FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, left, duels for the ball against VfB Stuttgart's Stefano Celozzi from Germany during the second leg of the first

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal breaks into 5

NEW DELHI, March 18 (PTI): Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal touched a new high on Thursday as she zoomed into the top-five of the world ...

Pace of VJM03 and Liuzzi's performance enthuse Mallya

NEW DELHI, MARCH 18 (PTI): The season opener in Bahrain has enthused Force India owner Vijay Mallya who is particularly happy with the pace of ...

Injured Gambhir out of IPL match against Chennai Super Kings

NEW DELHI, MARCH 18 (PTI): Daredevils were dealt a body blow with skipper Gautam Gambhir being ruled out of Friday's IPL match against Chennai Super ...

Bordeaux edges Olympiakos to reach last eight

Olympiakos' Captain and goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis top, eyes the ball for a goal scored by Bordeaux's Yoann Gourcuff, unseen, during their round of 16 Champions ...

Coach should select players and captain: Brasa

NEW DELHI, MARCH 18 (AGENCIES): India's chief hockey coach Jose Brasa Thursday made it clear that the chief coach should get more powers in running ...

England to send 500-plus contingent for Cwealth Games

NEW DELHI, MARCH 18 (PTI): England are planning to send a huge contingent of more than 500 athletes for the October Commonwealth Games and Australia ...

Andre Agassi’s drug inquiries dropped

ROME, March 18 (AP): Tennis officials have closed the book on Andre Agassi's drug revelations. International Tennis Federation president Francesco Ricci Bitti said that despite ...

Morung Sports in brief

CRPF’s ‘goodwill football tournament’DIMAPUR, MARCH 18 (MExN): The 173rd battalion of the CRPF will organise a goodwill football tournament from March 22 to 27 at ...

‘David Beckham to miss World Cup’

LONDON, March 16 (AFP): The surgeon who operated on David Beckham's ruptured Achilles tendon in Finland ruled out any possibility of the England star recovering ...

Tiger to return to golf at the Masters

FILE - This April 10, 2005, file photo shows Tiger Woods, left, getting the Green Jacket from Phil Mickelson, right, after winning the 2005 Masters ...

Kallis, Uthappa reigns over Kings XI

BANGALORE, March 16 (PTI): Jacques Kallis and Robin Uthappa hammered blistering half-centuries to pull off a stunning chase as Royal Challengers Bangalore thumped Kings XI ...

Torres double inspires Liverpool to easy win

Liverpool's Fernando Torres, right, scores a goal against Portsmouth during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield on March 15. (AP Photo) LIVERPOOL, March 16 ...

L.A Lakers top Warriors for 9th straight time

Kobe Bryant, left, scores over Golden State Warriors' Chris Hunter (31) and Anthony Tolliver during the first half of an NBA basketball game on March ...

Agassi apologizes for poking fun at Sampras

INDIAN WELLS, March 16 (AP): Andre Agassi told ESPN.com he was "out of line" and apologized for poking fun at Pete Sampras during a charity ...

Barca to unleash magical Messi on Stuttgart

MADRID, March 16 (AFP): Holders Barcelona hope Argentine sensation Lionel Messi can continue his rich vein of goalscoring form on Wednesday against VfB Stuttgart in ...