Madrid, Oct. 24: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a sensational quadruple as Real Madrid knocked rivals Barcelona off the top of the Spanish first division with a thumping 6-1 home win over Racing Santander o

Colombo, Oct. 24: Sri Lanka’s only gold medalist at this month’s Commonwealth Games boxer Manju Wanniarachchi has failed a dope test and could be stripped of his medal, a National Olympic Committee of

Yeongam (South Korea), Oct. 24: Fernando Alonso has taken over the lead of the Formula One world championship after winning a chaotic Korean Grand Prix on Sunday.

The 29-year-old Spaniard took his t

Washington on Sunday came under increasing international pressure to investigate the allegations in the leaked Iraq war documents published by WikiLeaks, which Britain’s deputy prime minister Nick Cl

At least 14 people were killed and about 100 more injured after a fire broke out at an oil pipeline in central Burma, a government official said on Monday.

The number of foreign troops to die in 2010 in Afghanistan has reached 600, by far the highest annual toll in nine years of war despite tentative reconciliation efforts with the Taliban.

Afghan president Hamid Karzai admitted on Monday that his chief of staff had received "bags of money" from Iran but insisted the payment was transparent and a form of aid from a friendly country.

Moscow, Oct. 24: Second seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the WTA Kremlin Cup tournament on Sunday by defeating Russia’s Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-4 in the final.

Meanwhile, Victor Troicki of Serbia

Stockholm, Oct. 24: Roger Federer defeated Florian Mayer 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Stockholm Open, his 64th career title which pulled him level with Pete Sampras to fourth on the all-time title li

Rome, Oct. 24: Fiorentina managed only their second win of the season on Saturday to move off the bottom of a Serie A with a 2-1 home success over Bari with Marco Donadel’s superb lob and a clincher f