Mumbai Indians fast bowler Munaf Patel was fined 50 percent of his match fees for breaching the code of conduct during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kings XI Punjab at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday.

Once ostracised and stigmatized, eleven HIV-affected people rubbed shoulders with football teams from various embassies in the The Football4Hope - "United Cup 2012" here to spread awareness about HIV and AIDS.

Manchester United stalwart Ryan Giggs could finally make his debut at an international tournament at the London Olympics.

A prolific scorer against Australia, Indian middle-order batsman VVS Laxman hoped that the hosts would continue to have recurring nightmares of his presence at the crease during the forthcoming Test series starting here on December 26.

Jerome Boateng insists he will return to face Manchester City with no regrets following his pre-season move to Bayern Munich.

Himmat Rai's heart-pounding triumph at the ISPS Handa Singapore Classic Sunday showed once more the wonderful depth of the talent pool emerging from India.

Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Sunday blamed the country's sports federations for hindering the development of sports and said players who have made India proud would do a far better job.

Third seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi advanced to the doubles semifinals of the AEGON Tennis Championships after a hard fought 6-4 6-4 win over Filip Polasek and Igor Zelenay.

Cricket Australia's move to exclude Simon Katich from its list of 25 contracted players did not go down well with former Aussie greats, with Michael Slater terming the decision ludicrous.

His ongoing Indian Premier League duty prevented Sachin Tendulkar from accepting a request for a personal meeting with a large group of wheel-chair bound soldiers in Pune, but the champion batsman interacted with them via a video conference on Friday, prior to his 38th birthday on Sunday.