Cricket: India secure crushing victory
India secured a crushing innings and 144-run victory over Sri Lanka with four sessions to spare in the second Test at Kanpur to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series.
Malawi stunned Algeria 3-0 at a near-deserted November 11 stadium in Luanda as the unpredictable start to the African Nations Cup continued.
Costa Rica’s first female candidate held a two-to-one lead in the country’s presidential election, as the second-place candidate, Otton Solis of the Citizen’s Action Party, conceded defeat.
Wayne Rooney scored four times as he produced a magical performance to help send Manchester United top of the English Premier League with a 4-0 win over Hull City at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Frenchman Richard Gasquet is cleared of any wrongdoing by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after testing positive for cocaine last March.
Chelsea have been rocked by a leg injury to England left-back Ashley Cole, which threatens to keep him out of action for weeks.
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English Premier League champions Manchester United hav posted a message on their official Web site, explaining that none of their players belong to social networks sites such as Twitter or Facebook.
Ghana overcome the first-half dismissal of Daniel Addo to defeat Brazil 4-3 on penalties in the U-20 World Cup final in Cairo — becoming the first African side to ever win the tournament.
A half-time pep talk from a furious Arsene Wenger sparks a 2-1 victory for Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday to pile the misery on his Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez.
Real Madrid capped a disappointing week by being held goalless by Sporting Gijon in the Spanish Primera Liga on Saturday night.
Diego Maradona has threatened to quit as Argentina coach next week unless certain terms and conditions are met.
Spain’s Fernando Alonso signs for Ferrari on a three-year deal, the Formula One giants announce on Wednesday. He will replace 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen from next season.
A major earthquake struck southern Haiti on Tuesday, inflicting a catastrophe on the impoverished Caribbean nation. Here are some facts about Haiti:
The United States’ bid to earn a record 37th medal of the 2010 Winter Olympics falter as skiing hopes Bode Miller and Ted Ligety fail to make it past the first round of the men’s slalom. Miller had been seeking a record fourth medal in Vancouver and an unprecendented full collection in alpine events.
South Korea’s Kim Yu-Na easily skated above her nearest challengers on Thursday and claimed Olympic gold in the women’s figure skating finals.