India bounced back after their opening match setback to beat Ireland 2-1 in the second league tie of the Four-Nation women's hockey tournament, at the Parana Rowing Club ground, in Parana, Argentina, on Friday. India led 2-0 at half-time through goals from striker Anuradha Thokchom (sixth minute) and defender Jaspreet Kaur (33rd). Ireland reduced the margin in the 44th minute through Cliodhna Sargent.

Unless India can exercise counter-sanctuary policy against terrorist organisations in Pakistani territory, we will be destined to see a periodic recurrence of attacks on our nationals, says security expert B Raman.

Mohit Agrawal had previously turned down the final Rhodes interview previously and vied for the Mitchell scholarship, the Irish version of Rhodes because he thought studying in Ireland would be more exciting than being in the United Kingdom on a Rhodes Scholarship. Here's his journey.

The new batch of Rhodes scholars includes South Asians. The prestigious international scholarship is awarded to high academic achievers who are also active in sports and community work.

David Beckham's LA Galaxy captured the MLS Cup championship with a 1-0 triumph over the Houston Dynamo in front of a celebratory home crowd on Sunday.

Portugal scored six goals against Bosnia including a Cristiano Ronaldo double to grab a ticket to the Euro 2012 finals while Ireland, Czech Republic and Croatia completed the lineup without the need for a frenzied finale to their playoff wins on Tuesday.

Ireland led the way on Friday as they and Croatia reeled off convincing away wins to move within reach of booking their places in the Euro 2012 soccer finals. Ireland won 4-0 in Estonia in the first leg to erase memories of previous play-off disappointments while Croatia crushed Turkey 3-0 in Istanbul.

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South African batsman Vaughn van Jaarsveld has been banned from cricket for three months following an appeal from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) said on Thursday.

New Schalke 04 coach Huub Stevens rekindled memories of leading the Germans to 1997 UEFA Cup glory with an easy 3-1 win over Maccabi Haifa in the second round of Europa League group matches on Thursday but favourites Paris St Germain lost.

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In global financial markets, the signals have changed from green to red. But rather than a simple traffic jam, a full-scale credit crash may be ahead.

Eoin Morgan led England to victory over his native Ireland in his first match as captain of his adopted country on Thursday, in a rain-affected 50 overs match. Man-of-the-match Morgan scored 59 in England's 201 for eight while Jonathan Trott collected 69. Ireland, who defeated England in their last one-day match at the World Cup this year, replied with 117 for eight, and lost by 11 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal started her campaign at the World Badminton Championships with a straight-set demolition of Chloe Magee of Ireland to advance to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's singles in London.

Greek soccer, already plagued by match-fixing and crowd violence, suffered more misery on Tuesday when Panathinaikos lost 4-3 at home to Odense and were knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers.

Jeev Milkha Singh eclipsed the big names in Thursday's Irish Open first round with an exhilarating eight-under 63, but the Indian player's feats failed to overshadow US Open champion Rory McIlroy.

India had mixed fortunes in the second AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. While Naveen Kumar (50kg) advanced to the quarter-finals, Sandeep's (75kg) campaign in the tournament was cut short as he lost his opening bout.

Sunderland have signed defenders John O'Shea and Wes Brown from Manchester United on four-year contracts, the Premier League clubs said on Thursday.

The rugged Cornish coast will be the first part of Britain to host the London 2012 Olympics torch next year after organisers named Land's End as the starting point of an 8,000 mile journey around the United Kingdom.

A five-member European Union delegation, currently on an information gathering visit to Valley, on Friday hinted that the EU will not interfere in the Kashmir issue, saying it has to be resolved by the "people living in the region". "We are not coming here with a particular mandate (to solve the issue). What is happening in this part of the country has to be solved by the people who are living in the region," EU Ambassador to India Daniele Smadja told reporters.

Indians visiting Britain on tourist visas will soon be able to visit neighbouring Ireland without a visa, under a visa waiver programme announced in Dublin.

Prince Harry and Prince William appeared at the Royal Wedding wearing military uniforms. We ask you who looks better in them -- the groom or the Best Man!

Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two high-profile supporters of the Scottish Premier League soccer club were intended recipients of parcel bombs, police said on Tuesday.

NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman has staged an "out of this world" concert, literally to salute 50 years of human spaceflight and the anniversary of the first launch of a human to space. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completed that milestone on April 12, 1961

Rising Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri will feature in this week's US $2.5 million Maybank Malaysian Open as the newest Asian Tour champion to emerge from the sub-continent.

It's not only Ireland fuming over ICC's decision to leave Associate members out of the World Cup competition in 2015 and 2019.

Enraged by the ICC's decision to cut the number of teams in the 2015 World Cup to 10, the Irish cricket authorities and captain William Porterfield said the move is an 'absolute disgrace' and damaging to the game.

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After wrapping up their World Cup campaign on an impressive note, Ireland captain William Porterfield on Friday said that inconsistent performances with the bat stood in between his team and a quarterfinal berth.

All-rounder Paul Stirling cracked a 72-ball 101 as Ireland completed their World Cup campaign on a winning note despite their group stage exit with a six-wicket win over Netherlands on Friday.

Ireland suffered a big jolt in their concluding match of the cricket World Cup when their leading spinner George Dockrell dislocated his shoulder while fielding against the Netherlands in Kolkata on Friday.

Air India had earlier initiated hub operations at Frankfurt but withdrew last year after facing a severe financial crunch.

Images from the World Cup match between South Africa and Ireland being played at Eden Gardens.

JP Duminy agonisingly missed out on his first World Cup hundred by a run but his sparkling effort propelled South Africa into the quarter-finals with a crushing 131-run win over Ireland on Tuesday.

South Africa seem to possess just too many weapons for Tuesday's Group B match against an Irish team which look exhausted after pulling off the first upset of the World Cup.

Images from the World Cup match between West Indies and Ireland played in Mohali on Friday.

The West Indies staved off a spirited challenge from Ireland for a 44-run win in a Group B match to inch closer to the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Friday.

Sachin Tendulkar's dream wicket in the ongoing World Cup is Irish teenager George Dockrell's biggest scalp in his short career and the promising left-arm spinner said he will cherish that moment throughout his life and narrate the story to his kids.