Shooting
Anjali Bhagwat bags 10m Air Rifle gold
Railways' Suma Shirur and Anjua Tere picked up the silver and bronze, respectively, at the national championship.
Chess
Krutika Nadiq pulls off spectacular win
The Pune-based lass beat the formidable Yang Shen of China in the fourth round to take the lead in the under-14 girls' section, in the World Youth chess championship
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
Kahn, Ronaldo and Zidane for World Player award
Brazilian World Cup-winning striker Ronaldo, and midfielder and Real Madrid team mate Zidane, of France, have each won the award twice before.
Italian clubs must cut costs, warns Pele
Brazilian great Pele has warned Italian football clubs to cut their costs to avoid the kind of player strikes that disrupted American baseball in the mid-1990s.
Outside distractions are not a problem: Beckham
"Our game is football and the manager's job is picking the team, so whatever goes on outside that is none of ours, or the manager's, business," said David Beckham.
New Brazilian striker bolsters East Bengal
A Brazilian striker, who once played alongside Ronaldinho and Lucio for Gramio, will sign for East Bengal on Wednesday. The Complete Coverage
Vasco face tough task against Bagan
Defending champions Mohun Bagan, despite injuries to key players, look formidable against the Goa outfit in the National Football League match.
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
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.
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.
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