David Beckham treated the fans to what they came to see, flashing his trademark smile and curling free kicks to lead the Major League Soccer all-stars to a 3-2 win over West Ham United on Thursday. Beckham and his team mates had insisted the game against the Premier League side was much more than a friendly for MLS as it continues its bid to be recognised as a quality league.
The demand is the highest for the India-Pakistan match at Old Trafford in Manchester on June 16 and also for the final at Lords on July 14.
Let's go pandal hopping through India.
Auto Expo ended leaving India on the global automative map. It broke records in footfalls and business queries generation.
A Brazilian judge threw out a tax evasion case against Barcelona forward Neymar on Thursday because Brazil's inland revenue has yet to finish its own deliberations in the case.
The all-new C-Class shows off its sporty colours in stormy Spain. We were there to do the driving.
Here's how you can make your date feel special.
The month-long carnival (after the April 20 wedding) will be held in 10 or12 cities and will showcase a collage of the couple's films, paintings and photographs, apart from exhibiting Gitanjali's new wedding collection.
Sourav Ganguly emphasised the need for playing day/night Tests to attract more spectators to stadiums.
Australia opening batsman Aaron Finch has declared himself fit for the Boxing Day Test against India in Melbourne and said his injured finger would need to be cut off to prevent him from playing in front of his home state's fans.
'The festival is supporting only Bollywood and mainstream cinema,' they allege.
Brazil's Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani expects there to be almost no cases of the Zika virus during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, adding that the country is prepared for the Games, despite health concerns and political instability. The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee on Zika will meet in the coming weeks to evaluate the risks associated with the event. More than 150 health experts, in a public letter, have also called for the August Games to be postponed. U.S. health officials have concluded that infections by the mosquito-borne Zika virus in pregnant women can cause microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies. However, Picciani, who was appointed by interim President Michel Temer, said the situation had significantly improved. "We hosted 43 test events in Rio with 7,000 athletes and we have not had any case of Zika or dengue," he told
Get Ahead keeps tabs on the Swarovski crystal jewellery unveiled for Lakme India Fashion Week 2005!
A Brazilian woman ran onto the pitch and hugged Ronaldinho as the world champions finished a training session
Pick up a few tips on kite-flying at the International Kite Carnival to be held on the picturesque shores of Miramar beach in Goa.
It will not be the first time that the competition has had to be held outside India.
Whether they're capturing panoramic views of tulip fields or snapping thrilling images of cliff divers plunging into the sea, one thing is for certain: Drones can take awesome pictures.
The third edition of the Indian Super League got off to a colourful start with a star-studded opening ceremony even as the fans, wearing their passion for the game on their sleeves, descended at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium to witness the gala ceremony.
'The great wheel of democracy has turned full circle, and it feels just like being back in 2014, but with less hope that someone out there is going to save us from ourselves,' points out Mitali Saran.
Here's your weekly digest of unbelievably unusual images from across the world.
The Olympic torch was raised before Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue on Friday on the final leg of its journey to the opening ceremony of the Olympics, as Brazil excitedly put the final touches to seven years of preparations.
Hot weather, school examinations, exorbitant ticket prices, and above all the speculation of fixed matches are being attributed as the reasons for the public staying away from the first Test between India and Pakistan.
This week's collection of unbelievably unusual images from across the world.
It's a truly bizarre world we live in... These images prove it.
The Old Trafford cricket ground had a festive feel with fans from both sides wearing replica jerseys, colourful headgear and sounding hooters as they began trooping in.
A day after Election Commission announced bypoll for the RK Nagar assembly constituency from where chief minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo Jayalalithaa is likely to contest, DMK chief Karunanidhi on Wednesday said his party has decided not to contest the by-election.
The IPL wouldn't have been the success it is had it not been for the fans in the stands.
For the first time in 15 years the seven-time Wimbledon champion will not be walking through the All England Club gates.
Moments that show it's an odd, odd world we live in
Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the past 24 hours.
The civil aviation ministry received 20 applications and it granted NOCs to sixteen companies between 2009 till now
The league is losing its charm because of the absence of top Indian players, says former Test captain Ajit Wadekar.
The risk of Zika virus infections at the Olympic Games is both low and manageable, the chief of the World Health Organisation said on Friday, a week before the event kicks off in Rio de Janeiro. Nearly half a million people are expected to visit for the Games, many from the United States. Worries about security, the Zika virus and an economic crisis could deter travelers, with just under a third of event tickets as yet unsold. Brazil has been hardest hit by the disease outbreak, and many physicians, competitors and potential visitors have expressed fears the Olympics could serve as a catalyst to spread the virus globally.
Their recent impressive showings have raised serious expectations from the national men's hockey team in the Olympics and it's chief coach Roelant Oltmans said if his wards can give their best in every match, India stand a good chance of finishing in the podium in Rio.
Sania Mirza easily beat Archana Venkatraman, while Manisha Malhotra had to struggle against Sheetal Goutham as Andhra Pradesh beat Karnataka in the final of the women's tennis team event at the National Games
