Brazil's soccer World Cup winning captain and former coach Carlos Daunga has a prescription for lifting Indian soccer standards - follow the Japanese model.

Responding to a query from India's famous

An ankle injury has forced South African Ernie Els out of this week's Grand Slam of Golf and will be replaced by 41-year-old Irishman Padraig Harrington, who has twice played in the tournament here.

Karnataka on Monday decided to shut down all private resorts and state-run guest houses located inside reserved forests across the state to protect wildlife in the aftermath of the Supreme Court guide

Even as President Barack Obama won the endorsement of 68 Nobel laureates and newspapers in four key battleground states, a new national poll shows the race for the White House in a dead heat.

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Will Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, considered to be among the greatest footballers ever, turn out in typical Kerala attire when he is here for a few hours Wednesday?

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Seven-time World Champion Pankaj Advani, veteran Geet Sethi and Dhruv Sitwala continued their unbeaten run in the Time Format after outplaying their rivals in the World Billiards Championships here.

Serena Williams is "the favourite" to win the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul next week, former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki said after winning the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament here.

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Fidel Castro's sister has rubbished rumours that former Cuban leader suffered a massive stroke and was on the brink of death, according to Venezuelan media.

Juanita Castro, who resides in Miami, said

Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova booked the last doubles place at next week's WTA Championships after reaching the final of the Kremlin Cup here.

The Russian pair, ranked fourth in the world, comple

Khamis, son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has died following clashes with government forces, Xinhua reported.

The Libyan national congress' spokesperson Omar Hamidan, said in a televised sp