China’s exports rose 9.9 per cent year-on-year to USD 186.35 billion last month, raising hopes that the slowdown registered during the past few months due to global economic crisis is stabilising.

India relied on spinners Baba Aparajith and Harmeet Singh to pull off a thrilling nine-run victory over New Zealand and cruise into the final of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup here today.

India were 307-5 in their first innings at stumps after winning the toss on the opening day of the first Test match against New Zealand in Hyderabad on Thursday.

Champions are known not to do different things. They do things differently. And he did so with chutzpah that only the best in the world can bring about.

Indian business enterprises showed keen interest in the inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League and bought all the seven contesting franchises on offer, even as the BCCI decided not to allow its players to participate in the Twenty-20 league.

A Thai court today convicted an online editor for hosting posts critical of the revered monarchy on her website, but suspended her jail sentence amid demands to reform the lese majeste law.

Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke is non-committal on a much-speculated Indian Premier League stint with Pune Warriors, saying that his management company is discussing the offer but a decision is yet to be taken.

After resisting the IPL for four seasons to focus on national duty, Clarke is finally in talks with the Pune franchise but refused to divulge the details of the ongoing negotiations.

"That opportunity has been presented to my management company and I. Right now they're discussing it," Clarke was quoted as saying by 'The Australian Associated Press'.

India has become the world's biggest importer of arms, displacing China by accounting for 10 per cent of global arms sales volumes.

Virat Kohli blasted an unbeaten 133 as India snatched an incredible victory against Sri Lanka by chasing down a mammoth 321 in only 36.4 overs to rekindle their hopes of making it to the final of the tri-series, at Hobart on Tuesday.

India lost to Sri Lanka by 51 runs in the eighth match of the ODI tri-series at the Gabba here Tuesday.