Tennis
Sania-Radhika win doubles
The Indian pairing beat Dong and Zhang of China in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 to win the Union Cement ITF/Phi Women's Circuit doubles tennis title.
Harsh Mankad triumphs in ITF Futures
The Indian Davis Cupper beat Nitin Kirtane in the final of the concluding leg of the tournament.
Ferrero ousts Moya to reach Shanghai final
A semi-finalist last year, Ferrero went one better in the Chinese sea port, by edging his compatriot in a thrilling encounter.
Hockey
Bharat Petroleum win Surjit hockey
International Bipin Fernandez's golden goal gave them a 3-2 victory over Punjab and Sind Bank in the final.
New coach for Pakistan's hockey team
Shahnaz Sheikh, a former leftside forward, is to replace coach Tahir Zaman, who was only appointed in May.
Video experiment set for women's Hockey W' Cup
Hockey will experiment with video referees at the women's World Cup starting on November 24 in Perth, Australia, the International Hockey Federation announced.
Three Indians named for top hockey prize
Dhanraj Pillay, Gagan Ajit Singh and Prabhjot Singh are among 24 players nominated for the FIH men's 'Player of the Year' awards for 2002.
Athletics
Osaka to host 2007 world athletics championships
Apart from Tokyo in 1991, the only other world championships held outside of Europe were in 2001 in Edmonton, Canada.
Gymnastics
Romanian gymnasts slammed for posing naked
Local sports newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor printed the pictures of the trio, which were downloaded from the internet, showing them wearing only lipstick and mascara.
Football
Silveira gives Dempo victory
The striker, loaned from Fransa SC, netted the only goal of the National Football League match as Dempo beat Vasco by a solitary goal.
Houllier denies a confidence crisis at Liverpool
The premier league leaders failed to qualify for the second stage of the Champions League in the wake of losing their unbeaten domestic league record.
Ronaldo wins French magazine award
Brazilian striker Ronaldo succeeded his Real Madrid team mate Zinedine Zidane as French magazine Onze Mondial's player of the year on Friday.
Salgaocar hold Churchill 2-2
Bungo Singh's goal enabled the Goa Professional League champions take a point from the opening match of the National Football League.
Ferdinand out due to thigh injury
Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand will be out for up to four weeks
Parma out as Panathinaikos and Celtic triumph
Italy's Parma suffered a shock UEFA Cup second round exit as Greek side Panathinaikos and Scottish champions Celtic won their battles for local pride.
Bellamy hungry for more glory
Craig Bellamy is dreaming of even more glory after his two goals put Newcastle United into the Champions League's second phase.
Manipur lift Santosh Trophy
Tomba Singh's goal in extra-time gave the hosts a 2-1 victory over Kerala in the final and the National football title for the first time. Complete coverage
Motor racing
Belgium senators bid to save Spa from F1 axe
The race officials axed the country's grand prix at Spa last month because of a government ban on tobacco advertising.
Golf
Mukesh Kumar cruises to season's fifth win
The Mhow-based golfer successfully defend his title at the Servo Masters Golf 2002.
Ganapathy creates history with 12-under 60
The Mysore pro recorded the lowest ever score in a single round on the Hero Honda Golf Tour, but it was not good enough to upstage Mukesh Kumar from the lead in the Servo Masters.
'My patience with hard work is second to none'
Ace Fiji golfer Vijay Singh tells Onkar Singh it is easy to reach the top but you got to work twice as hard to stay there.
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