NEW DELHI: England shocked Australia 3-2 in a pool B game of the Hockey World Cup here Sunday.
At the half-time, England were leading 3-1 at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium.
James Tindall scored two goals while Ashley Jackson stuck once for England.
For Australia, both goals were scored by their skipper Jamie Dwyer.
At one of Beijing’s many Internet cafes, near-silence reigns: headphones on, eyes glued to the screen, web users play games online en masse, helping to make China one of the industry’s top markets.
Young men crowd around terminals for role-playing adventure games while women gamers tap away to keep troupes of dancers in line — and [...]
KANDAHAR: An explosive device planted by Taliban militants killed 11 civilians on Sunday in Afghanistan’s most violent province, a government official said.
The blast happened on a road in the Nawzad district of Helmand Province. The province is the focus of one of the largest NATO offensives in the eight-year-old war against the Islamist Taliban.
“A newly [...]
RIYADH: Expressing concern over growing dangerous trends in Pakistan, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal on Sunday said that its political leadership should unite to fight the menace of terrorism.
“Pakistan is a friend of Saudi Arabia and therefore anytime when one does see dangerous trends in a friendly country, one is not only [...]
NEW DELHI: The South Africans, ranked 13th in the world, stunned the No 3 Spaniards with the first goal in the 16th minute through a lightning strike by Julian Hykes.
Spain, who lost to Germany in the Beijing Olympics final, hit back with two goals in three minutes through Roc Oliva and David Alegre to take [...]
