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  • Banks worldwide fall short in service

    9th June, 2006 04:10

    Bank executives worldwide say their industry promises more than it delivers to make customers happy, according to a survey, reports Reuters.

  • Clean water flowing through China?

    9th June, 2006 04:00

    China's Yellow River delta estuary is the cleanest in years, state media said on Friday, despite recent reports that China's second-longest river is so polluted it

  • Vietnamese coaches and referees charged with match-fixing

    9th June, 2006 03:23

    Vietnamese police have charged 17 referees and coaches with involvement in match-fixing, state media reported on Friday, reports Reuters.

  • Martin Luther King's books to be auctioned

    9th June, 2006 03:00

    Sotheby's auction house said on Thursday that more than 10,000 manuscripts and books from the estate of Martin Luther King Jr, in the handwriting of the crusader f

  • World Cup returns to Germany after 32 years

    9th June, 2006 02:59

    Nearly 32 years after West Germany won the 10th World Cup in Munich, the world's greatest sporting event returns to the same city on Friday when Germany kick off t

  • Invitation to Iranian Vice Prez irks German jews

    9th June, 2006 02:24

    A German Jewish group criticised the authorities on Thursday, for allowing an Iranian Vice President to attend the first match of the World Cup, reports Reuters.

  • 'Ecuador fit, in form and raring to go'

    9th June, 2006 02:22

    Ecuador reported a clean bill of health on Thursday, with sights set firmly on the second round, at least on the eve of their Group A clash with Poland, reports Re

  • Costa Rica dreams of upsetting Germany

    9th June, 2006 02:19

    Costa Rica coach Alexandre Guimaraes says his team is dreaming of upsetting hosts Germany in Friday's World Cup opener in Munich, reports Reuters.

  • 800 World Cup tickets found in Frankfurt

    9th June, 2006 02:16

    An honest punter turned in a plastic bag containing 800 World Cup tickets, which he found in a Frankfurt underground station on Thursday, Reuters reports.

  • China pulls out 'The Da Vinci Code' from theatres

    9th June, 2006 02:10

    China ordered cinemas to pull the plug on controversial blockbuster "The Da Vinci Code" so as to allow more exposure for homegrown films, reports Reuters.

  • French Open: Federer and Nadal bid for dream final in Paris

    9th June, 2006 02:09

    Defending champion Rafael Nadal and world number one Roger Federer aim to set up a dream final at the French Open when they face respectively Ivan Ljubicic and Dav

  • Ronaldo to resume training after fever

    9th June, 2006 01:28

    Striker Ronaldo missed Brazil training on Thursday afternoon due to a fever and sinus infection but will be fit for practice on Friday, a team doctor said, reports

  • Woods to partner champion Campbell at US Open

    9th June, 2006 04:05

    Tiger Woods returns to competition with an afternoon round at the US Open next Thursday while Phil Mickelson begins his first round at Winged Foot early in the mor

  • Norway asks LTTE: Do you stand by truce?

    9th June, 2006 03:36

    Peace broker Norway has asked Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tigers if they still honour a ceasefire that halted a civil war after the rebels stymied talks and p

  • Brazil coach plays down comparisons with Prez

    9th June, 2006 03:02

    Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira dodged suggestions on Thursday that he had the second most important job in the country after the President, reports Reuters.

  • Koreans draw veil over World Cup masterplan

    9th June, 2006 03:00

    South Korea took preparations for their World Cup opener against Togo to a new level on Thursday, as coach Dick Advocaat ordered a closed-doors morning training se

  • Arcelor shareholders to challenge regulator's decision

    9th June, 2006 02:44

    A minority shareholders group plans to challenge in court a decision by Luxembourg's financial regulator that Russian steel magnate Alexei Mordashov does not have

  • Xavi back in action on the eve of World Cup

    9th June, 2006 02:23

    Spain midfielder Xavi says that he is now back to full fitness on the eve of the World Cup after missing five months of the season because of a serious knee injury

  • Ukraine beats Luxembourg 3-0

    9th June, 2006 02:20

    Ukraine captain Andriy Shevchenko gave his side a huge World Cup boost on Thursday, scoring as a second-half substitute in his first game after a month out with a

  • 'Argentina can expect a game of cat and mouse'

    9th June, 2006 02:18

    Argentina can expect a game of cat and mouse against Ivory Coast in Hamburg on Saturday, says birthday boy Javier Mascherano, reports Reuters.

  • Brazil's training session causes hysteria

    9th June, 2006 02:15

    A crowd of around 25,000 watched champions Brazil hold a light World Cup training session in an atmosphere of near-hysteria on Thursday, reports Reuters.

  • Holder Campbell plans aggressive US Open defence

    9th June, 2006 02:10

    Michael Campbell, who launches his US Open defence next week, is almost as anonymous to North Americans as he was a year ago whenhe spectacularly held off a chargi

  • Spain at home in camp fit for champions

    9th June, 2006 01:30

    Spain were greeted by around 1,000 fans and curious bystanders as they arrived at their World Cup base, the Kaiserau Sportschule in Kamen near Dortmund in western

  • Equity NAVs lose further as Sensex closed below 9300

    9th June, 2006 00:13

    Equity NAVs lose further yesterday as the markets closed down yet again aimd selling pressure. All sector fund too registered negative returns.