Tiger Woods mixed dazzling brilliance with occasional moments of sloppiness while charging into a three-shot lead in the second round of the Chevron World Challenge on Friday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
New Zealander Danny Lee recorded two eagles in near-perfect scoring conditions to soar into a tie for the first-round lead at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday as Tiger Woods made an encouraging start.
BJP chief Amit Shah to ask Union mins to hold daily media briefings to improve coverage
Serbia refuses to recognise the independence of its former province Kosovo, whose 1.8 million people are mostly ethnic Albanians, which broke away 10 years ago, and opposed Kosovo's ultimately successful bid to join FIFA.
Aseem Chhabra imagines a time, 20 years from now, when movie-watching in theatres will be long gone, thanks to the coronavirus, and pens a letter to his grandchild, explaining the magic of the cinema hall.
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday apologised to women MPs and said he "deeply regrets" comments he made in Parliament which have been criticised for being sexist.
India's Shubhankar Sharma roared back from a four-stroke deficit to claim a remarkable two-shot win at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia for his second European Tour title on Sunday.
The 92nd Academy Awards nominations have been announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
'At the end of the day, this is Bachchan's film.' 'Despite the distracting makeup, his famous baritone and indisputable flair for dedicated inanity lend Mirza an air of significance,' observes Sukanya Verma.
A painting by Chinese contemporary artist Qi Baishi was sold for $65 million, a record high price for contemporary and modern Chinese paintings and calligraphy by Beijing-based China Guardian.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Wigan Athletic 3-1 to secure their first Premier League victory since August and leave their opponents rooted to the foot of the table on Sunday.
The DRS will not be used when India will clash with Australia in the upcoming Test series but Channel 9, the official broadcaster, has decided to stick to technology such as Hot Spot and Eagle Eye for the sake of TV viewers.
Raj Rajaratnam's 11-year sentence might be far less than what United States District Attorney Preet Bharara sought, but the legal eagle and his team have won a "huge victory," felt Ravi Batra, another high-profile desi lawyer in Manhattan.
Two-time winner Jyoti Randhawa, brought home a brilliant card of five-under 67 to grab a narrow one-stroke lead at the Rs 95 lakh DLF Masters golf tournament in Gurgaon, on Wednesday.
Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh lost momentum after a good start but the two-under 69 was still enough to fetch him a season's best finish of tied fourth in the $ 750,000 Macau Open on Sunday.
Australia's top winter football codes have resolved to play on with spectator bans for as long as they can reasonably do so, but the governing body of Super Rugby had little choice but to suspend the sprawling rugby union competition.
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen said he has not given up the idea of reviving his international career with his native South Africa even though he would be nearing 40 in 2019 when he re-qualifies.
For those seeking adventure, head to the ancient Bosnian town of Mostar where on can get their high by jumping off a historic bridge into a fast-flowing river. Welcome to the annual traditional diving competition. For those who won't dare to do this, here's a glimpse of what takes place.
Tokyo marathon which last year saw close to 38,000 amateur participants, was scaled back to just a few hundred professional athletes, with the public strongly discouraged from lining the route. In past years the event attracted more than 1 million roadside spectators.
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The prototype Coca-Cola recipe was formulated at the Eagle Drug and Chemical Company, a drugstore in Columbus, Georgia by John Pemberton.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Tuesday hundreds of posts on his Facebook page had helped persuade him to reverse his suspension of the national soccer team from international competitions.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday reversed a ban on the national soccer team taking part in international tournaments after the football federation pledged to disband the side and rebuild it. Jonathan last week suspended the team from international competitions for two years following an embarrassing performance in the World Cup. The Super Eagles were knocked out in the first round after failing to win a game.
Fowler birdied the 14th, 15th and 16th holes to lift himself to 10 under par, two strokes off the pace at a generous ErinHills layout that has been softened by rain.
When educated ministers like Kapil Sibal and P Chidambaram are forced to defend the indefensible it shows a certain desperation in the top power structures in the ruling UPA, says Virendra Kapoor.
The state-run company may soon buy nearly 20 per cent stake in two shale gas acreages - Eagle Ford shale and Barnett shale - in the US.
Sukanya Verma explains what went wrong with Farah Khan's latest release.
A senior Indian Forest Service official from Pune in Maharashtra, who was abducted by suspected insurgents two days ago near a forest area in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district, is yet to be traced.
The exercise under the codename Vigilant Eagle, was carried out between August 6-11 under a cooperative military agreement between Russia and the US, which tasks NORAD, the bi-national US and Canadian command, and the Russian Air Force to conduct a live-flying exercise for up to five days, RIA Novosti reported.
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is Ferrari's first and the world's largest indoor theme park.
Nigeria's football federation (NFF) on Sunday overhauled its leadership and apologised for the poor state of its national team in a last-minute bid to reverse a directive suspending it from international matches.
Tunisia fear facing England's 'most dangerous weapon'" - attacking midfielder Dele Alli - but the North Africans will be pushing for an upset in their opening game on Monday, said coach Nabil Maaloul.
All of the halls, from the East Room to the Red Room, were decked by over 125 volunteers.
India-born US Federal Attorney Preet Bharara, spearheading the prosecution of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, now has another high-profile terrorism case in his hands -- the Times Square bombing plot involving Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad.
'As the sun rises, so does my acquaintance with the neighbourhood's avifauna,' says Kishore Singh.
Shiv Kapur and Jeev Milkha Singh finished in a tie for 38th place even as Branden Grace produced a stunning eagle on 16th and a closing birdie to grab the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters golf tournament on Saturday.
Not only women, but 21st century men too are a lot into their styling and the latest fashion trends.Take a look at some of the cool and stylish tshirt for men to wear this summer.
Here are some of the beautiful images in the contest.
