dominant wawrinka wins chennai open

Dominant Wawrinka wins Chennai Open

World number eight Stanislas Wawrinka warmed up for the Australian Open later this month by bagging the ATP Chennai Open title with a fluent victory over Edouard Roger-Vasselin on Sunday.
bold spurs leave man united 11 points adrift

Bold Spurs leave Man United 11 points adrift

Emmanuel Adebayor inspired Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-1 win at Manchester United that is likely to have ended the champions' hopes of retaining the Premier League title.
battling chelsea cut liverpool loose

Battling Chelsea cut Liverpool loose

Chelsea demonstrated their Premier League championship credentials by coming from behind to beat title rivals Liverpool 2-1 in an engaging and keenly contested game at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
zabaleta expects city to keep pressure on arsenal

Zabaleta expects City to keep pressure on Arsenal

Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta has warned his team-mates they can't afford to rest on their laurels as the Premier League title race heats up.
russian lecture educates vietnams nuclear students

Russian lecture educates Vietnam’s nuclear students

A lecture entitled VVER Technologies: Experience and Perspective after Fukushima was held on December 21 at the Electric Power University in Hanoi to build the capacity of national nuclear energy specialists in Vietnam.
gerrard cools liverpool title talk

Gerrard cools Liverpool title talk

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has played down talk of a first Premier League title in almost a quarter of a century, insisting the destination of the championship will be decided over the last 10 games.
beating world champion vietnam debutant wins title

Beating world champion, Vietnam debutant wins title

Defeating a world champion in her international debut performance, Vietnamese taekwondo artist Pham Thi Thu Hien yesterday won the championship title in the women’s 62kg event at the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar.
filipina crowned miss international in japan

Filipina crowned Miss International in Japan

A Philippine beauty queen has been crowned Miss International in a pageant marred by allegations of intimidation that kept her predecessor away -- pledging to use her title to help victims of the country's devastating typhoon.
home credit honoured as consumers choice of prestigious product service in 2013

Home Credit honoured as “Consumer’s Choice of Prestigious Product-Service in 2013”

Today in Hanoi PPF Vietnam, the owner of Home Credit, was honourably awarded the title of the “Consumer’s Choice of the Prestigious Product – Service in 2013” for its installment plans for motorbikes, consumer goods and cash loans.
tough tests await for la liga title contenders

Tough tests await for La Liga title contenders

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were all convincing winners in the Champions League in midweek, but could face a more difficult time on their return to domestic action this weekend.
mertesacker tells arsenal to prove title credentials

Mertesacker tells Arsenal to prove title credentials

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has challenged his team to use Saturday's crunch clash at Manchester City to prove they can cope with the pressure of the Premier League title race.
japanese teen set to make history at sochi olympics

Japanese teen set to make history at Sochi Olympics

She's only 17 and barely five feet tall, but schoolgirl ski jumper Sara Takanashi is already eyeing her second world title and could be set to make history at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
champions manchester united cut adrift in premier league

Champions Manchester United cut adrift in Premier League

Manchester United's stuttering Premier League title defence suffered a massive blow after a shock 1-0 defeat at home to Everton on Wednesday left them 12 points behind leaders Arsenal.
tigers tame title chasers liverpool with record win

Tigers tame title-chasers Liverpool with record win

Liverpool's Premier League title credentials were dealt a blow as they were beaten 3-1 by a spirited Hull City at the KC Stadium on Sunday
sensational man city hit tottenham for six

Sensational Man City hit Tottenham for six

Manchester City reaffirmed their Premier League title credentials in stunning fashion with a sensational 6-0 demolition of fellow championship contenders Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.