Niall O'Brien, the sturdy batting backbone during Irish cricket's meteoric rise, owes much of his World Cup success to the timely arrival of a pet dog.
Rafael Nadal is in contention for the 'World Sportsman of the Year' award alongside six-time Formula 1 World champion Lewis Hamilton, six-time World MotoGP champion Marc Mrquez and six-time FIFA World Footballer of the Year Lionel Messi.
If you see 'Made in India' apparel at any of the IOC's retail channels, it may have well come from Tiruppur, manufactured by a firm, which is owned by a mother-daughter duo, called Back Bay India.
'Even in PlayStation games, he was keen to win.'
Under Evin's Law, which has been in place since 1991, alcohol is banned from sale to the general public inside stadiums in France
Stokes was named Man of the Match after he broke Kiwi hearts with his gallant show in the epic World Cup final recently.
England's Rugby World Cup winning flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson could be back in action for his club side Newcastle Falcons next month after recovering from neck surgery.
Rediff.com takes you in flashback as we rewind the best from the sporting world in the week gone by.
Lance Armstrong, who won a fifth consecutive Tour de France, was Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
Tokyo's sparkling new National Stadium, the centre piece for the 2020 Olympic Games and 2019 rugby World Cup, should ditch its plan for a retractable roof to save money, Japan's sports minister proposed on Monday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Soccer's top flight Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) had already announced they were postponing their next round of fixtures.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori attended a meeting on March 10 that included the deputy head of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) who tested positive for the new coronavirus this week, officials said. Mori, 82, has not been tested because he has no symptoms of the virus and does not meet testing requirements, an official from Mori's office said. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Mori on March 16, without providing details.
Proud coach Arnold hails Australian team's mentality
Contrary to his tough guy image, the actor/producer/director believes in subtler ways of keeping physically and mentally fit.
Auckland's Eden Park will host Test cricket for the first time since 2006 when the world's top-ranked team England tour New Zealand early next year, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Thursday.
Organisers expect this year's Twenty20 World Cup to be a success even if it has to vie with Australian rules football and rugby league for viewers due to the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the organising committee said on Sunday. The October 18-November 15 tournament was slotted into Australia's sports calendar between the end of the football season and the beginning of summer cricket to draw maximum attention.
Title-chasing Lewis Hamilton has ruled out enlisting the services of a sports psychologist even if his Mercedes Formula One bosses have consulted one in their quest to make the championship-leading team even stronger.
Australia scored three late tries to beat Scotland 35-15 in their first outing since last year's rugby World Cup final loss to England.
Australia stunned world champions New Zealand 27-19 to claim a first Rugby Championship title in the fourth year of the competition and a welcome boost ahead of the World Cup on Saturday.
Lionel Messi's second-half goal gave Argentina a 1-0 home win over Ecuador on Thursday to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign off on the right foot.
He insists England must forget who and where they are playing on Saturday and simply go out and prove again that that they are the best team in the world.
Three leading international news agencies are set to boycott this week's first cricket Test match between Australia and Sri Lanka after organisers demanded payment for the right to distribute photographs from the event.
By the time you see this you may know the result, so here's an interactive guide to life after the big match.
Australia's prime minister John Howard writes about his hopes for a warm Sydney night, a great contest and a win for the Wallabies.
The loss to England in the rugby World Cup final has shaken Australia's sporting pride and turned the attention to the Davis Cup.
Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse said the decision by Cricket Australia to control the rights and demand a payment threatened their integrity.
In the first exclusive extract of Martin Johnson's autobiography, the heroic captain relives the magical moments that led to England's crowning glory.
But the Wallaby captain said he was proud of his boys for the way they fought back.
French sporting pride took another hammering when Scotland won 1-0 in Paris on Wednesday to leave France's Euro 2008 qualifying hopes in the balance.
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