The soul legend behind songs like I Just Called To Say I Love You and Superstition turns 60 on Thursday, marking a glittering career spanning five decades.
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.
The ongoing trial of Indian-American doctor Jayant Patel in an Australian court has been adjourned due to some legal matters.
The paceman had injury problems in the recent ICC Champions Trophy in England, forcing him to miss the semi-final defeat by the hosts, and that has weighed heavily on the minds of the selectors with Test series coming up against Pakistan, India and Australia.
Over the last few days, as the fortunes of Thomas Cook Plc took a wrong turn, the Indian entity scrambled to distance itself from its erstwhile parent. Experts have said that the travel firm must not change its brand name.
Australian captain Steve Smith is delighted to be back at Rajasthan Royals for the upcoming Indian Premier League.
Last year, Air India replaced veg and non-veg sandwiches with veg hot meals on flights
The board is likely to discuss setting up of its satellite campus in Hyderabad for which the Andhra Pradesh government had approached IIM-A and offered land, sources said. Other major issue of discussion are objections raised by the faculty members regarding the pay structure suggested by the Centre.
The 59th Grammy Awards was held in Los Angeles, California.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the first week of IPL 2021.
During the first of the three presidential debates in Cleveland, Ohio, Trump and Biden clashed over each other's personality, past record, family and their visions.
England captain Andrew expressed concern about his leading Test players suffering burn-out or pick up injuries playing in the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament.
Despite turning down an offer to coach England, John Buchanan could be seen in a consultancy role with Andrew Strauss' team at the forthcoming Ashes series against Australia.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Game 52.
Opening batsman Andrew Strauss was on Thursday named the new England captain.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Game 41.
Australia's Nick Kyrgios could find himself in hot water again after accusing men's tennis governing body ATP of being "corrupt" following his US Open first round victory.
A big win on Saturday will not only will boost Delhi's morale after the 80-run hammering at the hands of CSK but it could also propel the side to the second position in the eight-team standings.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players up to Game 34.
The many reasons why the famed scientist was a minor celebrity in Hollywood.
A win for either side will help it consolidate its position at the top and also seal a spot in Qualifier 1.
Mayank Agarwal hammered a 49-ball 87 as India 'A' beat the touring South Africans in their opening warm-up T20 game by eight wickets, with two balls to spare, at the Air Force ground, in Palam, Delhi, on Tuesday.
Captain Faf du Plessis led from the front with an impressive 120 as he single-handedly took South Africa to 269 for 8 in the first One-Day International against India, in Durban, on Thursday.
A round-up of all the results from the 17th World Athletic Championships in London
The Proteas bowlers took part in a thorough session under the watchful eyes of Langeveldt with the aim of increasing their workloads and mapping out expectations and game plans ahead of the 72-day tour which starts with the first Twenty20 match in Dharamsala on October 2.
Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.
AB de Villiers has been ruled out of South Africa's two-test home series against New Zealand this month with an injured elbow and Faf du Plessis will take over the captaincy.
Professional Cricketers Association chief executive Sean Morris will meet England captain Kevin Pietersen and the rest of the team when they come to Heathrow on Saturday evening with the message that 'cricket is no longer at the top of the agenda'. 'We will sit down with the players and discuss the situation. We can't make any decisions at this stage,' Morris said.
In charge of a house in complete disorder, Virat Kohli will hope that Royal Challengers Bangalore play in the manner that defines his cricket when they meet Delhi Capitals in the IPL match in Bengaluru on Sunday.
'Look, at the end of the day, it is the same pitch for both teams but if you would have asked me, would I have wanted to play Sunrisers on that type of pitch? I mean, there couldn't have been a different wicket where you would have wanted to play Sunrisers on'
Kent have defended the decision to sign Australian bowler Stuart Clark for the run-up to the Ashes series after criticism from English cricket's chief that the move may help their age-old rivals. Kent announced on Tuesday they had signed the 33-year-old seamer until June as he recovers from the elbow injury which has kept him out of Australia's tour of South Africa.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma chose not to be harsh on his batsmen and gave full credit to his bowlers for defending a modest total of 142 against Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
Left-arm spinner Samit Patel has been dropped from England's one-day squad in West Indies because he is not fit enough. The 24-year-old last played for his country in a one-dayer against India in November and has since failed two fitness assessments.
Retail rents in Dubai and Abu Dhabi dropped for the first time in a decade in the first quarter of this financial year, a report has revealed.
Struggling teams Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab take on each other in an Indian Premier League match in Mohali on Sunday as they desperately seek to get back to winning ways to stay in the hunt for a play-offs berth.
Be it India's Shiv Kapur or South African Brandon Stone, the golfers are keeping a close eye on the ongoing tournament.
South Africa have included the world's number one test bowler Vernon Philander in their preliminary 30-man squad for the World Twenty20 tournament to be played in Bangladesh in March and April next year.
Rajneesh Gupta presents Rajasthan Royals's IPL record over the years.
Proteas captain Faf du Plessis tells Harish Kotian/Rediff.com why they had to take the big call of dropping the experienced Steyn against minnows Afghanistan.
It will not be the first time that the competition has had to be held outside India.
