Ex-Lanka Prez gets govt bungalow, special security on return

Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been given special security and a state bungalow for accommodation on his return in Colombo from Thailand where he fled amid months-long mass......

Shudder! Olympics with Chinese Characteristics

'The Olympic Spirit has been thrown to the wind in Xi Jinping's China.''The International Olympic Committee is ready to kowtow to totalitarian China,' notes Claude Arpi. IMAGE: The Olympic Park......

Swiatek gets extra security after harassment

IMAGE: The man shouted personal insults about Swiatek's family and had previously sent abusive online messages to her through social media. Photograph: REUTERS/Charles Platiau Polish World No. 2......

World Indoors PIX: Azu wins men's 60m; Kerr dethroned

IMAGE: Britain's Jeremiah Azu celebrates winning the men's 60 metres final in the World Athletics Indoor Championships at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China, on Friday. Photograph:......

EPL PIX: Man City held to draw; Forest boost top 4 hopes

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.Brighton hold City to a draw IMAGE: Pervis Estupinan celebrates scoring Brighton & Hove Albion's first goal against Manchester City......

Cavendish bags BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

Rider Mark Cavendish was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Thursday to cap a memorable 12 months in which the Briton won the road race world title and the Tour de France green jersey.......

Jaspal Rana will continue as my coach: Manu

IMAGE: Under Jaspal Rana's tutelage, Manu Bhaker became the first Indian to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics since Independence at the Paris Games. Photograph: ANI Double Olympic......