Football fans in Sydney are reportedly miffed that As David Beckham, one of the world's most highly paid footballers, refused to wave to them while enjoying a glass of cold beer on the Newcastle cafe strip last night.

Peter Siddle took six wickets, including a rare Ashes hat-trick, as Australia took command of the first Test against England at the Gabba on Thursday by bowling out the tourists for 260.

A six-nation rafting-cum-trekking expedition has successfully covered 3,000 km from the source of the river Brahmaputra in Tibet to its delta in the Bay of Bengal.

City soccer giants Mohun Bagan Thursday joined hands with Assam Football Association (AFA) in a first of its kind venture in Indian sports to help in the overall development of the game in the north eastern state.

Tamil Nadu overcame a bad start and, courtesy unbeaten centuries by Abhinav Mukund and Subramaniam Badrinath, ended a truncated second day on 244 for two in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match here Thursday.

The Indian men's hockey team defeated four-time champions South Korea 1-0 to finish with a bronze at the Asian Games here Thursday.

India's Vikas Krishan won the gold in the men's 60 kg boxing event the Asian Games here Thursday.

India's Joseph Abraham clinched the gold in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the Asian Games here Thursday.

India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman has gained a direct entry into the main draw of the men's singles at the $450,000 Aircel Chennai Open tennis tournament Jan 3-9 here.

Indian wrestler Mausam Khatri won a bronze in the men's freestyle 96 kg category while Rajiv Tomar and Nirmala Devi crashed out in their categories in the Asian Games here Thursday.