Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, Day 8.
Cathy Freeman, who lit the Olympic cauldron at the 2000 Games, will be the first torch bearer for the 2004 Olympics.\n\n
Sukanya Verma handpicks 10 new interesting movies and shows from India and abroad just for you.
Pant is also the first Asian wicket-keeper to take five catches in an innings on Test debut.
Organizers of the World Chess Championship sued on Monday to block a trio of website operators from broadcasting chess moves at the November 11-30 match in New York, which is expected to draw millions of online viewers.
'I am not a high maintenance kind of person and that helped me in Hollywood. Internationally, high maintenance doesn't work...People like Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery and Morgan Freeman are my idols. They age so well...I want to be here for the marathon. I didn't want to just come and go. So I started making my own projects or sometimes I do a film free.' Anil Kapoor, in candid conversation with Rediff.com
India's first telecom incubator, Startup Village hosted a team from 'Unreasonable at Sea', a unique seafaring group of select entrepreneurs, mentors, educators and students who are travelling the world.
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The top Indian male and female finishers will now stand to gain $7,500 each.
Mike Powell, the world record holder in long jump, opens up to Senior Associate Editor Bikash Mohapatra regarding his longstanding record, his biggest regret and other things.
The prize-money for the eight edition of th eevent, which has retained IAAF Gold-label status, has been increased by US $15,000 and will be US $3,25,000.
In what was a rather shameful end to an otherwise glorious event, two Indian women athletes were disqualified on grounds that tantamount to cheating at the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday.
The Best Actor category this year is largely being considered a two man fight between Jeff Bridges and George Clooney.
The side, led by Jason Sangha, also includes Will Sutherland, son of Cricket Australia's (CA) chief executive James Sutherland. Sutherland Jr is the vice-captain of the side.
World timeline of sport in the first decade of the 21st century.
Clint Eastwood's directorial venture Invictus has a lot of powerful images and may resonate with audiences across the world.
Cumberbatch's Sherlock costar Martin Freeman, who plays Dr Watson in the hit BBC show, was best man at the wedding.
Apparel company S Kumars Nationwide and its overseas partner Emerisque Brands have emerged as potential bidders to take over Hartmarx Corp, the city-based maker of President Barack Obama's suits.
Here's a look at the Oscar nominations, 2010.
Contrary to his tough guy image, the actor/producer/director believes in subtler ways of keeping physically and mentally fit.
The country's ministry of information decided to impose ban on the movie as it 'reportedly violates teachings of Islam,' a Kuwait National Cinema Company (KNCC) official told the Arab Times.
The world premiere of The Dark Knight on July 14 in New York saw quite a few Hollywood stars walk down the red carpet.
Rising star James McAvoy talks about his crucial career breaks and Wanted, the new big-budget action movie with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman.
Biolage, a leading professional haircare brand in the US, has just launched its Smoothing Serum in India.
It's a wasted album with not a single track to recommend. Then again, one shouldn't be surprised -- after all, Bruce Almighty didn't have any songs they could have flicked.
SBI tops the list of league table banks for fees earned on loan syndication in the Asia Pacific region.
At the Games Norman split US track stars Tommie Smith and John Carlos to snatch silver in a 20.06 seconds, setting a national record for the 200-metre sprint that still stands after 50 years.
Fargo is intense and dark and raises more questions than one would usually be comfortable with.
As he blazes through the Rio Games aiming for his historic third batch of three sprint gold medals, Jamaica's Usain Bolt has been clear this is his last time on the Olympic track, where he feels he has nothing left to prove.
Dr Robin Chakraverty, former chief medical officer at UK Athletics, told British legislators he injected Farah with 13.5 millilitres (ml) of L-carnitine prior to his London Marathon debut but had "forgotten" to record it in the necessary forms.
After adding 271 people last year, the Academy sends out invitations to more than 300 people this year.
Lupita Nyong'o, David Oyelowo and Jada Pinkett Smith have also slammed white Oscars.
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