Birdman, Boyhood, American Sniper sweep Oscar 2015 nominations

The 87th Annual Academy awards nominations were announced by directors JJ Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón as well as Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, at the......

Copa America: Messi equals record as Argentina, Chile advance to semis

‘I am happy to have equalled Batistuta's record but my head is focused on lifting the Copa America’ IMAGE: Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates his goal. Photograph: Jim......

Copa America: Chile's Sanchez, Vargas shine; Argentina win group

‘It has boosted our confidence for the games to come’ IMAGE: Chile forward Eduardo Vargas, left, reacts with forward Alexis Sanchez after scoring against Panama during the Copa......

Vikas Gowda makes the cut for discus throw final

India's leading discus thrower Vikas Gowda kept himself in medal contention by qualifying for the final round at the London Games. He finished top of Group A and fifth overall with an impressive......

Manavjit misfires, placed 25th in trap qualifiers

Indian shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu fared dismally and finished 25th out of 34 competitors on Day 1 of the qualification round of the men's trap event at the Olympic Games and has extremely slim......

Sandhu misses Olympic quota

Zoravar Singh Sandhu narrowly missed an Olympic quota berth but had the consolation of winning his maiden ISSF World Cup medal, a bronze, at the shotgun shooting championships in Changwon, Korea,......