India’s Olympic exile on IOC agenda
Wider-ranging sanctions for doping and India’s eight-month Olympic exile will be high on the agenda when the International Olympic Committee meets in Buenos Aires this week to decide the venue for the
Asteroid named after filmmaker
A large asteroid has been named after Alejandro Jodorowsky, the cult Franco-Chilean filmmaker and science-fiction comics writer who later became a spiritual guru.
Serving Through
American men’s tennis slumped to an historic Grand Slam low on a sweltering on Sunday at the US Open as Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray remained on course for a blockbuster semi-final.
England to host India for 5 Tests
Indiawill play five Tests in England for the first time since 1959 during next year’s tour, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday.
Leo turns neat trick
A first-half hat-trick by Lionel Messi ensured Barcelona maintained their 100 per cent start to the La Liga season with a thrilling 3-2 win over Valencia as Real Madrid also made it three wins from th
Monaco surge to top of the table
Newly promoted Monaco went top of Ligue 1 after coming from behind to defeat Marseille 2-1 in a thrilling encounter at the Velodrome on Sunday.
European men 11 cm taller than 110 yrs ago
The average height of European men rose by 11 centimetres (4.4 inches) between 1870 and 1980, an unprecedented spurt linked mainly to better health, a study published on Monday says.
Reds sign big on last day
Liverpool were the first club to show their hand on transfer deadline day, signing three players as gross spending in the EPL surpassed £500 million ($780 million, 590 million euros).
Wenger takes heart as Arsenal sink Spurs
Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal’s 1-0 win over north London rivals Tottenham proves they can thrive without any big-money signings.
Verdicts in Delhi gangrape trial due Sept 10: Judge
The judge in the trial of four men accused of the fatal gang-rape of a student on a New Delhi bus last December announced Tuesday he would deliver his verdicts on September 10.