Rafael Nadal on Sunday won his fifth straight Barcelona Open title after beating David Ferrer 6-2, 7-5. .. more »

Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar and his Deccan Chargers counterpart Adam Gilchrist were today slapped a fine of $20,000 each for slow over rate in the Indian Premier League match played on Saturday... more »

Olympique Lyon's hopes of clinching an eighth consecutive Ligue 1 title suffered another blow when they were held to a goalless draw at home to Paris St Germain on Friday... more »

The Gujarat Police has formed 86 Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to be deployed as a security measure at various polling centres across the state on election day April 30, a senior official said on Saturday... more »

Narendra Modi on Saturday got yet another endorsement from a key BJP leader as party's future prime ministerial candidate with senior leader Arun Jaitley saying that he would be happy to see the Gujarat Chief Minister occupy the top post after L K Advani. .. more »

Worried about the health hazards posed by the heavy bags children carry, the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission on Wednesday directed all schools to strictly implement guidelines issued by the Department for School Education to make bags lighter, reports Kanchan Chaudhari... more »

After dampening the first match between Punjab and Kolkata, rain has delayed the start of the second match of the evening between Mumbai and Jaipur in Durban. .. more »

As many as 148 candidates out of the 2,076 candidates contesting for 20 parliamentary and 140 assembly seats in the second phase of elections in Andhra Pradesh are facing criminal charges, an election monitoring organisation, said on Sunday... more »

Lakshmi Rai , an eye-pleasing blend of beauty and oomph, is now getting her foot in the door to Bollywood. Often referred to as Dhoni's girl because of her alleged romantic affair with the swashbuckling cricketer, 27-year-old Lakshmi is shifting base from Chennai to Mumbai. She has worked down south in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada cinema, .. more »

The wait for the world's grand cricket carnival is over, as the IPL is back to enthrall the cricket fans worldwide. The IPL, which promises to be a perfect marriage of cricket and entertainment, kickstarts with a scintillating opening ceremony at the Newlands stadium in South Africa. See Special Coverage.. more »

If BJP leader Varun Gandhi did not behave and indulged in any more hate speeches after his release on parole, he would be dealt with more severely, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said in Lucknow on Thursday... more »

Shane Warne's midas touch to minnows Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural IPL season may be a part of cricketing folklore but a new book reveals that the Australian spin legend was not the original choice for captaincy... more »

Sachin Tendulkar unveils his Madame Tussauds Wax Statue.. more »

I noticed he was not talking to Dr Manmohan Singh, cold shouldering him at the Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations in New Delhi on Tuesday. Obviously this time he has chosen to retire, “hurt”. Reports Sujata Anandan... more »

The Right to Information has been effectively used to lessen corruption in a number of states, the Central Information Commission said in Lucknow on Saturday... more »