Panaji (Goa), May 24 (ANI): Surfers from across the country are competing for top honours at a national surfing competition here.

Johannesburg, May 24 (ANI): The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced new anti-doping initiatives including the launch of a research study retrospectively measuring the steroid profiles of nearly 900 players who have participated in UEFA competitions since 2008.

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has favoured mergers in the banking industry so that India can have two-three global sized banks.

Melbourne, May 19 (ANI): A Belgian golfer had crashed out of the World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria after he was forced to play out of a toilet.

Melbourne, May 19 (ANI): A Gold Coast Primary school has come in for a bit of criticism after it launched a model search for kids as young as two.

Washington, May 17 (ANI): Sports players and athletes with high testosterone levels choose to wear the colour red when they compete, a new study has revealed.

Washington, May 15 (ANI): A new University of Missouri study has found that testosterone levels during group competition are modulated depending on the relationships among the competitors and may be related to the formation of alliances in warfare.

London, May 15 (ANI): A seven-month pregnant mother from Lancashire is so obsessed with child pageants that she has already entered her unborn baby Ella's name into a competition.

London, May 13 (ANI): Singer Bonnie Tyler, who will represent the United Kingdom at this year's Eurovision competition, has confessed that she regrets turning down a James Bond theme.

New York, May 10 (ANI): Miley Cyrus has seen off competition from Selena Gomez and Rihanna to be named as No. 1 on Maxim's Hot 100 List.

Washington, May 9 (ANI): A high school in Washington is courting controversy after the students anonymously started May Madness - a competition that pits female students against each other in a bracket to determine who is the "hottest."

Johannesburg, May 7 (ANI): World football governing body FIFA has put strong clamps on racism by proposing strict rules under which teams face being thrown out of competitions or even relegated if their staff or fans are found guilty of racism or discrimination.

Srinagar, May 4 (ANI): In a bid to help youth showcase their talent and positively channelise their energies, police organised a music competition in Srinagar.

London, May. 1 (ANI): Kristen Stewart beat competition from Emma Watson, the Duchess of Cambridge and Victoria Beckham to be named Glamour Magazine's world's best-dressed woman for the second year running.

Sydney, Apr 30 (ANI): Popular Pakistani player Shahid Afridi has been dropped from the 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy following the all-rounder's below-par performances in South Africa and a domestic competition.

Washington, Apr. 27 (ANI): Evolvability can increase over generations regardless of whether species are competing for food, habitat or other factors, researchers have claimed.

London, Apr. 26 (ANI): Manchester United is reportedly eyeing star Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski following the momentous victory of Dortmund against Real Madrid in the Champions League.

London, Apr 24 (ANI): The Wimbledon is reportedly set to be the richest tennis tournament to be ever staged following the All England Club's announcement of a massive 40 percent hike in the prize pool for the tournament's championships to be held this summer.

Tokyo, Apr. 22 (ANI): Five professional Japanese chess, shogi, players have lost to computer programmes in a public competition.

London, Apr. 14 (ANI): Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said his club would not be a part of the competition for Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao.

New Delhi, Apr. 11 (ANI): Stating that research and innovation efforts must aim at technology up-gradation to simplify production processes, improve quality and seek efficiency gains, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that technology would determine our domestic industry's ability to beat competition.

London, Apr. 5 (ANI): An American couple, who were looking for an unusual entry in a home brewing competition, have invented a beer that tastes like pizza.

New Delhi, Apr. 2 (ANI): Winners of 'Tata Building India School Essay Competition' for the year 2010-11 and 2011-12 called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday.

Johannesburg, Apr 2 (ANI): Pakistan's Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that he will not be returning to international Twenty20 tournaments even though he finished as a top scorer in Pakistan's premier domestic T20 competition.

Johannesburg, Mar 30 (ANI): The sporting world is set to snub Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of killing his girlfriend, from major events around the world after a court in South Africa allowed the Olympic and Paralympic star to return to international competition.