Portraits, gun salutes as Britain's Queen Elizabeth turns 90

Britain on Thursday celebrated the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II with gun salutes and fireworks and Prime Minister David Cameron paying tributes to the UK’s oldest and......

Survey exposes Britons' general knowledge

Believe it or not, more than three quarters of Britons don't know the names of countries that comprise Great Britain. Yes, a survey has revealed that 75 per cent of people in Britain are unable to......

Gandhi is 'myth', Churchill 'made up'

Mahatma Gandhi never existed while Britain's wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill was a fictional character. Don't fret. This is only what most Britons think about these great leaders.......

Olympics PIX: Italy's Jacobs takes stunning 100 metres gold

IMAGE: Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 100m final on Sunday. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed a stunning upset......

China's Su makes 100m final but Bromell goes out in semis

Su Bingtian is the first Asian man to reach the Olympics 100 metres final for 89 years. IMAGE: China's Su Bingtian celebrates after winning his Olympics men's 100 metres semi-final, at Olympic......

Why Olympic delay could help Farah's 10,000m title defence

'It gives me a year to do more track races and then go into the Olympics. So in a way I think it works out well for me.' IMAGE: Mo Farah is chasing a third successive Olympic gold over 10,000......

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Djokovic tames Edmund; Halep stunned

IMAGES from Day 6 at Wimbledon on Saturday. Djokovic tames Edmund, silences crowd, in comeback win IMAGE: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning the third round match against Britain's Kyle......

Sports Shorts: Shiva, Manoj strike gold at Czech boxing tourney

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday Indian boxers packed quite a heavy punch at the 48th Grand Prix Usti Nad Labem, clinching five gold medals, two silver and......