Goa teams Churchill Brothers and Dempo advanced to the semi-finals in the 122nd edition of the Durand Cup football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi on Thursday. While Churchill drew 1-1 with Assam Rifles and topped Group 'A' with four points, Dempo, riding on a Ranty Martins strike, defeated Army XI 1-0 in their Group III match.
India slipped two notches to rank at 122nd, below neighbours including Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan in the 'Doing Business Report 2009' prepared jointly by the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank.
The countries ranked below India include Bahrain, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Iran, Oman, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Benin, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Pakistan, Chad and Yemen with the lowest gender equality of 45.1 per cent.
The United Arab Emirates gladly made the most of a woeful performance from Qatari goalkeeper Qasem Burhan to rout the Gulf Cup winners 4-1 in their Asian Cup opener on Sunday.
Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Atwal, Shiv Kapur and Jeev Milkha Singh feature in the elite list
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
Mumbai and New Delhi are among the world's cheapest cities while Tokyo and Osaka-Kobe in Japan continue to remain the most expensive, the annual Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide Cost of Living Survey said.
Statistical highlights of the second one-day international between India and Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium.
Dempo Sports Club began their season with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Air India while defending champions Mahindra United were held to a goalless draw by new I-League entrants Lajong FC in the 122nd ONGC Durand Cup football tournament in Delhi on Monday.
A marathon hundred by captain Michael Vaughan helped England salvage a draw in the second Test against Sri Lanka.
Listless Indian bowling allowed New Zealand get off the hook. The home team rode on captain Brendon McCullum's magnificent double century to continue their remarkable fightback and take a commanding lead on the fourth day of the second Test in Wellington on Monday.
The GST will replace more than a dozen levies central and state levies, including central excise duty, service tax and central sales tax as well as VAT on sale of goods and entry tax, to make movement of goods seamless across 1.3 billion market.
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