London, July 28 (DPA) Tottenham Hotspur have continued their summer rebuilding programme with the signing of striker Peter Crouch from Portsmouth, a move that looks set to signal ...More

Madrid, July 28 (DPA) Most fans of European champions Barcelona seem to be confident that new signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic can do even better at the Camp Nou than Samuel Eto'o, the ...More

Copenhagen, July 28 (DPA) Denmark's Michael Rasmussen hopes to return to cycling's elite after serving his two-year ban for doping even at the ripe old age of 35. ...More

Baghdad, July 28 (DPA) US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates arrived in Iraq Tuesday on an unannounced visit to examine the future role of the US military in Iraq. ...More

Colombo, July 28 (IANS) Bharti Airtel Lanka, a subsidiary of India's telecom major Bharti Airtel, Tuesday said it has crossed the one million customer-mark in Sri Lanka. ...More

Johannesburg, July 28 (IANS) Just a week after the opening of applications for volunteers for the 2010 football World Cup, the number of applicants has exceeded the number require...More

Washington, July 28 (IANS) Chicken samosas were among the fare served at a White House reception hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for ambassadors inc...More

Rome, July 28 (DPA) An astonishing eight swimmers managed to swim under the championship record in the heats of the men's 50m breaststroke, as the third day of swimming got underw...More

Budapest, July 28 (DPA) Felipe Massa could be out of hospital in less than a fortnight, according to the medical director of the hospital in Budapest where the Ferrari driver is r...More

Dubai, July 28 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan Tuesday met Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt to resolve the dispute between the two...More

Melbourne, July 28 (IANS) England batsman Ian Bell has laughed off former Australian spin king Shane Warne's taunts that he looks like the 'Shermanator' - the red-haired nerd in t...More

Melbourne, July 28 (IANS) Former Australian captain Allan Border feels struggling seamer Mitchell Johnson needs to step away from Test cricket for at least a week to rebuild his g...More

Hohhot (China), July 28 (Xinhua) More than 1,150 people have sought medication for gastrointenstinal illnesses after consuming contaminated water in northern China's Inner Mongoli...More

Karachi, July 28 (IANS) Undaunted by comments that he is a spent force, fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is eyeing a successful comeback during Pakistan's tours of New Zealand and Austra...More

London, July 28 (IANS) Despite the end of hostilities, children in Sri Lanka continue to be at risk of forced recruitment, arbitrary detention and other human rights abuses, the C...More