Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has vowed Rio 2016 will be a "historic" event after unveiling the Olympic torch....
English Premier League football club Chelsea on Friday signed Colombian striker Radamel Falcao for a season on loan from French club Monaco....
After pulling off a breathtaking 5-4 win in penalty shoot-out against Italy, India will look to remain in qualification for the 2016 Olympics as they take on Japan in 5th/6th position encounter at the women's Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final here on Saturday. ...
Two-time winner Rafael Nadal suffered a fourth successive Wimbledon humiliation as he was shocked by 102th-ranked qualifier Dustin Brown in the second round here. ...
Paraguay will be without Roque Santa Cruz and Derlis Gonzalez when they take on Peru in the third place Copa America play-off match here on Friday...
South American football's governing body, Conmebol, has selected Wilmar Roldan to referee the Copa America final between Chile and Argentina....
Former India batsman Hrishikesh Kanitkar and wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra on Thursday announced their retirements from all forms of the game. ...
The Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis thrashed their unseeded opponents Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan and Zheng Saisai of China 6-2, 6-2 in only 68 minutes to enter the second round of the women's doubles competition of the Wimbledon tennis championships. ...
Defender Ezequiel Garay was forced to miss Argentina's training session due to the stomach complaint which kept him out of the semi-final victory over Paraguay....
Brazilian football legend Rivaldo on Wednesday blamed national team head coach Dunga’s selection of players from non-prestigious leagues for their early exit from the Copa America....
