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Nadal to skip Miami Masters

Rafael-NadalWashington, March 18 : Former tennis world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, who beat Juan Martin del Potro to lift the Indian Wells title Sunday, will not feature in the Miami Masters which starts later in the week, organisers said.  Read more »

Rockets come from behind to beat Timberwolves

Rockets come from behind to beat TimberwolvesHouston, March 16 - The Houston Rockets came from 20 points behind to claim a 108-100 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in NBA (National Basketball Association) action at Toyota Center.  Read more »

Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 111-81

Houston-Rockets-Phoenix-SunsHouston, March 14  : The Houston Rockets routed the Phoenix Suns 111-81 at the Toyota Center.

The home court added to the obvious revenge factor after the Suns' 107-105 win over the Rockets last Saturday.  Read more »

Federer battles past Wawrinka at Indian Wells

Federer battles past Wawrinka at Indian WellsIndian Wells (California), March 14 : Second seed Roger Federer advanced to the quarterfinals after beating countryman Stanislas Wawrinka in three sets here at the ATP Masters BNP Paribas Open tennis.  Read more »

Clippers win over Pistons 129-97

Clippers win over Pistons 129-97Los Angeles, March 11 - Blake Griffin finished with 22 points and eight rebounds, and Chris Paul contributed 20 points with 14 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers handed the Detroit Pistons their 5th straight defeat 129-97 on Sunday.  Read more »

Los Angeles pursues 2024 Olympics

USOC-LogoLos Angeles, March 9 : Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wrote a letter expressing "enthusiastic interest" in bidding for the 2024 Olympics, the US Olympic Committee (USOC) revealed.  Read more »

Dennis Rodman trying to broker peace deal between North Korea, US

Dennis Rodman trying to broker peace deal between North Korea, US Washington, Mar. 8 : Former basketball player Dennis Rodman is reportedly trying to broker peace between the US and North Korea.  Read more »

Michael Jordan applies for Florida marriage license

Michael Jordan applies for Florida marriage licenseWashington, Mar. 8 : Basketball legend Michael Jordan and his fiance appeared at the main Palm Beach County courthouse in Florida on Thursday morning to apply for a marriage  Read more »

Thunder's Ibaka fined $25,000 for hitting Griffin

Serge-IbakNew York, March 6 : Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka was fined $25,000 dollars for striking Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin in the groin during a game on Sunday, the National Basketball Association  Read more »

Michael Jordan says no paternity test

Michael Jordan says no paternity test New York, Mar 5 : Basketball legend Michael Jordan has asked a Georgia court on Monday to dismiss a paternity suit against him, calling it a "shameless, bad faith attempt to abuse the legal system."  Read more »

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Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of season

Mourinho to leave Real Madrid at end of seasonMadrid, May 21 : Jose Mourinho's three-year term as coach of Spanish football giants Real Madrid will end June 30.

Club President Florentino Perez confirmed the news Monday at a press  Read more »

'2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017'

'2018 FIFA World Cup stadium may be delayed until 2017'St. Petersburg, May 21 : The completion date for Zenit St. Petersburg's $1.1 billion stadium has been put back again and it may not open until 2017, a decade after construction work began, the head  Read more »

SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPL

SC slams BCCI on spot fixing; no ban on IPLNew Delhi, May 21 : While refusing to ban the remaining IPL matches, the Supreme Court Tuesday slammed the BCCI, saying spot fixing incidents had taken place due to its lackadaisical approach in reining in the erring players.  Read more »

Sammy ecstatic after propelling Sunrisers into the playoffs

Sammy ecstatic after propelling Sunrisers into the playoffsHyderabad, May 21 - West Indies captain Darren Sammy says he was ecstatic after scoring the winning hits that propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad into the playoffs of the Indian Premier league (IPL).  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »