A coconut octopus, a burning forest, a rare rhino's last moments and a pair of sleeping squirrels all feature in the shortlist for the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 People's Choice Award. This year's competition attracted more than 50,000 entries from professionals and amateurs across the world. Voting for the The People's Choice Award is open until 2 pm February 2.
'Where did this fungus suddenly come from and get all over the country?'
Luis Suarez marked his 100th international cap by sending Uruguay into the last 16 of the World Cup as the striker benefited from some poor goalkeeping to eliminate Saudi Arabia with a 1-0 win.
A spectacular collapse has raised the prospect of a nervous finale for a brittle West Indies after they finished on 275 for nine on day four of the second Test against South Africa on Monday.
Haryana and Punjab remained on high alert with officials warning that violent miscreants will be shot at sight.
Prakash Amritraj was upset 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-1 by Phillip King of USA in the second round of the Dharwad Challenger
Young batsman Karun Nair and debutant Sam Billings batted with lot of responsibility before their bowlers came good as Delhi Daredevils displaced Kolkata Knight Riders from the second spot with a comfortable 27-run win in their Indian Premier League match, in New Delhi, on Saturday.
Vikram Kothari finds himself stands accused of a bank loan default to the tune of thousands of crores.
Malav Shroff and Sumeet Patel remained anchored in last place after the 15th and penultimate race in the 49er Olympic regatta.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said that the Opposition is suffering from "selective amnesia" as during the Congress-led UPA rule, the winter session was held in December in 2008 and 2013.
This was the 36th tie in one-day international history and the 8th involving India.
Luka Modric pulled one back for Zinedine Zidane's shellshocked side with a brilliant strike from distance early in the second half before substitute Vinicius Jr reduced the deficit to one goal.
England reclaimed the Ashes urn after hammering Australia by an innings and ... runs when the tourists were bowled out for ... on Day 3 of the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Saturday.
Night Tube services are expected to add 6.4 billion pounds to the London economy by 2030, creating 500,000 jobs
Indira Kannan picks Made in Bangladesh, Greed, Moothon.
This is the most fun Sukanya Verma has had since Wonder Woman.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
The top two seeds cruised into the last eight in the Bhavana Swarup ITF tournament.
The Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) has dropped all-rounder Rameez Khan from the Ranji trophy squad after he was arrested for allegedly killing a black buck in Sagar district in January.
If Stanislas Wawrinka's hot streak extends another four days, the Swiss might be unstoppable in his quest for a second French Open title, three-time former champion Mats Wilander said.
Sunrisers Hyderabad won their maiden Indian Premier League trophy. Even as the team from Hyderabad celebrates their triumph, let's analyse the four major turning points of the match.
Rajneesh Gupta brings you the drama and the magic behind all the 12 IPL finals so far.
The tournament marks the 50th anniversary of the first 'Open' Grand Slam event
Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain, who has a history of altercations with Virat Kohli said that seeing India's batting mainstay at the other end pumps him up to bowl better. India is slated to face host Bangladesh in the Asia Cup scheduled to be held on February 24 in Mirpur. Rubel said that he enjoys his duel with Kohli since the under-19 days when both of them played for their respective teams in the 2008 junior World Cup. "Both of us go back a long way. I like the challenge. He is actually very aggressive on the field, but outside off it, he is a very nice guy.
Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir claimed their second Olympic gold medal with a brilliant free dance on Tuesday, edging to the top of the podium by less than a point and breaking the world record into the bargain.
Hosts Russia have exceeded expectations after advancing to the World Cup quarter-finals with a win on penalties over Spain but they will need more firepower if they are to give Croatia a run for their money on Saturday.
Records fell on the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday as Manchester City beat Southampton 1-0 to become the first team to reach 100 points and Mohamed Salah established a new Premier League goalscoring mark as Liverpool clinched a top-four spot.
Mercurial paceman Kagiso Rabada produced the second best match figures by a South African to propel his side to a consolation 280-run victory over a feeble England on the last morning of the fourth and final Test.
Somdev Varman beat Frenchman Jordanne Doble to move into the singles final of the ONGC ITF Futures men's tennis tournament.
Finalists in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed and the stunning images have to be seen to be believed.
Bangladesh staved off a late fightback to beat England by 15 runs and enter the quarter-finals of the World Cup from Group B in Adelaide on Monday. They joined New Zealand, Australia, Sri Lanka in the last eight stage.
A gutsy Ramkumar Ramanathan buried a sluggish start to eke out an inspiring win over Alexander Kudryavtsev and enter the men's singles quarterfinals of the Chennai Open on Thursday. Wild-card Ramkumar worked his way to a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over higher-ranked Russian, who had entered the event as a Lucky Loser. He next plays world no.45 Aljaz Bedene, who defeated Luca Vanni 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
'Nothing comes easy, but I knew what I was getting in to.'
Prakash Amritraj will face Harsh Mankad in the first round of the ATP Tour Tata Open at Chennai.
Rejecting reports of his evading the law, he told reporters that the charges against him and his son were 'nothing further from truth'.
The 17-year-old beat top seed Vinod Sridhar in the semis in the National tennis championships. He also entered the final in the boys' singles and men's doubles.\n\n
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan hailed the South Asian team's new-found aggression, believing that beaten Australia will have far more respect for them in the second and final Test at Chittagong next week.
Everton were guilty of celebrating Ross Barkley's late goal for too long as Bournemouth snatched a dramatic 3-3 draw in the eighth minute of stoppage time on Saturday, goalkeeper Tim Howard said.
