An elderly New Zealand anti-royalist was fined on Monday over a plan to hurl manure at Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla during their visit to Auckland last year, reports said.

Barcelona celebrated lifting the La Liga trophy for a 22nd time with a 2-1 win over Valladolid on Sunday at a rain-lashed Camp Nou.

Arsenal won the race for fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle, while Alex Ferguson’s extraordinary career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at West Bromwich Albion.

Rome, May 20: Frenchman Phillipe Mexes scored a late winner for AC Milan in a 2-1 comeback victory at Siena on Sunday which saved the Serie A giants' chances of appearing in next season’s Champions League.

Serena Williams has surged ahead atop the WTA world rankings on the back of her back-to-back wins in Madrid and Rome.

Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams fired warning shots to their French Open rivals with comprehensive victories over Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka, respectively here on Sunday.

Twenty-year-old barefoot singer Emmelie de Forest was the toast of Denmark on Sunday after winning this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of Malmoe.

Man-of-the-match Stuart Broad routed New Zealand on Sunday but insisted “attack leader” James Anderson was the man behind a thumping England first Test win at Lord’s.

David Beckham, skipper for the night, bade a tearful Parisian farewell as the former England star made his final appearance at the Parc des Princes for Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain before hea

The Premier League will bid farewell to a host of high-profile characters when the 2012-13 season concludes on Sunday, with legendary Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher among the figures taking their leave of the sport.