BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy to hand over prizes of EUR 400,000

6:18pm BST BUCHAREST (Reuters) - George Becali, a Romanian MP and owner of the football club Steaua Bucharest, was jailed for three years on Monday for abuse of power, one of only a handful of big names to be convicted in a country trying to show it ...

As the host of not just next year's FIFA World Cup but also the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro has set itself quite a target. Sarah Edworthy reports Work takes place on Rio's iconic Maracanã Stadium Share this article Rio has set ...

The writer has posted comments on this article TNN | May 18, 2013, 06.26 AM IST "There are always moments when you know you are about to cross the line. So it's up to your will power, your strength, your education," said Becker. (TOI Photo) Tennis ...

By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's president appointed six chief prosecutors and deputies on Wednesday who had been handpicked by the prime minister, defying the European Union, which had called for a transparent application process. The ...

Jimmy Connors visits SportsCenter to discuss his memoir "The Outsider".Tags: Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer NEW YORK -- He was tennis's most scatalogical champ and King of the Five-Set Comeback. He's known for ...

MADRID, May 12 (UPI) -- Nadal, seeded fifth, improved to 9-0 versus Wawrinka, the 15th seed, as he swept to the tournament title without dropping a set. Nadal lost just seven points over nine games serving Sunday and didn't see a break point.

Johan Kriek, shown here at a legends competition at Wimbledon, is a two-time Grand Slam champion. He runs the J.(Photo: Mike Hewitt, )Story HighlightsJohan Kriek focuses his tennis attentions training the next generation of playersKriek runs an ...

Jimmy Connors showed signs of obsessive compulsive disorder and ocular motor sensory deficit as a child, long before he realized they were serious problems. He tried Gamblers Anonymous to curb a fix that still itches and took his grandmothers advice ...

Key points - Fed Cup: Ormaechea leads Robson - Djokovic beats Nadal 6-2 7-6 Join the discussion Send an SMS to 81111 LIVE TEXT By Piers Newbery 1607: Djokovic: "It's a great pleasure to be here. It's a magnificent ...