Former skipper Ricky Ponting has backed suspended Australia vice-captain Shane Watson, saying the all-rounder's commitment for the team was beyond question.

The International Cricket Council on Thursday allocated USD 1.8 million to crisis-hit New Zealand as part of the Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme after the conclusion of its first Board meeting of the year.

Beijing Olympic bronze-medallist Vijender Singh on Wednesday said given a chance he would not mind stepping in to clean up the mess that the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation finds itself in following the ban imposed by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

The resignations of former India cricketers Balwinder Singh Sandhu and Nilesh Kulkarni from Mumbai Cricket Association’s recommendatory body for development of the game, CIC, do not constitute a crisis, according to Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) President Ravi Savant.

The Sports Ministry on Tuesday overruled the Sports Authority of India's decision not to clear Indian men hockey team's trip to the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup with a stern warning to Hockey India (HI) not to overshoot its budget in future.

Five-time champions India were on Tuesday forced to withdraw from next month's prestigious Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament after the Sports Authority of India refused to bear the travel expenditure of the national team.

Mahesh Bhupathi on Monday blamed the All India Tennis Federation for the selection row ahead of next month's Olympics, saying that it has resulted due to AITA's insistence on sending only one team to the London Games.

Fabio Capello's roller-coaster ride as England soccer coach could come to a screeching halt this week for his role in another controversy surrounding his now deposed team captain John Terry.

British security firm G4S said it expects losses of up to USD 77 million after the government had to deploy extra troops for the Olympics because the company failed to provide enough guards.

In the space of a few short months, Villarreal's season of promise has been transformed into a battle for La Liga survival after their elimination from the King's Cup by third-tier opposition and the subsequent dismissal of their coach.