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News for Sunday, 15 Jul 2012

Williams routs Cirstea to reach Stanford final

Top seeded and defending champ Serena Williams destroyed Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-2 in one hour on Saturday to reach her second straight final at the WTA hardcourt tournament at Stanford. The...

5,000 cut off in landslide as Japan faces more floods

More than 5,000 people were cut off by landslides Sunday as more heavy rain and floods were forecast in southwestern Japan, where the death toll from torrential downpours rose to...

Taiwan mulls extending runway in Spratlys: report

Taiwan is considering extending the runway on the contested Spratly island in a move that could provoke fresh tensions in the heavily disputed South China Sea, media reported on Sunday. If...

Garcia shocks Khan to unify WBA and WBC titles

WBC champ Danny Garcia added the WBA light welterweight belt to his collection with a stunning fourth-round upset of Britain's Amir Khan in a unification title fight here on Saturday. American...

Australia urges Russia to support removal of Assad

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Sunday called on Russia to support the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from office, following the latest massacre which rebels blame on regime...

PSB’s ‘policy’ detrimental to Pakistan sports

The dispute between the two protagonists has had many twists over the years, and the latest PSB intervention is another attempt to hold sway over the national sporting federations. It...

East zone join hands with LRCA

The East Zone cricket Association on Saturday announced its support to the sitting President of Lahore Region Cricket Association, Khawaja Nadeem Ahmad here. A 32-member delegation of East Zone met...

On South Asia’s hopes of an Olympic medal

London has barely got its breath back after the Wimbledon fortnight, when the 2012 Olympics arrive in a city already crowded with tourists. The Olympic stadium, sited in the East...

Sleepy Serena reaches Stanford tennis semis

Serena Williams fought off fatigue to post a 6-4, 6-0 win over Chanelle Scheepers Friday to reach the semi-finals of the WTA hardcourt tournament in Stanford. Williams, the top seed...

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