A team of six Afghan girls has won the limelight in an international robotic competition held there for their "courageous achievement" after a bumpy US journey that almost crushed their dreams.


Afghan all-girl team shines at robotic competition


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A string of celebrities from Bollywood and sports like Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, Shah Rukh Khan and Virat Kohli have lauded India's win against Australia in the second semi-finals of Women's World Cup.


Celebs praise India's win against Australia in Women's World Cup


Prato, July 21 (IANS/AKI) Italian police are investigating several football clubs for allegedly abetting the illegal entry into Italy of young African players, by helping them get false papers and fraudulent family reconciliation visas.


Soccer clubs probed over bogus visas for young African players


O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star acquitted of murder but later jailed for a failed bid to retrieve sports memorabilia that he said belonged to him, is expected to walk free following a parole board hearing on Thursday.


O.J. Simpson expected to walk free


A wrestler has been arrested in west Delhi's Shahbad Dairy area for allegedly sexually assaulting a junior national-level kabaddi player, police said on Wednesday.


Wrestler held for raping junior kabaddi player


Amid rumours that actor R. Madhavan might reunite with Mani Ratnam for the fourth time, a source close to the filmmaker says he hasnt finalised the cast for his next yet-untitled Tamil project.


Mani Ratnam yet to finalise cast for next film


New Indian Super League (ISL) club Jamshedpur FC are promising to dish out an attractive brand of football in their debut season where they will get to test their youthful talent developed at the Tata Football Academy (TFA).


New ISL club Jamshedpur FC to rely on its young talent


Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan has been appointed as the brand ambassador of team Tamil Thalaivas in the fifth season of Pro Kabbadi League. He says that he is honoured to be associated with a sport developed by his ancestors many years ago.


Honoured to be associated with Kabbadi: Kamal Haasan


Singer Nicole Scherzinger dismissed rumours of having problem in her relationship with Grigor Dimitrov after she was spotted cosying up to the tennis player during a beach outing in Capri, Italy.


Scherzinger cosies up to Dimitrov on holiday


The President of Spain's football federation, his son, and the organisation's Vice President were arrested on Tuesday amid a corruption investigation ordered by the country's national court, according to judicial sources.


Police arrest Spanish soccer federation President amid corruption probe


Vasco da Gama have been ordered to play six home matches at a neutral venue after the death of a fan this month, a Brazilian sports tribunal has ruled.


Vasco da Gama ordered to play at neutral venue


Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot dead a senior official of one of the leading soccer clubs of the Iraqi premier league, along with four of his family members, a police source said.


Gunmen kill senior official of Iraqi soccer club


Actress Saiyami Kher is more than happy to meet Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, who won his record eighth men's singles title at the Wimbledon tournament.


When Saiyami Kher met Roger Federer


Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar got nostalgic about his past when he got to meet Bee Gees star Barry Gibb.


Sachin Tendulkar meets Bee Gees star Barry Gibb


Anjali Saraogi is the first Indian woman to have run the complete 89 km stretch of the Comrades Marathon -- the world's oldest annual ultra-marathon between the cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg in South Africa -- and won the Bill Rowden Medal for the effort.


An Indian mother who started running marathon in her 40s


At least eight people were killed and over 45 others injured in a stampede and a subsequent wall collapse during a local league cup final in Senegal's capital Dakar.


8 killed in Senegal football stadium stampede


Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar says that he had no knowledge that how important is nutrition when he started playing and only realised when he lost a game because of lack of nutritional intake.


Didn't know the importance of nutrition when I started playing: Sachin


The Supreme Court on Friday dropped contempt proceedings against former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur as it accepted his unqualified apology.


SC drops contempt proceedings against ex-BCCI chief Thakur


Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is on a "much-needed break" with Anushka Sharma. The actress latest social media posts indicate they are in New York, where the IIFA Weekend and Awards begins on Thursday.


Virat Kohli on 'much-needed break' with Anushka Sharma


Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur submitted an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court on Thursday.


Thakur files apology before Supreme Court


Real Madrid star forward Cristiano Ronaldo's yacht was boarded and searched by armed tax agency officers off the Spanish coast while he was enjoying his summer vacation with his family, as could be seen in pictures exclusively published by a society magazine on Wednesday.

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