United are unbeaten in all competitions since Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho in December and their improvement is down to the Norwegian's insistence on an attacking style of play, as opposed to the defensive fare served up by his predecessor.
The Athens Olympics silver medallist jumped four places from seventh in the latest world rankings for double trap shooters.
Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou sent explanations to the IAAF why they missed doping tests at Olympics.
Bentla D'Couth, India's first woman football referee, will officiate at the Athens Olympics.
The 2004 French Open finalist withdrew from the Grand Slam with an elbow injury
The colour red seems to give a winning edge to a competitor, especially in sports or athletic events.
Ian Thorpe will make his long-awaited comeback to competitive swimming at next weekend's World Cup meet in Sydney.
Kalmadi was unanimously re-elected president of the Indian Olympic Association for a record third consecutive term.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday unveiled its first ever team of refugees which will have 10 members and 12 officials and will compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games under the Olympic flag.
Ace middle distance runner Pinki Pramanik and shot putter Navpreet Singh are among five Indians in the Asian team for the Athletics World Cup.
Greek athletics officials issue their verdict on the Greek sprinters who face a two-year ban for missing three doping tests
AC Milan and Liverpool won their Champions League qualifying rounds.
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.
National Geographic's new travel photography competition is entering its third week and is attracting stunning pictures from across the globe. Some of the jaw-dropping pictures show the famous "Firefall" of Yosemite National Park to a sunset at the Taj Mahal. The annual competition is accepting entries until May 3 at 12pm and asks for pictures in three categories: nature, cities and people.
American Brendan Hansen broke his own world record in the men's 100 metre breaststroke at the US swimming championships.
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.
The former Olympian identified lack of co-ordination and tactics as the Indian hockey team's main shortcomings.
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.
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The German has taken up a new assignment with the national team of Egypt.
Manager Juergen Klopp has backtracked on his call for Liverpool fans without tickets to head to Basel for the Europa League final against Sevilla on May 18, and said he regretted making the statement.
