Athletics
El Guerrouj, Radcliffe named IAAF athletes of year
The Moroccan middle distance runner became the first male athlete to win the award in consecutive seasons.
Football
Ferguson points finger at linesman
Alex Ferguson cursed bad luck and blamed the absence of a linesman's flag for Manchester United's 1-1 draw at West Ham United.
Arsenal, Juventus go top in European leagues
Arsenal returned to the top but their Spanish counterparts Valencia were shocked 1-0 at lowly Osasuna in European league action at the weekend.
East Bengal prevail over Tollygunge
Goals by S Venkatesh and Mike Okoro gave the former champions a 2-0 victory in their opening match in the National Football League. The Complete Coverage
Mahindra United scrape past HAL
Striker R C Prakash's goal gave the Mumbai side a solitary goal victory in their opening match of the National Football League. The Complete Coverage
David Beckham has broken rib, out for six weeks
He played in United's midweek Champions League match at home to Bayer Leverkusen without knowing his rib was broken, the News of the World said.
Tennis
Dutchman Schlaken confirms for Tata Open
The up-and-coming world No. 20 will be among top players including Mark Phillippoussis, defending champion Guillermo Canas and last year's runner-up Paradorn Srichaphan for the mega event in Chennai.
Hewitt places bookmark in career
The Wimbledon champion outlasted Juan Carlos Ferrero on Sunday to win the eight-player Tennis Masters Cup tournament.
Sania Mirza wins ITF title in Manila
She beat Akgul Amanmorogova (Uzbekistan) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 to win the $10,000 Union Cement ITF/Phi Women's Circuit tournament in Manila.
Chess
Harikrishna held in second round
The fifth seeded Grandmaster drew with Nikita Maiorov of Belarus in the under-18 boys' section in the World Youth Chess Championships.
From the land of Anand... Srinath
Shobha Warrier talks to chess prodigy Srinath Narayanan, the youngest FIDE rated player in India.
Golf
The United States retains the Warburg Cup
U.S. captain Arnold Palmer suffered the heaviest defeat of the day against Gary Player but had the last word over his old adversary when his team claimed victory.
Mukesh Kumar cruises to season's fifth win
The Mhow-based golfer successfully defend his title at the Servo Masters Golf 2002.
'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.
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.
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