New Zealand cricket chief executive Martin Snedden Monday promised Australian players would not come under fire from a hostile crowd in the second of one-day international. The assurance to Australian manager Steve Bernard ahead of

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Result Saturday in the 380,000 dollar Costa do Sauipe ATP clay-court tournament (x denotes seeding): Semi-finals Ricardo Nadal (ESP x6) bt Alberto Martin (ESP) 6-0, 6-7 (2/7), 6-1. Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2005

Kenneth Carlsen claimed his first ATP title in more than two years on Sunday, defeating eighth seed Max Mirnyi of Belarus 7-5, 7-5 in the final. The unseeded Dane had advanced on Saturday when top

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France's top seed Amelie Mauresmo won the 585,000-dollar WTA tournament here on Sunday after beating Venus Williams in the final. Mauresmo beat the American third seed 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, just one week after losing to

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Indian High Commission said it is making special arrangements for issuing "cricket visas" to holders of match tickets at Lahore and Karachi. Two special counters will work in the visa section of High Commission here

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Christian groups in India on Monday demanded a ban on a Bollywood movie depicting a sexual relationship between a Catholic priest and a woman half his age, saying it hurt their sentiments. The Hindi-language film,

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Singapore is launching anti-cocaine advertisements in two high-society magazines in an unprecedented campaign to stem drug use in one of Asia's wealthiest societies. The full-page ads to appear in next month's issues of Singapore Tatler

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Iran reiterated on Monday that it would not bow to US and European demands that it abandon uranium enrichment, stressing that its nuclear capability was "not for sale". Tehran stood defiant on the nuclear issue

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The Philippines gave the new leader of Myanmar's military government a gentle reminder on Monday about improving human rights but said it was committed to expanding trade and diplomatic links with the junta. President Gloria

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More than three years after US-led forces overthrew the Taleban, the United Nations has painted a gloomy picture of conditions in Afghanistan and warned it could fall back into chaos if popular grievances were not

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