London, Aug 7 (IANS) Daily intake of beetroot juice boosts your stamina and could help you exercise up to 16 percent longer, according to new research. A University of Exeter (U-E) led-study shows for the first time how nitrate in beetroot juice leads to a reduction in oxygen uptake, therefore making ...

London, July 5 (DPA) Roger Federer made tennis history Sunday, winning his sixth Wimbledon title in seven years to claim an all-time best 15th Grand Slam trophy 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14 over American Andy Roddick. The Swiss, only man to appear in seven consecutive Wimbledon finals, re-wrote the ...

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Australians might have had security concerns about India, but their legendary cricketer Steve Waugh feels the country is a safe place. The security issues in India were raised post Mumbai terror attacks with Tennis Australia (TA) last month forfeiting their crucial Davis Cup-tie against ...

Washington, June 8 (IANS) Wondering how star athlete Roger Federer won the French Open tennis championship? The secret may lie in increased sleep. According to a study, athletes who extended their nightly sleep and reduced accumulated sleep debt reported improvements in various drills conducted after every regular practice. Cheri Mah, study ...

Paris, June 7 (DPA) Roger Federer wrote more tennis history as he defeated Robin Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 Sunday, finally winning the French Open title to become the sixth man in tennis history to win all four majors. Federer also joined Pete Sampras as the biggest winner ever in ...

Paris, June 6 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy rallied from a set down to overpower South African Wesley Moodie and Belgian Dick Norman to clinch the French Open doubles title at Roland Garros here Saturday for their first Grand Slam together. Third-seeded Paes and Dlouhy won 3-6, ...

Paris, June 5 (DPA) Rafael Nadal is following in the footsteps of friend and rival Roger Federer, as his new charitable foundation announced plans to establish a tennis school in India, which is due to come online in a year. The 23-year-old Spaniard's academy for children will be located in the ...

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt rejected the possibility of running the three individual events of 100, 200 and 400 meters in the 2012 London Olympics. Bolt, winner of 100, 200 and 4x100m relay in last year's Beijing Games, said he would do either two of them but not all. "I ...

Nassau/Sao Paulo, June 1 (DPA) The 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil were named Sunday by world body FIFA at its executive committee meeting in Nassau, Bahamas. The cities are Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Cuiaba, Manaus, Fortaleza, Natal, Recife, Salvador and ...

London, June 1 (IANS) Former AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has been appointed as the Chelsea manager. Ancelotti, who has been given a three-year deal, becomes the fifth Chelsea manager in 21 months following Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe Scolari and Guus Hiddink. Ancelotti, 49, will officially take over ...