Sports News: General

London, Aug 27 (ANI): Football icon David Beckham hopes that Britain's huge medal haul at the Beijing Olympics will inspire youngsters to bring laurels to the country in 2012.

Washington, August 27 (ANI): NBC's round-the-clock coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics has been declared the most watched event in U.S. TV history.

New Delhi, August 27 (ANI): Golden Olympian Michael Phelps has apparently made a special place in U.S. President George W. Bush's daughter Barbara's heart, for she reportedly kept on telling her friends that the swimmer could be spectacular during the Beijing Games.

New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) Akhil Kumar's fearlessness, Jitender Kumar's grit and Vijender Singh's technical prowess have forced the International Boxing Association to sit up and acknowledge India's

London, Aug 27 (ANI): Troubled football legend Paul Gascoigne is back in rehab center after his infamous Iron Maiden booze bender.

London, Aug 27 (ANI): AC Milan's vice president Adriano Galliani has confirmed that Brazilian Ronaldo will leave Rossoneri for English Premier League club, Manchester City.

London, Aug 27 (ANI): The Daughter of troubled football star Paul Gascoigne, Bianca Gascoigne, is worried that stepdad Gazza could be crippled for life because he has missed vital hospital appointments during his boozy sessions.

Sheelpa Kothari New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) That Akhil Kumar missed out on his first-ever Olympic medal has only his Moldovan opponent Veaceslav Gojan's impregnable defence, that was the best

India's Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra has urged sports administrators to adopt a more professional approach to help the country build on the three medals it won at the Beijing Games.

That Akhil Kumar missed out on his first-ever Olympic medal has only his Moldovan opponent Veaceslav Gojan to be blamed, who had the best defence among the assembly of boxers in Beijing Olympics, feels the Indian's physio Heath Matthews.

India could be transformed into a regional power over the next three years after their AFC Challenge Cup victory earlier this month qualified them for the 2011 Asian Cup, according to the side's captain Baichung Bhutia.

Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Tennis ace Andy Roddick is set to exchange wedding vows with fiancee Brooklyn Decker next spring.

Maybe, this happens only in India.
The face of Indian tennis for over a decade, an Olympic bronze medal winner, and one of the finest doubles players of all time gets a cold shoulder from his colleagues, who have barely cut into big-time tennis, let alone make a mark.

London, Aug 27 (ANI): Olympic golden boy Michael Phelps may have women swooning over him but the American pool star has no time for love.

For once, the reporters weren't being reporters. Known for their 'exposes', they were, for a change, united by a common cause -- to help get India an Olympic medal in boxing. That Vijender and not Jitender bagged the medal was just a coincidence.

New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today appreciated the Indian athletes for their stupendous performance in the Beijing Olympic Games when

New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) A brace in the second half helped Army XI beat New Delhi Heroes 2-1 and progress to the quarter-finals of the 121st Osian's Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium here

The Bangalore Open scheduled to be held from September 29 has been suspended due to the local promoter's security concerns, according to the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Board.

Poonam Mehra New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) The coveted Olympic medal eluded him for the second successive time but boxer Akhil Kumar today said he has not lost the motivation to continue and

Colombo, Aug 26 (PTI) The fourth and penultimate cricket one-dayer between India and Sri Lanka was called off today without a single ball being bowled due to intermittent rain at the R Premadasa