Flamboyant former England cricket captain and television commentator Tony Greig died of a heart attack Saturday at the age of 66, as he battled lung cancer. South African-born Greig had only recently been diagnosed with

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The Spanish pairing of Anabel Medina Garrigues and Fernando Verdasco won their opening tie at the $1 million mixed teams Hopman Cup with a 2-1 win over South Africa in sweltering heat in Perth on

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Supermaxi Wild Oats XI on Saturday completed a historic Sydney to Hobart triple crown with organisers declaring it the overall handicap winner to go with its line honours and record time. Its main competition in

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Novak Djokovic got his season off to a perfect start by defeating Nicolas Almagro 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday in the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament. Djokovic had looked in

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China's Li Na beat World Number 1 Victoria Azarenka Saturday 10-6 in a play-off after the pair shared a set each in a see-sawing invitation match in the Thai resort of Hua Hin. Li, who

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Manchester United preserved their seven-point lead over Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday, defeating West Bromwich Albion 2-0 as the champions scraped a 4-3 win at Norwich City. United manager Alex Ferguson was

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Popular Indian football club Mohun Bagan was given a two-year suspension from the top league Saturday for walking off the pitch after one of its players was injured by a stone thrown from the crowd.

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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) retained pacer Mohammad Irfan and experienced all-rounder Shoaib Malik for three matches ODI series against India starting at Chennai from Sunday (today). Both Mohammad Irfan and Shoaib Malik are only selected

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Three pounds (1.36 kilogrammes) of military grade TNT were found on Saturday close to the holiday home of Cyprus President Demetris Christofias, police said. The "high yield explosives and a common detonator" were discovered at

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The body of a gang-rape victim was being flown back to New Delhi on Sunday after her death from sickening injuries in a Singapore hospital triggered a mass outpouring of grief and anger in India.

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