Tendulkar-Modi cricket’s most powerful men

"Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi made it to a list of 25 most powerful global sports figures. Modi at 19th and Tendulkar at 23rd spot, are ahead of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova and soccer club Inter Milan’s...

Missing girl found hidden under staircase

A 15-year-old girl who had been missing for nearly a year was found Wednesday, locked in a small hidden room under a staircase in a West Hartford, Connecticut, home, police said.The discovery was unexpected, but "of great relief to investigators, who feared the worst based on...

Blatter in support of Rooney ref

"Fifa president Sepp Blatter gives his backing to the referee who sent off England striker Wayne Rooney."

Blatter says latest corruption claims are libelous (AP)

"FIFA president Sepp Blatter condemned the latest corruption allegations against him as false and defamatory and accused the source for the reports of suspect business practices. A British Broadcasting Corp.'s program Sunday featured a report claiming Blatter was being...