NO sooner had Gold Coast hero Adam Scott signed the scorecard that confirmed his Australian PGA Championship win than the chase was on to get his signature on a contract to defend the title next year. PGA of Australia chief executive Brian Thorburn had …

The 29-year-old Anup, who had the distinction of being the first Indian skater to win a bronze medal in Inline Artistic Category at the 2012 World Roller-skating Championship in New Zealand, fulfilled his life-long dream of winning a gold medal and …

Work Me Lord, owned by Tony Howard (Kildare) and trained by John Ginger McGee (Louth), came out as top dog at the weekend's Caledonia Smooth Gold Cup Final at Drumbo Park Greyhound Stadium, winning the three-week festival of racing's most …

Northern Star Resources boss Bill Beament believes the next 12 months will provide a "once in a generation opportunity for gold companies". Mr Beament tipped a big shake-up as assets and mines changed hands amid consolidation. "The international gold …

The metal's price has dropped 30% from the record high it reached in the summer of 2011, providing ammunition for critics who say gold is too risky an investment because its price is too volatile and unpredictable. Yet, gold enthusiasts are undaunted.

A gold vault that can store 2,000 metric tons, double China's projected consumption this year, opened in Shanghai this month as owner Malca-Amit Global Ltd. seeks to benefit from rising demand in Asia's largest economy. The facility is the biggest for …

Hedge funds cut bullish gold bets, adding the most short contracts in four weeks, as U.S. economic growth fuels speculation the Federal Reserve will trim stimulus. Holdings across commodities dropped the most since April. The net position in gold slid …

NEW DELHI: After public private partnerships in railways, highways and oil and gas exploration, the government is considering opening up the gold mining sector to explore and produce the yellow metal under PPP mode. The finance ministry has floated a …

“If you look at people in the (semi-urban) category, they have benefited from education and reservation policies for lower castes. But increasingly our surveys show that, as people get more educated and affluent, the possibility of them voting for the …