Latif hit half-centuries to help Pakistan reach 287-9 in the first day-night international against New Zealand at Abu Dhabi...Tuesday
3 November '09Japanese tyremakers Bridgestone Corp have said they would quit Formula One next year, dealing a further blow to the sport after...Monday
2 November '09England captain Andrew Strauss insists there will be no question of divided loyalties amongst the South Africa-born members of his squad when they face their nation of birth.Sunday
1 November '09A suspect being questioned over Baghdad bombings last week grabbed a police weapon and killed an officer, the Interior Ministry...Sunday
1 November '09Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday demanded a total Israeli freeze on new settlements after he held a fruitless...Wednesday
28 October '09A diplomat disillusioned with US involvement in Afghanistan has become the first US official known to have resigned in protest...Monday
26 October '09Asian leaders heard competing plans from Australia and Japan for a massive EU-style community covering half the world’s population as they wrapped...Sunday
25 October '09Alex Ferguson believes former Liverpool striker Michael Owen has it in him to heap fresh misery upon the Reds when he returns to Anfield with Manchester United on Sunday.Sunday
25 October '09New Zealand coach Andy Moles quit on Saturday, ending a stand-off in which senior players had appealed for him to be sacked.Friday
23 October '09China on Thursday said its third-quarter growth accelerated to 8.9 percent — the fastest pace in a year — as the economy powered up an expansion built on a flood of stimulus cash and bank lending....Thursday
22 October '09Some 100,000 women joined a protest against Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, accusing him of “offending” women, the daily La Repubblica reported on Wednesday.Thursday
22 October '09Britain’s finance sector is set to pay out £6 billion in bonuses this year as banks return to profit less than a year after the near collapse...Thursday
22 October '09Belgium’s seven-time Grand Slam winner Justine Henin confirmed she would make her comeback from a 15-month retirement at Australia’s Brisbane International in January.Tuesday
20 October '09In the wake of landmark profits posted by the US banking industry last week, Washington will seek to strike a delicate...Monday
19 October '09Britain is drawing up plans for a tax raid on banks that could help pay the cost of the government’s bail-out of the financial...Saturday
17 October '09Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso has again come under the spotlight for his role in the ‘crash-gate’ scandal which led to the sackings of top officials with the Renault team....Wednesday
14 October '09South America’s gauchos are renowned for toughing things out in harsh conditions — but few would have seen much wisdom...