Football legend Diego Maradona has been accused of throwing stones at journalists and kicking a photographer following his arrival at Argentina's Ezeiza international airport.

Rajasthan Royals need to quickly recover from the shock arrest of their players on spot-fixing charges as they square-off against a desperate Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last Pepsi IPL league match on Friday.

Union Minister of State Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he is sad over the arrest of cricketer Sreesanth but cautioned that "none should rush to conclusions until the charges against him are proved".

Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands scored a straight set win over Francesca Schiavone and Samantha Stosur to move to the quarterfinals of the WTA Premier event.

Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard's over-the-top celebration to send off Rajasthan Royals batsman Shane Watson in an IPL match has invited strong criticism from visiting team's skipper Rahul Dravid who termed it as an "act of cowardice".

India's Olympic suspension could be lifted in the next couple of months, claimed Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, insisting that the process to end the exile has already been set in motion by the IOC.

World champion Viswanathan Anand outclassed Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan to jump to joint third spot after the seventh round of Norway chess 2013 Super Tournament on Thursday.

The cricketing world was in shock after Delhi Police on Wednesday night arrested Rajasthan Royals players Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila in Mumbai for alleged spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday found himself at the centre of controversy with his name being dragged into a "failed" dope test that was conduced before the Athens Games way back in 2004.

India's Yusuf Pathan on Thursday became the first batsman in the Twenty20 history, and sixth overall, to be ruled out for obstructing the field.