Footballer Iniesta becomes father for second time
Barcelona, June 1 (IANS) Spanish football club FC Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta became father for the second time after the birth of a boy...
Chelsea may vacate Stamford Bridge for two seasons
London, June 16 (IANS) Chelsea football club, which plans to redevelop its Stamford Bridge stadium into a 60,000-seat stadium, could see it play its...
Sonakshi travels in local train for ‘Akira’
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha, who is currently juggling between judging the TV show "Indian Idol Junior" and the shoot of...
Thakur guides IOC hockey team to victory
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) After what could be described only as a neck-and-neck contest, defending champions Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) emerged victorious in the...
Iraqi authorities on high cholera alert
Baghdad, Sep 21 (IANS) Iraqi authorities are taking strict measures to contain the outbreak of cholera in the country after the death of four...
Asian shooting meet loses Olympic qualifier status
Lausanne, Oct 30 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stripped the Asian Shooting Championship of its status as a qualifying tournament for the...
Zaheer Abbas confirmed as ICC president
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 25 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas assumed the office of International Cricket Council (ICC) president on Day 3 of the...
Maestro Ilayaraja hospitalized
Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) Eminent musician Ilayaraja was admitted to a private hospital here on Saturday after he complained of slight pain in the...
Fallen FIFA VP Figueredo jailed pending trial
Montevideo, Dec 25 (IANS) Former FIFA vice president Eugenio Figueredo was held in jail pending trial in his native country Uruguay after being extradited...
Kanye West ‘desperate’ to buy Neverland
Los Angeles, June 1 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West is reportedly "desperate" to buy pop legend Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch as a gift for his...
