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Michael Vaughan, Geoffrey Boycott hail pacer Chris Woakes
Chris Woakes has gone from a “Skoda to a Ferrari” in just three months, says former England captain Michael Vaughan.
17 Jul 2016 11:59 PM
UK snipers trained to counter Nice-style terror attack: Report
British police fear that Islamic State sympathisers in UK may attempt a copycat attack.
17 Jul 2016 6:47 PM
Turkish Army one of the best-trained in world
A section of the Turkish military, the second-largest Army in Nato after the United States’, caught the world off guard on Friday by staging an attempted coup.
17 Jul 2016 7:24 AM
Are we a step closer to invisibility cloaks
In a first, scientists have made an object disappear by using a composite material that can enhance an object’s surface properties, an advance that may lead to practical invisibility cloaks.
17 Jul 2016 1:48 AM
Sherlock next series could be last: Steven Moffat
TV drama Sherlock creator Steven Moffat thinks that the upcoming series of the hit drama, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, could be the last as its stars have busy Hollywood careers.
17 Jul 2016 12:46 AM
England vs Pakistan: Shah reduces England to 153/4, Cook races ahead
Mohammad Amir received a muted reception from the Lord’s crowd as he bowled for the first time in a Test since being banned for spot-fixing. (Photo: AP)
16 Jul 2016 6:35 AM
Theresa May shakes up UK govt to prepare for Brexit
New Prime Minister Theresa May showed a ruthless streak on Thursday in building a Cabinet to lead Britain’s exit from the European Union, while her finance minister said he would do whatever was neces
15 Jul 2016 7:14 AM
Prince Harry takes HIV test live on Internet
Prince Harry on Thursday got himself tested for HIV in a bid to raise awareness about the condition and encourage others to get checked out, a move broadcast live on the British royal family’s Faceboo
15 Jul 2016 2:26 AM
‘Rembrandt used cutting edge optics for self-portraits’
Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmen-szoon van Rijn, one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art, and many other of the Old Masters may have used cutting-edge optics to draw self-portraits,
15 Jul 2016 2:26 AM
Global banks seek to enrol non-finance students
When Barclays executive Sam Dean went to a career fair earlier this year, he asked to speak with a group of students who were not studying finance.
15 Jul 2016 12:41 AM
Misbah-ul Haq steers Pakistan in steady start against hosts
England keeper Johnny Bairstow and Alastair Cook celebrate the fall of a Pakistan wicket. (Photo: AP)
15 Jul 2016 12:21 AM
Britain's new finance chief rules out emergency budget
Ahead of last month's referendum, Osborne had suggested that an emergency budget would be required in the event of a Brexit vote.
14 Jul 2016 2:28 PM
Theresa May becomes Britain's PM, makes Boris Johnson foreign minister
May emphasised her commitment to delivering Brexit but explained that they would need some time for negotiations.
14 Jul 2016 9:53 AM
David Cameron takes final bow as British PM
Outgoing PM David Cameron, his wife Samantha and their children Nancy, Florence and Elwen, (from left) leave 10 Downing Street, London. (Photo: AP)
14 Jul 2016 7:10 AM
Theresa May becomes Britain's PM, makes Boris Johnson foreign minister
Theresa May took over as Britain's new prime minister on Wednesday charged with pulling the country out of the EU, and sprung a surprise by making top Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson foreign secretary
14 Jul 2016 6:43 AM
Pakistan face England in first Test at Lord’s
Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir will hope to put the 2010 spot-fixing scandal behind him once and for all when he returns to the scene of the crime in Thursday’s first Test against England at Lord’s.
14 Jul 2016 2:49 AM
Sachin Tendulkar backs Mohammad Amir’s return
Sachin Tendulkar says Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir has “served his sentence” and has no issue with the paceman’s return to international cricket.
13 Jul 2016 11:54 PM
Wahab Riaz: No one is ruder than Pakistanis
Wahab Riaz has warned any England cricketers who ‘sledge’ or verbally abuse their Pakistani opponents during the upcoming Test series may get more than they bargained for.
13 Jul 2016 11:50 PM
It’s a trash talk before every series, says Joe Root
England batting mainstay Joe Root has dismissed “trash talk” by Pakistan paceman Wahab Riaz who claimed he has got the batsman’s number going into the first Test at Lord’s starting on Thursday.
13 Jul 2016 11:47 PM
May or May not: What to expect as Theresa starts untangling the UK from the EU
Theresa May will be in charge of implementing the voters’ June 23 decision to leave 28-nation-bloc of EU and strike an independent path.
13 Jul 2016 11:03 AM
Columns
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