Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou sent explanations to the IAAF why they missed doping tests at Olympics.
Images from Tuesday night's UEFA Champions League group stage matches.
The 2004 French Open finalist withdrew from the Grand Slam with an elbow injury
Bentla D'Couth, India's first woman football referee, will officiate at the Athens Olympics.
Ian Thorpe will make his long-awaited comeback to competitive swimming at next weekend's World Cup meet in Sydney.
The colour red seems to give a winning edge to a competitor, especially in sports or athletic events.
Kalmadi was unanimously re-elected president of the Indian Olympic Association for a record third consecutive term.
Manchester United's dwindling hopes of lifting a trophy this season are dangling by a thread after they produced an abject display to lose 2-0 at Olympiakos Piraeus in a Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday.
Ace middle distance runner Pinki Pramanik and shot putter Navpreet Singh are among five Indians in the Asian team for the Athletics World Cup.
AC Milan and Liverpool won their Champions League qualifying rounds.
Greek athletics officials issue their verdict on the Greek sprinters who face a two-year ban for missing three doping tests
American Brendan Hansen broke his own world record in the men's 100 metre breaststroke at the US swimming championships.
The duo pipped hosts Australia and England to win the team gold in double trap in the Commonwealth Shooting Championship.
Jaime Dwyer's penalty-corner goal in extra-time gave the Aussies a 2-1 victory over defending champions the Netherlands in the final.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will have an outside chance of a podium finish for India when the weightlifter begins her campaign in the women's 48kg category at the Rio Olympic Games on Saturday.
Indian sportspersons will be in action in the following events at 28th Olympic Games in Athens.
The Indian marksman finished fifth in the qualifying round.
The Indian ace was beaten by former world champion and sixth seed Peter Gade of Denmark in the second round of the badminton singles.
Coroners investigating the crash of a Cypriot airliner that killed all 121 people on board ruled out on Friday that some may have been made unconscious by carbon monoxide.
AC Milan will meet Liverpool in the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Americans Bob and Mike Bryan, the most successful doubles team in men's tennis history, have pulled out of the defence of their title at the Rio Games saying their family's health is their top priority.
The ace forward, who was suspended for unruly conduct, was named in the 26-man probables' list for the eight-nation hockey tournament in Holland.
The Jamaican clocked 9.77 seconds at the British Grand Prix meeting in Gateshead.
The former Olympian identified lack of co-ordination and tactics as the Indian hockey team's main shortcomings.
The German has taken up a new assignment with the national team of Egypt.
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