Kolkata, July 9: Leaving the pre-civic polls acrimony behind, the Union finance minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, and the railway minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, on Friday not only shared the stage at a hi

Hyderabad, July 9: The second edition of the Monsoon Regatta national sailing championship will commence at the newly instituted Yacht Club of Hyderabad from July 12.

The three major categories of th

New Delhi/Srinagar, July 9: As he grapples with a difficult situation in Kashmir, the Chief Minister, Mr Omar Abdullah, has said the recent developments have “dented” the credibility of his government

Diego Forlan (Uruguay): The 31-year-old took La Celeste to the semifinals getting more than just his usual quota of goals — four in all. Forlan played a hand in almost every goal Uruguay scored. He ge

New Delhi, July 9: Congress leaders reacted sharply to the BJP president, Mr Nitin Gadkari, asking if the Congress considered Afzal Guru as a son-in-law to give his case preferential treatment.

Mr Sh

Johannesburg, July 9: Dutch legend Johan Cruyff has angered fans of the Netherlands by putting his money on Spain in the World Cup final.

The central figure in Rinus Michels’ Total Football team says

New Delhi, July 9: Security forces and Central intelligence agencies who are interrogating Shabir Ahmed Wani, arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday, have reportedly found that certain sep

Spain play Holland in the final of the World Cup. On Sunday, whoever wins, the world of football will have a new and unpublished champion.

But, before I air my views on the game which will bring the

Islamabad, July 9: Muslim extremists have forced dozens of Hindu families to abandon their homes near Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi for daring to drink water from a cooler placed outside a mos

Johannesburg, July 10: The Netherlands, the only team with an all-win record at the 2010 World Cup, will meet the pass masters of Spain for the ultimate prize in football here on Sunday night. July 11