Michael Campbell was involved in a bizarre incident on Saturday that could have cost him the third-round joint lead at the $2 million UBS Hong Kong Open.

The 43-year-old New Zealander, who won the US

Rangana Herath bagged a five-wicket haul to put Sri Lanka in a strong position on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand in Galle on Saturday.

The left-arm spinner finished with 5-65,

China’s all-powerful Communist Party on Thursday unveiled a new seven-man leadership council steered by Xi Jinping to take command of the world’s number two economy for the next decade.

Legendary batsman Viv Richards was Friday named as the latest recruit to the ranks of Shane Warne's Australian Twenty20 side, with the West Indian to mentor the Melbourne Stars.

Warne, who will skipp

All-rounder Shane Watson was today included in Australia's squad for the pivotal second Test against South Africa, despite concerns about his fitness.

Vice-captain Watson sat out the first drawn Gabb

The BBC will pay a former British politician 185,000 pounds in damages over a news report that led to him being falsely accused of child sex abuse, it said on Thursday.

"The BBC has agreed terms with

David Beckham could be heading Down Under with his management approaching Football Federation Australia about the English star playing in the country's domestic league.

The 37-year-old LA Galaxy midf

Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil crossed into Gaza Friday for a brief visit amid a massive Israeli military campaign against militants in the Hamas-run territory.

Shortly ahead of his arrival at

Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama won by showering 'gifts' on women, African American and Hispanic supporters, in his first published remarks since conceding last week's election.

The remarks c

The BBC marked the 90th anniversary of its first ever transmission on Wednesday beset by doubts about its future after scandals surrounding its reporting of child sex abuse allegations.

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