Commonwealth Games begin in Delhi

The 2010 Commonwealth Games have begun with a spectacular opening ceremony in Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Athletes from the 71 competing nations joined in a parade that began with 2006 hosts Australia and ended with India.

Peter Heller: Surfer goes from kook to shredder

Clueless novice surfer sets a midlife goal - to turn himself into a real shredder in 6 months

"I just got up from the beach and hung up my wetsuit," Peter Heller says, with an earnest, easy laugh. It's a few minutes past 9:30 a.m. on a weekday, and the 51-year-old adventure writer has already put in a few hours at one of his favorite surf spots: Seal Beach. 

Muralitharan picks up 800th Test wicket

Muttiah Muralitharan on Thursday became the first bowler in the history of Test cricket to pick up 800 wickets. He achieved the milestone when he picked up the wicket of Pragyan Ojha on the last day of the Test match against India at Galle.

Lalit Modi under Income Tax department’s scanner

Lalit Modi is in fresh trouble as he is now made to respond to the queries from the Income Tax department over the rights the IPL sold. These rights included big-ticket TV deals and advertising and hospitality rights in stadia.