France's highest court has ordered Le Clemenceau, the decommmissioned aircraft carrier, to stay out of Indian waters, pending a suit by environmental campaigners.
The veteran all-rounder will lead a 14-member squad to play against India and Ireland in place of Graeme Smith.
India rung in two changes, Munaf Patel and Dinesh Kaarthick coming in place of VRV Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni respectively, for the third Test against South Africa.
AITUC Deputy Secretary H Mahadevan said his union would oppose attempts to make India what he called a 'dumping ground for richer countries' toxic waste'.
The 54-year-old was offered an extension to his two-year contract and he accepted it.
The South African all-rounder has said that he has personal reasons not to sing the new national anthem.
Jacques Rosay flew the A380 on its first take-off.
Kolkata Knights Riders captain Gautam Gambhir expressed confidence that his side can put up an impressive performance in their IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, notwithstanding their loss to Mumbai Indians earlier.
History suggests that when drivers are fighting for race wins and championships, and enjoy equal status in the same competitive cars, then real friendship is often the first casualty.
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge said he did not see cricket being included in the Olympic Games in the near future.
France coach Jacques Santini's team for the FIFA centenary match against Brazil in Paris on May 20.
Jacques Kallis scored an unbeaten 121 as South Africa beat the West Indies by seven wickets with eight balls and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
'I felt Test cricket is just beyond my reach.' 'And slowly, slowly, I started doing well.' 'In the second Test against Pakistan, I scored a fifty and when we went to Sialkot I played a series-saving innings, which was a game changer for me.' 'At that stage that was the most important innings of my life.'
The South African all-rounder will not be considered for next month's tour of Sri Lanka after surgery.
Dominique de Villepin replaces Jean-Pierre Raffarin, dumped after voters on Sunday roundly rejected Chirac's call for the ratification of a European Union constitution.
Graeme Smith, one of the most dogged batsmen of his generation, stunned South Africa on Monday by announcing he will retire from international cricket at the end of the ongoing third Test against Australia at Newlands.
IOC chief Jacques Rogge said the candidature period for cities to bid for these Games will open up in 2008 with a decision in 2009.
Dinesh Karthik's leadership skills are under the scanner after Kolkata Knight Riders's five back-to-back defeats in the ongoing IPL season, but coach Jacques Kallis says there was no discussion on removing the under-fire captain.
The Canadian driver will lose 10 places on the Australian GP after his team confirmed engine change for Saturday qualifying.
South Africa beat Pakistan in the fifth and final ODI to win the series 3-1.
Poland's Robert Kubica can be a Formula One star of the future, according to world champion Fernando Alonso.
South Africa beat Pakistan in the third Test to win the series 2-1.
South Africa were 131 for 5 at the close on Day 1 of the third Test, after dismissing Pakistan for 157.
Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis shared an unbroken century stand to put South Africa in control of the first Test with a lead of 287 runs against New Zealand on Friday. South Africa reached close of play on the second day on 179-2. Amla, who was dropped on two, was 85 not out with Kallis on 76 in a partnership of 159.
Jacques Villeneuve slammed Michael Schumacher for his on-track conduct over the years.
At tea South Africa were 277 for six, a lead of 136. Pakistan were dismissed for 265 in reply to South Africa's first innings of 124.
South Africa were 115 for three in their second innings at the close of the second day of the second Test.
The left-hander achieved a best-ever ranking following his century in South Africa's seven-wicket victory over Pakistan.
Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis steered South Africa to a comfortable seven-wicket win in the first Test.
Pakistan's Mohammad Asif took five wickets to lessen the impact of Ashwell Prince's century for South Africa on the third day of the first Test on Saturday.
Sikh school children wearing turbans held a protest march against France's ban on the distinct headdress at state schools.
French President Jacques Chirac will arrive in New Delhi on Sunday on a three-day visit
