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Chelsea salute Richard Attenborough after life president`s death

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 16:55

Chelsea have paid tribute to life president Richard Attenborough, who has died at the age of 90, saying that the Oscar-winning film director`s "personality was woven into the tapestry of the club over seven decades".

Autobiography of Mary Kom released in Manipur

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 14:27

Olympic bronze-medallist and five-time world champion woman boxer M C Mary Kom`s autobiography "Unbreakable" was released here at the premises of Imphal College.

Dipika hated cricketers till she met Dinesh Karthik

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 21:33

Finally, India`s squash queen Dipika Pallikal has broken her silence to confirm that Dinesh Karthik and she are indeed engaged.

Podolski admits to sneaking kebabs

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 20:16

Lukas Podolski has revealed how he sneaks kebabs into the Arsenal dressing room, to eat behind Arsene Wenger`s back.

Oscar Pistorius` girlfriend`s murder case cop quits

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 13:13

The head of police who took charge of the crime scene after Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius shot dead his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, has resigned.

David Beckham enjoys being stay-at-home father

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 08:52

David Beckham, who retired from professional football earlier this year, says he is enjoying being a hands-on father, who cooks for his children and even drops them to school.

`Bad boy` Suarez turns Santa for ill children to `transform image`

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 18:35

Striker Luis Suarez is trying to change his image of a bad boy as he became a Santa and dished out gifts at Liverpool`s Alder Hey Children`s Hospital, along with a select number of teammates.

`Controversial` Suarez named Twitter`s top trending football topic of 2013

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 14:36

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been named the top trending football topic of 2013.

Football-talk hottest subject on Twitter in 2013

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 13:07

Football has been the most popular subject on Twitter in 2013, with 7 out of 10 spikes caused by banter about matches.

`Birthday boy` Anand back in the London Classic

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 19:09

Shrugging off the disappointment of losing the World Championship to Magnus Carlsen, Indian GM Viswanathan Anand is all set to be back in competitive circuit taking part in the prestigious London Chess Classics, which is currently underway here.

Sreesanth to tie the knot Thursday

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 18:19

Controversial former India pace bowler S. Sreesanth will tie the knot with a girl from the Jaipur royal family, a jewellery designer by profession, at the famed Guruvayoor Sree Krishna temple in Kerala Thursday morning.

Bihar to construct world class cricket stadium

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 13:28

An international cricket stadium will be constructed at Rajgir in Bihar`s Nalanda district, which will fulfil the much awaited dream of cricket fans here to watch world class cricket in the state, an official said Wednesday.

West Indies cricketers shaken by terrifying flight

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 10:17

West Indies captain Darren Sammy has admitted that his plane flight from Dunedin to Wellington for the second Test against New Zealand was his scariest for some time.

Posh`s daughter is `gaga` over Lady Gaga

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 18:50

Victoria Beckham has revealed that her two-year-old daughter, Harper, is a huge fan of Lady Gaga.

Big B unveils Mary Kom`s autobiography

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 23:53

Olympic medal-winning boxer M.C. Mary Kom has made innumerable contributions in breaking stereotypes about women, especially from the northeast, megastar Amitabh Bachchan said Monday.

Owens` s 1936 Olympic gold fetches USD 1.4 million

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 16:37

An Olympic gold medal won by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games has sold at auction for USD 1,466,574, the highest price ever paid for a piece of Olympic memorabilia.