FIFA will take no disciplinary action against Croatian side HNK Rijeka following Manchester City's allegation of racism during an under-21 friendly in July, world soccer's governing body said on Monday.
Justifying a controversial deal with Mumbai terror attacks accused David Headley that spared him from the death penalty and extradition to India, a top United States attorney on Friday said that not making the pact would have been a "terrible mistake".
The verdict of a Chicago court jury to acquit Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana of charges of involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks is disappointing, a top United States government attorney said on Friday.
The verdict of a Chicago court jury to acquit Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana of charges of involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks is disappointing, a top United States government attorney said on Friday.
A US court has indicted three owners of a bankrupt Chicago-based real estate development firm for operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors, including Indians and Pakistanis, and three banks out of $43 million while claiming to be compliant with Sharia law.
Tahawwur Rana, the 26/11 co-accused, did not congratulate co-conspirator David Coleman Headley, unlike several others, on the success of the Mumbai terror attacks, attorney of the Pakistani-Canadian said during the trial.
Manchester City's latest big-money signing Samir Nasri's mind was made up about leaving Arsenal once fellow Frenchman Patrick Vieira told him his new club was the "place to be".
Tahawwur Hussain Rana, Mumbai attacks co-accused, had an ambitious plan to enter Bollywood by launching Rahul Bhatt, son of film director Mahesh Bhatt, in a movie that he wanted to make.
India showed commendable character in Rajkot to level the series, proving that the panic buttons were pressed prematurely following the 10-wicket loss in Mumbai.
The result leaves Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United in 10th with nine points, their worst start after seven games for 30 years, and they have won just one of their last six league games.
Brazilian police said on Tuesday they had uncovered emails between detained International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Patrick Hickey and the British owner of a ticketing company they said masterminded a scheme selling Olympic tickets illegally.
Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat is all set to break into the WBC's world rankings after retaining his welterweight Asia title by outpunching Australian Ben Kite in New Delhi.
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell says India needs to 'sort their batting inadequacies' before the tour Down Under later this year
Serena 'out of line' but both sides share blame says King
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The lawyer of Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, co-accused with Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative David Headley in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, on Monday informed a federal court in Chicago that he was preparing for his client's February trial.
Attorneys of Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was convicted on Thursday by a United States court for providing material support to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and helping plan a terror plot in Denmark, said they would appeal against the verdict as there was an error in the trial. Rana's attorney Patrick Blegan said he would file post-trial motions, claiming there was not enough evidence to convict him and there was an error in the trial.
Experienced Test opener Simon Katich has not been awarded one of Australia's 25 central contracts for the next season, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday.
Australia have left masterblaster batsman Glenn Maxwell out of their squad for the five-match one-day international series against England that follows this week's fifth Ashes Test.
On Friday, German Chancellor was caught enjoying some down time in a pub in Brisbane, where she has come to attend the G20 summit. Over the past years, world leaders have often been snapped enjoying some time on their own at a pub, downing a drink or two. So, sit back, enjoy a glass of wine and a few of those moments.
Here's looking at Om Puri's career graph, through these pictures from his films.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is all set to monitor workload of top 50 Indian cricketers, starting with the seven-week Indian Premier League, and will create a database for their workload and injury management to keep them fresh for big international assignments.
List of US Open men's singles champions since the Open Era began in 1968:
India's Leander Paes entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles event even as Sania Mirza crashed out in the quarter-finals at the Wimbledon.
An allegation that the Congress party took money from the United States during the Indira Gandhi era has been made in a book to be released on Tuesday, but the party dismissed the charge as 'unsubstantiated and malicious.'
Ethiopians Girma Assefa and Koren Yal set new course records as the African nation took the men's and women's honours respectiely in the eighth edition of the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. Assefa completed the gruelling 42.1-km run in 2 hours, 09 minutes and 54 seconds, erasing the previous record of 2:11:54 seconds, set by Kenya's Kenneth Mungara two years ago.
Ethiopians Girma Assefa and Koren Yal set new course records as the African nation took the men's and women's honours respectiely in the eighth edition of the Mumbai Marathon on Sunday. Assefa completed the gruelling 42.1-km run in 2 hours, 09 minutes and 54 seconds, erasing the previous record of 2:11:54 seconds, set by Kenya's Kenneth Mungara two years ago.
Started in 1857, Alstom is one of the grand old companies of Europe.
Favourite movie homes, comparing Amitabh-Shashi's beds in Kabhi Kabhie and discovering the truth about Salman Khan's 1990s chartbuster... All in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
India's Leander Paes and his Swiss partner Martina Hingis moved a step closer to their first French Open crown together as they breezed into the mixed doubles quarter-finals after dispatching fourth seeds Yaroslav Shvedova and Florin Mergea.
Tamil Nadu mystery spinner Varun Chakravarathy was bought by Kings XI Punjab for a whopping Rs 8.4 crore, more than 40 times his base price.
The status hearing of Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Rana, charged with conspiring in the Mumbai terror attacks of November 2008, was on Wednesday adjourned for four weeks. "The hearing, originally scheduled for August 25, has now been shifted to September 20," Rana's attorney Patrick W Blegen said
Opener David Warner put New Zealand's bowlers to the sword with a masterful 163 and Usman Khawaja scored his maiden Test century as Australia dominated the opening day of the first Test at the Gabba in Brisbane, on Thursday.
Liverpool made it three wins out of three as Mohamed Salah scored twice in a convincing 3-1 victory over Arsenal on Saturday to take control at the top of the Premier League.
Former United States President Barack Obama has been free from the pressures of running the nation for two years now. However, while in office and even out of it, Obama has always enjoyed each moment. As he celebrates his 57th birthday (August 4), here are some of his lighter moments enjoying life.
He is the lone face of Indian sports in a high-profile gathering of international stars at the Laureus World Sports Awards and football skipper Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday said it is the ultimate honour to be in a crowd that features the likes of the legendary Sir Bobby Charlton, Boris Becker and Patrick Vieira.
Manchester United eased the pressure on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 3-1 win at Everton in the Premier League on Saturday with Bruno Fernandes scoring twice and Edinson Cavani grabbing his first for the club.
Indian designers Tarun Tahiliani, Suneet Varma, Anamika Khanna and Sabyasachi Mukherjee style the supermodel for the Vogue India issue.
Arsenal enjoyed a 3-0 win in Azerbaijan against Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday and AC Milan beat Greece's Olympiakos Piraeus 3-1 but Sevilla suffered a shock defeat by Russians Krasnodar.
India's tennis player Yuki Bhambri was handed a tough draw at the Australian Open when he found himself pitted against World No. 6 Tomas Berdych in the opening round of the men's singles event.
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