Vitali Klitschko

Imran Khan takes oath as Pakistan's 22nd PM: Cricketer joins list of famous athletes turned politicians

Imran Khan is not the only one to swap the playing fields for the hustings. Here are other prominent sportsmen who have made a similar switch to politics.

Champions League final: Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson admits his bid to get stranded fans to Kiev has failed

Liverpool's mayor said his bid to get stranded football fans to Kiev for the Champions League final against Real Madrid failed on Friday after he was unable to find crew for back-up planes.

George Weah becomes Liberian president: From Bhaichung Bhutia to Imran Khan, athletes who entered politics

Weah is not the first sportsperson to enter politics. Here are some other prominent sportspersons who have embarked on a political career.

Tyson Fury ends Wladimir Klitschko's heavyweight reign, fulfills father's prophecy

Tyson Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision Saturday to end the Ukrainian's 9 1/2-year reign as heavyweight champion and fulfill his father's prophesy from the day he was born.

Williams vs Williams is the best sibling rivalry in sports but which others come close?

What was the first competitive game you played, growing up? If you are not a single child, chances are that your sibling was a part of it.

Live: Russia, Nato agree to discuss Ukraine tomorrow

Tracking all the live updates from Ukraine, as Western powers and Russia face off over Russia's military advance into Crimea.

Ukraine's Crimea airport operating normally despite raid reports

Passengers had normal access to the airport, on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, and were checking in for flights.

'Missing' Ukrainian President spotted in Crimean Peninsula?

Opposition lawmaker Volodym Kurennoy said on his Facebook page that he had unconfirmed information that the president had been arrested in Crimea.

Ukraine riots toll: 28 dead, 287 injured so far, says govt

Ukraine's protest leaders and the embattled president called a truce Wednesday, after two days of pitched street battles in which protesters hurled Molotov cocktails and bricks at police forces,

Ukraine opposition leader says talks with govt have failed

"Unfortunately, I bring nothing good from the talks," Ukrainska Pravda website quoted Klitschko as saying.