Yasir Shah: Pakistan spinner banned for doping violation
Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has been given a three-month ban after admitting to a doping offence. Yasir had tested positive fo…
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Liverpool owners scrap £77 ticket and apologise to fans
Liverpool's owners have scrapped their controversial 77 ticket and apologised for the "distress caused" by last week's pricing ann…
Hollywood tackles concussion head-on
There is a lot we don't understand about the impact of head injuries in sport but a new Hollywood film called Concussion, starring…
India's 'dead' car auctions: Where you can get a Porsche for $7,000
n the middle of a sprawling yard lined with used cars, Jambu Kumar is hunting for a Mercedes Benz sedan. The 29-year-old did not o…
Syria war: Fresh clashes near Aleppo as refugee crisis grows
Fierce clashes have been reported near Aleppo in northern Syria, as government forces try to surround rebels holed up in the strat…
Twitter suspends 125,000 'terrorism' accounts
Twitter says it has suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 "for threatening or promoting terrorist acts". In a blog,t…
Deadly earthquake topples buildings in Taiwan city of Tainan
An earthquake has toppled buildings in the south Taiwanese city of Tainan, killing at least seven people. Rescue teams have been t…
Leaders gather in London for Syria donor conference
World leaders have gathered for a donor conference in London in an attempt to raise 6.2bn ($9bn; 8.3bn) for those affected by the …
Angolan rebel Savimbi's family sues Call of Duty makers
The family of late Angolan rebel leader Jonas Savimbi are suing the makers of Call of Duty over his depiction in the best-selling …
India mob strips Tanzanian student in Bangalore
A Tanzanian student was assaulted and partially stripped by a mob in the southern Indian city of Bangalore after a Sudanese studen…
