Masashi Motoyama's double strike gave the Japanese side a 2-1 victory in a pre-season friendly.
Murali's presence in Australia had been in doubt ever since since Australian Prime Minister John Howard branded him a "chucker".
Australia's Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating the national cricket board's controversial pregnancy clause in contracts offered to elite women players.
Sourav Ganguly has disclosed that Rahul Dravid was aware of what Greg Chappell was up to during his stint as India coach but he "could not control" the Australian.
A flurry of opinion polls paint a mixed picture of Labour's popularity among British voters.
Sony on Monday said that British-born Sir Howard Stringer will take over from Nobuyuki Idei as group chairman and chief executive of the Japanese giant.
The former Australia captain will lead the team in a one-day game against the tourists at Manuka Oval in Canberra on January 28.
The world's fastest man was officially charged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency of committing a doping offence.
The Olympic flame returned to Australia for the first leg of a six-week global relay leading up to the Athens Games.
Peter Agre and Roderick MacKinnon have won for discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes.
A number of other frontline ships, submarines and fighter jets of the three countries will be part of the over week-long drill in the Bay of Bengal which is taking place in the backdrop of a major military face-off between armies of India and China in the Sikkim section.
An outpouring of grief followed the Olympic 400 metres freestyle champion's disqualification at the Olympic trials.\n\n
India's projected 8.1 per cent GDP growth rate this year was "quite achievable" as investors' confidence had gone up substantially due to sustained economic reforms, a noted economist said on Monday.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Martin Scorsese may work together in Internal Affairs, a remake of three Chinese gangster films, Wu Jian Dao.
He has won all but two of the 12 Democratic primaries so far.
The end to the stalemate came after Prime Minister Tony Blair promised to allow MPs to review the controversial bill in a year's time.
Senator John Kerry continued his unexpected triumph in the Democratic race to challenge US President George W Bush by pulling off yet another victory in the New Hampshire primary on Monday.
Australia fast bowler James Pattinson will miss the rest of the Ashes series against England with a back injury, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
With 88 per cent of the precincts reporting, Kerry had 37.8 percent, Edwards 32.2 per cent, Dean 18.1 per cent and Gephardt 10.6 per cent.
This will give the opposition another opportunity to question his use of "seriously flawed" intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
The off-spinner has been named in a 16-man squad to tour Australia this month.
All eyes are now on Wisconsin state where primaries are due on Tuesday and the result could lead to some of the hopefuls dropping out. Opinion polls show Kerry is leading in that state too.
Indian coffee shops market over the next four-five years will grow between 6 and 18 per cent CAGR, all due to the growing coffee culture among the youth, increasing urbanisation, rising disposable income levels and changing eating and drinking preferences, says Atanu Biswas.
Man U boss Alex Ferguson and Newcastle captain Alan Shearer criticised match referee Paul Durkin after a controversial 0-0 draw.
The Italians won 9-8 after the two sides drew their Champions World Series match 1-1.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris formally announced her campaign for the United States Senate on Tuesday. Her announcement came after US Senator Barbara Boxer announced that she would retire when her term ends in 2017.
Costa Rica's World Cup goalkeeper Keylor Navas and United States women's team striker Abby Wambach were named CONCACAF's Players of the Year for 2014 on Tuesday.
Cricket Australia has roped in Muttiah Muralitharan as spin consultant ahead of Australia's tour to Sri Lanka.
Nadella has been ranked fifth among 50 global corporate heads by Fortune Magazine in its annual 'Businessperson of the Year' compilation, followed by CEO of Milwaukee-based maker of water heaters A O Smith Ajita Rajendra on the 34th spot, HDFC Bank's Managing Director Aditya Puri on the 36th position and Banga on 40th.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has been named to lead his country in his final one-day series against Australia next month, providing he can prove his fitness.
'It's funny how often Solo gloats in its own nostalgia.' 'It's like Chewbacca's groaning presence, John Williams classic tune and other familiar props and paraphernalia, everything is just doing its bit to compensate for Harrison Ford's sorely missed devilry,' says Sukanya Verma.
Padam Kumar explores the materialistic psyche of today's youth in his new film, Supari.
