A priest in Ireland's County Offaly has joined the long Irish Catholic tradition of priests engaging in pugilism.
Woman steeplechaser Lalita Babar carries the fervent hopes of the sports fans to finally open India's medal tally on day 10 of the Rio Olympics on Monday.
Sports Ministry formally recognises yogasana as competitive sport.
Russia grabbed an unexpected place in the Euro 2008 semi-finals with a thoroughly deserved 3-1 extra-time win over Netherlands on Saturday. Goals from substitute Dmitry Torbinsky and playmaker Andrei Arshavin finished off a subdued Netherlands team in the extra period after the teams finished level at 1-1 on 90 minutes.
Arsenal also suffered a shock defeat when they went down 2-1 at Stoke City and Hull City came from 1-4 down to push Manchester United all the way before losing 4-3 at Old Trafford, in the English Premier League.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
If England beat Panama and Belgium beat or draw with Tunisia then England are through to the last 16.
Brick buildings, drainage system excavated in Keezhadi village are on par with those found in Harappa.
For Vineeth, family comes above everything else and he treasures the time he spends around them.
'The biggest challenge Swaraj and Sitharaman will face is how far they can take their counterparts Pompeo and Mattis seriously.' 'One just doesn't know how long they will even keep their jobs.' 'They are basically salesmen peddling American wares.' 'Actually, there is nothing like 'American policies' in the Trump era,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The 'Iron Man of India' has emerged a contender to buy English Premiership football club Birmingham City after making an initial inquiry, The Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday.
An ambitious exhibition tells the story of India as also the history of the world.
Images from the Nations League matches.
Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored twice to give AS Monaco a 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday in a Champions League quarter-final first-leg match that was postponed following an attack on the home team's bus.
The midfielder froze on the big occasion once again as Argentina were muscled out by the ruthless, physical Brazilians.
Spanish forward Joselu struck deep into stoppage time as Hanover 96 rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 at bottom club Freiburg in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
The move was aimed at 'reaffirming China's claim over the state'. China claims the state as 'South Tibet'.
The Olympic silver medallist surpassed American Ashton Eaton's 9,045 total at the 2015 world championships in Beijing.
The Copa America was played as a 12-team tournament from 1993 when the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) invited two teams from CONCACAF, the North and Central America and Caribbean region, to join in.
Soccer highlights from across the globe.
Since being posted this morning the image has been shared thousands of times online.
'I will gamble with my own money, not with public money'.
Borussia Dortmund missed a bagful of chances to draw 1-1 at home with Augsburg on Tuesday, as they squandered the opportunity to make up ground in the Bundesliga title race heading into the winter break.
Here's the lowdown from the Malayalam film industry.
Former France and Real Madrid great Zinedine Zidane believes Spain playmaker Isco could be almost as good as him one day, club coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday.
A long sabbatical and a rejig in weight categories notwithstanding, Olympic heroes Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt reaffirmed their dominance on the world stage and ended a 28-year gold drought at the Asian Games in a successful 2014.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Take some help from Farah Khan before planning summer holidays.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Ukraine advanced to the Euro 2020 finals after an impressive first half helped them to a 2-1 home win over Portugal, whose talismanic captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career goal.
The couple celebrate a year of marital bliss and we can't wish them a lifetime of happiness.
'The project of a united Europe has constantly been made and remade.' 'The national borders have changed many, many times and so have the languages.' 'Britain's exit is only the latest episode in this long history,' says Aakar Patel.
Arsenal beat Villarreal on a 1-0 aggregate after the second leg semi-final ended goalless.
Thousands of Chelsea fans turning out in west London to celebrate winning the Premier League title on Monday were told to prepare for more success next season by manager Jose Mourinho.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang grabbed a hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund crushed Benfica 4-0 on Wednesday to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals 4-1 on aggregate.
The state doesn't only have religious and spiritual significance, but also electoral significance as it is the last Yoga Day celebrations before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, reports Archis Mohan.
The result also means second-placed Real Sociedad can reclaim top spot if they beat Eibar on Sunday.
