India and Sri Lanka go in search of their first points of the tri-nation series when they meet on Tuesday at Sabina Park as the preliminary phase of the competition reaches the halfway point.

India’s foreign minister on Tuesday defended the vast US surveillance programme of phone logs and Internet data revealed by intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.

Egypt’s armed forces gave President Mohamed Morsi 48 hours to meet the demands of the people or it would intervene with a roadmap, after millions took to the streets to demand the Islamist leader step

It could be the legend truly began here. Brazilian starlet Neymar has had to put up with the billing “the next Pele” almost since he made his debut for his country in 2010 in the unlikely surroundings of East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Formula One’s top teams have called for next month’s so-called ‘Young Drivers Test’ to be used as a comprehensive opportunity to test Pirelli’s tyres and resolve some of the problems exposed by Sunday’s blow-out marred British Grand Prix.

Serena Williams became the latest victim of this year’s Wimbledon giant-killings as the world no. 1 slumped to a stunning 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 defeat against German 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round on Monday.

The Rolling Stones showed they’ve still got it as they finally took to the stage at Glastonbury with an electric performance that organisers said was the highlight of the British festival’s history.

England coach Andy Flower has welcomed Kevin Pietersen back to England duty by saying he’s pleased to have the “superstar” batsman in the squad ahead of the defence of the Ashes against Australia.

Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky claimed her third title on Saturday at the US Swimming Championships with a dominant victory in the 1500m freestyle.

Britain’s Mo Farah proved he was still the man to beat heading into the World Championships with a 5,000 metres win over a high-class field at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting in central England