Netherlands beat India 2-1 to lift Punjab Gold CupCHANDIGARH - India conceded a late goal to go down fighting 1-2 to European champions the Netherlands in the final of the inaugural Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament at the Sector-42 hockey stadium here Monday. Klose’s brace gives Bayern victory over DortmundMUNICH - Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 and moved to second spot in the German Bundesliga, behind leaders Hoffenheim. Punjab Gold Cup: Tough task for India against Netherlands in finalCHANDIGARH - It will be a tough task for India when they take on European champions Netherlands in the final of the Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament here Monday. Fashion dolls plot to edge out Barbie, 50NUREMBERG - Barbie, the original fashion doll, turns an ageless 50 next month and must fight off a string of equally skinny challengers vying for attention from the world’s little girls. Punjab Gold Cup in full swing sans electronic timer and scoreboardCHANDIGARH - The absence of an electric timer and a scoreboard has put the organisers of the Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament in bad light. Punjab Gold Cup: India stun Germany, Netherlands beat KiwisCHANDIGARH - Hosts India stunned Beijing Olympics’ champions Germany 2-0 in a league match of the Punjab Gold Cup hockey tournament at the Sector 42 hockey stadium here Tuesday. Hans Beck, inventor of Playmobil, dies at 79ZIRNDORF - Hans Beck, who invented the Playmobil dolls and matching model cars collected by millions of children, has died at the age of 79, the German manufacturing company which employed him said Monday. British woman waiting for Indian police to nab absconding rapistNEW DELHI - Scarred by the trauma of her rape, a British woman is keen to see that her absconding rapist, an Udaipur-based hotel owner convicted for the crime, is nabbed by police at the earliest. Pakistan’s Pashtu artists flee Taliban repressionPESHAWAR - When his captors released famous Pashtu comedian Alamzeb Mujahid after a week of horror and humiliation in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s conflict-ridden North West Frontier Province, they gave him the lone choice of abandoning showbiz. Punjab Gold Cup hockey will be a test for us, says captainCHANDIGARH - Competing against the top teams of the world in the Punjab Gold Cup International hockey will prepare India for major international events ahead, said captain Sandeep Singh. Former Deutsche Post boss escapes jail for tax evasionBOCHUM - A disgraced German business leader was given a suspended prison sentence Monday for evading tax on funds hidden in the Alpine principality of Liechtenstein. Sania, Bhupathi, Paes on a winning run in Australian OpenMELBOURNE - India’s Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi powered into Australian Open mixed doubles quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Australian pair Anastasia Rodionova and Stephen Huss. Functionality, ergonomics key to a comfortable home officeBAD HONNEF - An office at home is no longer unusual and home-offices are being used for everything from freelance work and telecommuting to more personal pursuits. Volkswagen shares up after Porsche takes majority stakeSTUTTGART - Volkswagen (VW) shares rose sharply Tuesday, a day after sports carmaker Porsche announced it had acquired a majority stake in its German rival. Tiny hot-air balloons spark UFO scare in GermanyMANNHEIM - Germany’s UFO hotline has been inundated with thousands of calls from people who have mistaken glowing lights in the night sky for alien space objects. Ugandan rebels kill about 400 in Congo: Aid groupFREIBURG - A German aid group has said that Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has killed at least 400 people over Christmas in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a far higher figure than previously reported. German sleepwalker dies after seven-storey fallULM - An 18-year-old sleepwalker who climbed out of his bedroom window while asleep died of his injuries after falling seven storeys, the German police said Wednesday. World population to be 6.75 bn on New Year’s DayHANOVER - The world’s population on New Year’s Day is set to reach 6.75 billion, a German group that encourages birth control said Tuesday. |
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