UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) said it was "deeply concerned and shocked" by a Sunday Times report in which a British doctor alleged he had prescribed banned performance-enhancing drugs to 150 sportsmen including several Premier League footballers.
The 15-year-old Czech player won her second WTA Tour title when she beat Virginie Razzano 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 in the final.
A 12-year-old Indian-origin girl in the United Kingdom has achieved the highest possible score of 162 on a Mensa IQ test, outwitting physicists Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
The defending champion was given a scare by 15-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidisova before claiming her place in the U.S. Open second round.
Two-time Olympic beach volleyball medallist Natalie Cook of Australia mustered every ounce of experience to overcome China and win 21-19, 17-21, 17-15.
Senior players Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa lost their matches against Joey Chan and Annie Au, 1-3 and 0-3, respectively. Sunayna Kuruvilla, who is Pallikal's cousin, kept India in the hunt with a fighting win over Tze Lok Ho in the second singles.
Neha Uberoi upset top seed Nicole Vaidisova of Czechoslovakia 6-2, 6-4 in the finals of the Luxilon Cup Junior Tennis Tournament in Miami.
The Indo-Pak pair of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Quereshi moved into the final of the doubles event at the Denver ATP Challenger.
The 18-year-old Indian will take on eighth seed Mayumi Yamamoto of Japan \n\nnext in the Rockingham Heritage Bank ITF tournament.\n\n
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Unseeded Russian Maria Kirilenko upset defending champion Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand to storm in to the final of the WTA Hyderabad Open.
The Indian ace was beaten by fourth seed Nicole Pratt of Australia in the WTA Tour Hyderabad Open.
World champion Dafne Schippers was involved in a bizarre women's 200 metres at the Oslo Diamond League meeting on Thursday when the Dutchwoman false-started, was allowed to race and won, was then disqualified and finally reinstated.
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Dipika Pallikal bagged a bronze medal, India's first in women's singles squash at the Asian Games.
The 2000 champion was beaten by Sweden's Thomas Enqvist in the first round at the US Open.
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The 77th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There were a few surprises and some expected nods. A quick glance at the winners, listed in bold.
World No 2 Serena Williams shook out any cobwebs from four months away from tennis with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over France's Pauline Parmentier in the first round of the Auckland Classic on Tuesday.
As Michael Kors takes over the Italian fashion house, we take a trip down memory lane and look back at the Versace story.
The complete set of winners on Oscar night!
Reaction to WADA's decision to reinstate RUSADA
Yadvinder Singh Bhamba was arrested for conspiring to send 400 people from India, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and other countries to the US.
Indian teen golfer Aditi Ashok shot a final round of three-under 69 on a weather-hit last day to notch up her second successive victory on the Ladies European Tour at the inaugural Qatar Ladies Open in Doha on Saturday.
Lancaster County police Sheriff Barry Faile said the Indian ethnicity of Patel does not appear to be a factor in the crime.
It turns 20 and Mumbai will celebrate, says Avantika Bhuyan.
A look at the glamorous brigade on the red carpet.
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