Real Madrid face Barcelona in a make-or-break El Clasico this weekend aided by a resurgent Cristiano Ronaldo but acutely aware that defeat would see...

Joe Hart admits Manchester City could be destined for a season of failure unless they come to terms with their new status as a prize scalp for the...

Home favourite Li Na set up a testing China Open semifinal with Russian tennis queen Maria Sharapova Friday as the fairytale run of Zhang Ze in the...

In an attempt to save his international career, embattled England cricketer Kevin Pietersen is expected to travel the length and breadth of the...

Roger Federer will have to shrug off a bizarre death threat as he returns to action at the Shanghai Masters from Sunday to combat Novak Djokovic’s...

One person has been killed in clashes between police and workers on a wildcat strike at an Anglo American Platinum mine in South Africa, a witness and...

US and British universities continue to dominate in academic excellence, but Asia is catching up fast, said an influential education rankings...

Archeologists have found a tomb with the remains of a Mayan queen, buried with treasures like jade jewellery and obsidian knives. The American...

With the end of the US surge in Afghanistan, the Taliban have survived the biggest military onslaught the West will throw at them – and fears are...

The winners of the 2012 Nobel Prizes are to be announced next week, with no clear frontrunners yet seen for the much-talked about Peace and Literature...

A US judge formally ordered Iran, al-Qaeda and several other defendants on Wednesday to pay USD 6 billion compensation to the victims of 11 September ...

Three men who barbecued and curried the remains of their victim were being held by authorities in Japan, police and reports said on Thursday.The trio...