India trounce France by 6-0, pocket hockey series
New Delhi, Jul 20: Ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh continued his goal-scoring spree as India thrashed France 6-0 in the second hockey Test and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in
'Dean Jones didn't tell me he was married'
Melbourne, July 20: Dean Jones' ex-mistress has claimed that the former cricketer lied about his marital status when they began their decade-long 'on-and-off' affair, which has left his reputation in
Om Prakash wins shot put gold at Savo Games
New Delhi, July 19: India's Om Prakash Singh won the gold in the men's shot put event at the Savo Games in Lapinlahti, Finland, Sunday.
Asian Champion Singh threw 19.12 metres to secure the first pla
Murugappa hockey: Wins for ONGC, Railways
Chennai, July 19: Defending champions Army XI not only lost their match but also their cool and assaulted the umpire as they went down 1-4 to ONGC in a pool A match of the 86th All-India MCC-Murugappa
73-year-old Indian woman runs Malaysian race
Kuala Lumpur, July 19: A 73-year-old Malaysian-Indian woman has become the oldest participant in an annual running competition in Malaysia.
Sinnaponnu Seenivasan from Kepong was in the limelight afte
Ethnic Indian wins Malaysian golf tournament
Kuala Lumpur, July 19: An ethnic Indian has won Malaysia's golf tournament Negri Sembilan Masters Invitational, becoming the first Malaysian to win it.
Siva, 31, led from day one and was consistent t
World Footballer Messi visits earthquake victims in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, July 17: World Footballer Lionel Messi has visited earthquake victims in Haiti, the world's childrens' organisation Unicef said Friday.
The Argentine and Barcelona striker, who is a U
German World Cup squad valued at 332 million euros
Hamburg, July 17: The German football website transfermarkt.de has calculated the value of the 23-man German squad at the World Cup, which ended on Sunday, to be 332.5 million euros (426.7 million dol
Cyprus bans vuvuzelas
Nicosia, July 17: Cyprus has banned the use of vuvuzelas in all sports stadiums, terming it as a "dangerous object".
The plastic trumpets, made famous in South Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup,
Spain bids for Paul the octopus
Madrid, July 17: The city aquarium in Madrid has launched an audacious bid to bring the "star" of the 2010 FIFA World Cup - Paul the octopus - to the Spanish capital with a "name your price" offer. Th