Nishikori's medal dreams ended by Del Potro

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• Nishikori's medal dreams ended by Del Potro
• Referee sent home after Shimizu bout
• Germany handed team sprint gold as China relegated
• Paes and Mirza move into second round
• Fukushima trio complete Paris-Tokyo run
• Gold gives Zhang table tennis grand slam
• Britain enjoys gold surge, Phelps eyes 20th medal
• Rural Indians survive on 77 cents a day: survey
• Markets unimpressed by Draghi promises
• Afghan finance minister faces corruption probe
• Bangladesh orders new probe into Yunus
• Torrential rains batter Taiwan as typhoon hits
• Bangladesh bans foreign charities helping Rohingya
• Nehwal makes Games history for India
• China hopes take double blow as Yi hurt in loss
• India's Satyam quarterly profit jumps 56%
• Olympic champion Naidan marches into semis
• Tibetan dies after setting self alight: rights group
• Asian fans turn to social media over Olympic fixing
• Hong Kong chokes under 'worst' air pollution
• China badminton star quits in scandal
• Calls for change to Indonesia's mosque loudspeakers
• US sees 'progress' with Pakistan in talks
• Five dead as Kabul 'suicide attack foiled'
• Afghan scavengers in Karachi crosshairs

Nishikori's medal dreams ended by Del Potro Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:52 AM PDT Kei Nishikori saw his Olympic medal dreams dashed by Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro as the Japanese 15th seed lost their quarter-final clash 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) on Thursday.

Referee sent home after Shimizu bout Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:49 AM PDT Turkmen boxing referee Ishanguly Meretnyyazov was sent home from the Olympics Thursday after his display in a controversial bout which Japanese bantamweight Satoshi Shimizu won on appeal.

Germany handed team sprint gold as China relegated Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:56 AM PDT Germany's Miriam Welte and Kristina Vogel were crowned inaugural Olympic women's team sprint champions in controversial fashion following the relegation of China at the velodrome Thursday.

Paes and Mirza move into second round Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:41 AM PDT Leander Paes and Sania Mirza made a winning start to their bid for a Olympic Games mixed doubles medal as the Indian duo defeated Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday.

Fukushima trio complete Paris-Tokyo run Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:34 AM PDT Three Japanese men, including a 71-year-old, jogged into central Tokyo Thursday to finish a year-long run through Europe and Asia to thank the world for supporting the disaster-struck nation.

Gold gives Zhang table tennis grand slam Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:33 AM PDT China's Zhang Jike won the Olympic men's singles table tennis gold medal as he completed a career grand slam by defeating compatriot Wang Hao 4-1 in the final on Thursday.

Britain enjoys gold surge, Phelps eyes 20th medal Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT Great Britain enjoyed a surprise Olympics golden surge on Thursday as record-breaking US swimmer Michael Phelps targeted a 20th career Games medal.

Rural Indians survive on 77 cents a day: survey Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:07 AM PDT The average household in rural India spends just 43 rupees (77 US cents) per head a day, with their urban equivalents consuming almost double, according to new government data.

Markets unimpressed by Draghi promises Posted: 02 Aug 2012 08:10 AM PDT Financial markets were unimpressed on Thursday by the failure of the European Central Bank to announce immediate new measures to ease the continent's debt crisis.

Afghan finance minister faces corruption probe Posted: 02 Aug 2012 10:03 AM PDT Afghanistan's finance minister will be investigated after large amounts of money were found to have been deposited into his bank account and transferred abroad, the nation's anti-corruption chief said Thursday.

Bangladesh orders new probe into Yunus Posted: 02 Aug 2012 09:55 AM PDT Bangladesh's cabinet Thursday ordered a new probe into Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus which will check for irregularities during his time as head of microfinance pioneer Grameen Bank, an official said.

Torrential rains batter Taiwan as typhoon hits Posted: 01 Aug 2012 07:38 PM PDT A slow-moving typhoon spawning torrential rains slammed into eastern Taiwan early Thursday, flooding farmlands, disrupting transportation and turning the normally bustling capital of Taipei into a ghost town.

Bangladesh bans foreign charities helping Rohingya Posted: 02 Aug 2012 09:53 AM PDT Bangladesh has ordered three international charities to stop providing aid to Rohingya refugees who cross the border to flee persecution and violence in Myanmar, an official said on Thursday.

Nehwal makes Games history for India Posted: 02 Aug 2012 09:50 AM PDT Saina Nehwal became the first Indian badminton player to reach the semi-finals of an Olympic Games with a performance outstanding enough to suggest she is capable of going on to win a medal.

China hopes take double blow as Yi hurt in loss Posted: 02 Aug 2012 09:25 AM PDT Chinese hopes of reaching the Olympic men's basketball medal playoffs took a double blow on Thursday with NBA star Yi Jianlian suffering a right knee injury in China's 81-61 loss to Australia.

India's Satyam quarterly profit jumps 56% Posted: 02 Aug 2012 09:08 AM PDT Indian software outsourcer Mahindra Satyam on Thursday said its quarterly net profit rose 56 percent year-on-year, beating forecasts as orders climbed.

Olympic champion Naidan marches into semis Posted: 02 Aug 2012 07:54 AM PDT Olympic champion Tuvshinbayar Naidan of Mongolia was back to his best as he stormed into the semi-finals of the men's judo under-100kg category Thursday.

Tibetan dies after setting self alight: rights group Posted: 02 Aug 2012 07:44 AM PDT A young Tibetan man who set himself alight in June as part of a wave of self-immolations in protest at Chinese rule in Tibet has died from his injuries, an India-based rights group said Thursday.

Asian fans turn to social media over Olympic fixing Posted: 02 Aug 2012 07:25 AM PDT Badminton fans across Asia took to social media on Thursday to express anger and embarrassment over the Olympic match-fixing scandal, with 3.7 million posts on one microblogging site alone.

Hong Kong chokes under 'worst' air pollution Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:59 AM PDT Hong Kong choked under the worst smog ever recorded in the city Thursday, with residents warned to stay indoors, away from the blanket of toxic haze, officials said.

China badminton star quits in scandal Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:55 AM PDT A top Chinese badminton star quit the sport on Thursday as an Olympic match-throwing scandal met with dismay and criticism in China, Indonesia and South Korea, from where eight players were disqualified.

Calls for change to Indonesia's mosque loudspeakers Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:47 AM PDT For Beringin Kusuma whose living quarters are only a short distance from a mosque, the Muslim month of Ramadan is not only a time for fasting, but also for plugging his ears before bed every night.

US sees 'progress' with Pakistan in talks Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:41 AM PDT The US commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that "significant progress" was being made in improving cooperation with Pakistan, after his first visit since Islamabad ended a blockade on NATO supplies.

Five dead as Kabul 'suicide attack foiled' Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:35 AM PDT Afghan officials said Thursday that five insurgents linked to the Haqqani network were killed in a pre-dawn gunbattle, claiming to have foiled a major attack on an area of Kabul home to Western embassies.

Afghan scavengers in Karachi crosshairs Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:31 AM PDT Barkat Khan was shot dead as he slept, curled up in the muck in one of the roughest parts of Karachi. He was a dirt-poor 13-year-old Afghan who never went to school and never dared to dream of a better life.

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