After guiding the Indian team to the coveted World Cup title after a gap of 28 years in his final assignment as coach, Gary Kirsten may be seen in the same avatar with his native South Africa.
Three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe has advised Rafael Nadal to sack his long-term coach, uncle Toni and 'get a new damn coach' to get back to top form.
Women's Tennis Association Chief Executive Steve Simon has defended the wildcard entry awarded to former world number one Maria Sharapova.
Former England Test cricketer Steve Harmison has claimed that sacked batsman Kevin Pietersen 'does not have a cat in hell's chance' of a recall to the national squad.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
'The best thing that Modi can hope for in this visit is that he is able to mobilise Indians in America to vote Republican and try and help Trump return to power,' argues Aakar Patel.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter warned that the proposal could harm England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will retire from first-class cricket in September at the end of England's county championship season.
Rory McIlroy has been named the European Tour's Golfer of the Year for the second time in three seasons, capping an outstanding 2014 for the world number one.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes was arrested early on Monday after an incident in Bristol and will miss the fourth one-day international against West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.
Prince William's wife Kate Middleton was on Monday admitted to a hospital and is in the early stages of labour, a palace official said.
According to reports, the news was announced by the mayor's office in Algeciras in southern Spain, where Lucia was born.
England and Belgium face a World Cup conundrum ahead of Thursday's crunch in Kaliningrad
World number four Andy Murray has withdrawn from Britain's Davis Cup tie against Lithuania in March and will in future discuss his participation with the Lawn Tennis Association before every match.
'Why not simply make some more ventilators and find some more beds? How much would it cost?' asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Kevin Pietersen does not warrant a recall to the England team despite apparent support from incoming incoming ECB chief Colin Graves, according to former skipper Nasser Hussain.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field on Thursday
Michael Schumacher has shown some "encouraging signs" in his recovery from serious head injuries suffered in a skiing accident in 2013, former Ferrari technical head Ross Brawn said.
Former Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard successfully negotiated the qualifying draw on Thursday, beating Colombian Mariana Duque-Marino 6-3, 6-2 to secure a spot in next week's main draw.
Manchester United football team manager Louis van Gaal would reportedly like to sign Real Madrid's ace striker Cristiano Ronaldo, but he does not expect the Spanish giants to sell.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann is not in danger of being sacked.
I think the biggest mistake of the British parliamentarians was to make a little extra money, officially and within the rules. A far better way is to make off-balance sheet money -- as we do -- and keep it in Swiss banks. (Of course we bring it back, or some of it anyway, at election time and the rupee strengthens in the havala market.) If occasionally one does get caught with his pants down, he can always disclaim all knowledge about the money.
Britain reached the Davis Cup quarter-finals in bizarre circumstances on Sunday when Canadian Denis Shapovalov defaulted for inadvertently blasting a ball into the umpire's face.
Kazuo Ishiguro has written eight books, as well as scripts for film and television, the Academy said.
Trump, who personally greeted the trio at the Andrews Air Force Base, praised Kim for their release ahead of their summit.
When Deepak Singh first started working as a salesman in the US, he was ashamed of the fall in status this signalled, says Vikram Johri.
Michael Schumacher could find it hard going when he makes a Formula One comeback with Mercedes next year at the age of 41, former rival Damon Hill warned on Thursday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
The World Health Organisation has announced that the first vaccines for the swine flu pandemic are likely to be ready for use by September this year. Many pharma companies in China, Australia, United States, United Kingdom and Germany have already made the first batches of the H1N1 vaccine and these are being clinically tested, reports the BBC.Pregnant women and young children are expected to be the first recipients of the vaccine.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday stepped up pressure on Pakistan to "take out" the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden and 'break' his Al Qaeda's network.
'Our drains are not filled with bodies, our hospitals not run out of beds.' 'That good news, or absence of expected bad news, is the truth that so many in the international community, and also within India, seem unable to handle,' notes Shekhar Gupta.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
Formula One champion Jenson Button cannot expect to cash in from the Mercedes takeover of Brawn even though the team want him to stay, Brawn chief executive Nick Fry said on Monday.
The increasing worldwide appeal of the Premier League is having a detrimental effect on other countries' domestic competitions, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Friday.
Greg Rusedski announced his retirement after helping Britain to establish a 3-0 lead over the Netherlands in Davis Cup.
Images from Saturday's proceedings at the World Athletics Championships in Doha.
'I had never in my wildest dreams imagined that this could happen to me.'
Formula One world champion Jenson Button is 99 per cent certain to stay with the Brawn team next season, team principal and owner Ross Brawn said on Sunday after reports linking the Briton with rivals McLaren.
'Marriage is a practical solution in terms of bureaucracy, but it's not a real validation of whether your relationship is successful or not.'
Brazil were winning 3-1 and the 1970 World Cup final against Italy was over as a contest when Carlos Alberto looked up to see the whole of the right wing open to him and started to motor. There were four minutes left on the clock at the Aztec stadium and Brazil's captain really just wanted the game to end. His team mates felt the same way and were knocking the ball about nonchalantly when the marauding full back spotted the chance of a fourth goal, even from way back in his own half.
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