Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi criticised speedster Shaoib Akhtar for abruptly announcing his retirement from the sport midway through the World Cup.

The 35-year-old Shoaib, who has had a rocky inter

Following is a look at the strengths and weaknesses of India and Sri Lanka, who meet in the World Cup final on Saturday.

BATTING

* Overall: Too close to call

-India have scored more runs overall (2

An airline stewardess struggling to lift her bag at a German airport led to the discovery of a 6-million euro (5.3 million pound) coin fraud.

The customs officer who stopped the stewardess in early 2

Three inmates and their loved ones were charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into a U.S. jail on the pages of a children's colouring book, authorities said on Tuesday.

The drug, Subozone, is norm

Microsoft Corp stepped up its rivalry with Google Inc with a formal complaint to EU antitrust regulators, claiming Google systematically thwarts Internet search competition.

It is the first time Micr

It took a selection blooper for India to make sure they had ticked all the boxes before they locked horns with Sri Lanka in Saturday's World Cup final in Mumbai.

For a team that has peaked at the rig

In newly-revealed love letters, a 17 year-old Elizabeth Taylor shared her dreams with her fiancé before later agonising about returning an engagement ring when the relationship soured.

Auction house Christie's will put one of the world's largest pearls on the block at its Dubai spring jewelry sale on April 20 in a nostalgic reminder of the Emirate's pearl diving past.

The auction h

Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik warned the country’s cricket team on Monday they were being kept under close scrutiny before Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final against India because of the recen

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has put an aircraft carrier up for sale on an official used equipment website.

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier Ark Royal was taken out of service earlier this year as pa