San Diego (US), Jan 3 (AP) Larry Gordon, who revolutionised surfing when he created foam boards at his California company, has died. He was 76. Gordon’s wife, Gayle Gordon, told The Associated Press yesterday he…
Los Angeles, Jan 2 (IANS) Lamar Odom Jr., son of Lamar Odom, has shared the first selfie of the basketball star online since his hospitalisation. Lamar Odom Jr. took to Instagram on Thursday to share…
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) Six feet and eight inches tall, South African tennis player Kevin Anderson believes that his height is both a boon and a curse. “Height is a funny thing in tennis because…
Madrid, Jan 2 (IANS) Real Madrid attacking midfielder James Rodriguez has been found reaching speeds of more than 200 kmph as he made his way to the club’s Valdebebas training facility with a police car…
Dhaka, Jan 2 (IANS) A rule that makes Bangladesh Bank’s permission mandatory to pay foreigners in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) teams in foreign currency seems to have been often violated. A Bangladesh Bank official said…
Miami, Jan 1 (AP) Olympic champion boxer Howard Davis Jr, who won the 1976 gold medal and was named over US teammate Sugar Ray Leonard as the most outstanding fighter in the Montreal Games, has…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed the actual salaries of retained Indian Premier League (IPL) players on Friday ahead of the ninth season of the lucrative…
Madrid, Jan 1 (IANS) Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo seemed proud of himself and stressed at the same time that he “was born to be the best”, adding that “not even God managed to…
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 1 (IANS) The arrival of the year of 2016 Rio Olympics was marked here with special fireworks show at the famous Copacabana Beach on Thursday-Friday night. The fireworks show is a…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) Aam Aadmi Party today used an interview of India Test captain Virat Kohli to claim a rotten state of affairs in the DDCA at the time when it was…
Melbourne, Dec 31 (IANS) Legendary spinner Shane Warne was in party mood on Thursday as the Australian enjoyed New Year’s eve at a fantasy-themed fancy dress party. The former bowler appeared in high spirits as…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) Delhi Daredevils today predictably released veteran left-hander Yuvraj Singh from their squad while India’s pace spearhead Ishant Sharma was off-loaded by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first trading window for the…
New York, Dec 31 (IANS) New York Knicks player Cleanthony Early was shot in the right knee while being robbed after leaving a strip club. The attack came when several unknown men assaulted the basketball…
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli will be honoured with the Polly Umrigar Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for being the country’s top international cricketer during…
New Delhi: Cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin arrives to attend the wedding reception of cricketer Harbhajan Singh and actress Geeta Basra in New Delhi, on Nov 1, 2015. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Dubai, Dec 31 (IANS) Off-spinner Ravichandran…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) Legendary opener Virender Sehwag today admitted that he was “hurt” after being dropped in the middle of the 2013 Test series against Australia without any “communication from team management or…
Melbourne, Dec 30 (IANS) Umpire Gerard Abood became the first Australian on-field official to wear a helmet while umpiring in a Big Bash League (BBL) cricket game where the Melbourne Renegades met the Perth Scorchers…
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) Former India cricketer and ex-Bengal captain Laxmi Ratan Shukla on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of the game. Shukla donned the Indian colours in three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in…
New Delhi: BJP MP Kirti Azad addresses a press conference at his residence in New Delhi on Dec 28, 2015.(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) vice-president Chetan Chouhan…
Saint Petersburg, Dec 30 (IANS) European Athletics president Svein Arne Hansen has said that Russia is unlikely to feature in the Olympics athletics at Rio next year. Russia was suspended on November 13 by the…