Defender Jerry Lalrinzuala scored a spectacular long range goal as India beat Nepal 1-0 in the final to win the South Asian Football Federation Under-16 Championship at the Dasharath stadium in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

India beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets to take an assailable 3-0 lead in the five match ODI series at Harare Sports Club ground on Sunday.

Gulwinder Singh was attacked with a rock and stabbed several times on his face by an unidentified man following a minor road accident. Ritu Jha reports

The siren sounded after just under two hours of play had been possible at rain-softened Merion Golf Club where severe thunderstorms and high winds have been forecast for later in the day.

The chipmaker's Clover Trail+ mobile chip will be used in one version of its 10.1-inch tablet.

Captain Rohit Sharma's batting heroics made all the difference in the end as Mumbai Indians beat Kings XI Punjab by a narrow four runs in a nail-biting Pepsi IPL clash on Monday.

This 75-year-old hallowed store in Mumbai supplies shoes to Amitabh Bachchan, Tatas, Birlas among others.

While Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal won their opening matches in straight sets on Saturday, World No. 4, David Ferrer became the first top seed to make an early exit from the BNP Paribas Open.

Top seed John Isner narrowly avoided a second straight first round exit as the big serving American edged past Canadian Jessie Levine 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 at the Delray Beach International on Tuesday.

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln boasts of a stellar cast led by two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day Lewis in the titular character, writes Vipin Vijayan.

PM raised the CEO salary issue couple of years back. RBI and Sebi, too, flagged it recently. Are companies really paying their CEOs more than their counterparts elsewhere?

Yuvraj Singh cracked a dazzling 72 before the bowlers staged a brilliant recovery in the death overs to help India clinched a nerve-wracking 11-run victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the second T20 International.

A golfer in Texas blasted a ball 146 yards with the extra long club, smashing the Guinness world record.

England are sweating on the fitness of their injured fast bowler Steven Finn ahead of their opening Test match against India at the Motera Stadium here from November 15 to 19.

For the first time since the September 11 terror attacks, the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq suspended all trading on Monday as the United States eastern seaboard braced for Hurricane Sandy, dubbed as one of the most dangerous storms to hit the the country.

London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal stamped her authority to storm into the final of the French Super Series outclassing German Juliane Schenk in straight sets in the women's badminton singles in Paris.

Fifty years ago this day, October 23, Subedar Joginder Singh began the battle of his life. On learning that Joginder Singh was a Param Vir Chakra awardee, the People's Liberation Army, in a mark of respect for which the Chinese are not renowned, repatriated his ashes with full military honours. No tribute can be greater than an avowal of valour by the enemy. M P Anil Kumar pays tribute to one of India's brave heroes.

The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party must understand the importance of the east, says Jyoti Malhotra

After the presidential poll, Sangma may well realise that 'miracles' and 'conscience' do not really exist, especially in Indian politics, they have long become extinct, says Anirban Ganguly.

Imahes from the last day's play as West Indies 'A' scored a thunping 125-run victory over India 'A' in the second unofficial Test and level the three-match series at 1-1, in Arnos Vale, St Vincent, on Tuesday.

We present in this slide show, 30 heritage railways from the pages of history.

Pakistan produced a clinical display to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets and storm into the final of the Asia Cup. Their second successive victory put them in the final of the tournament for the first time in 12 years.

Novak Djokovic blunted the power serving of South African Kevin Anderson to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Monday, while Mardy Fish was upset by Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden.

A largely behind-the-scene operative, Yaseen Bhatkal is today on the watch list of the Interpol with a red corner alert issued against him.

American Johnson Wagner, ice-cool until the very last hole, won his third PGA Tour title by two shots after shaking off a tightly bunched pack of pursuers at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

After missing the bus for the Beijing Olympics by three seconds, long distance runner Ram Singh Yadav achieved the qualifying mark set for this year's London Games by dipping more than a minute under the B standard in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon.

Holder and World number 17 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland faces a daunting task to retain his title as the 17th edition of ATP Chennai Open unfolds, on Monday, promising a keen tussle among top players.

World No.3 Lee Westwood flirted with membership of golf's exclusive 59 club when he produced a sparkling 12-under-par round of 60 to open up a big lead in the Thailand Golf Championships on Thursday.

Tiger Woods sparkled in Sydney's morning sunshine to take a one-shot clubhouse lead in the second round of the Australian Open on Friday.

The first time you truly hear the primeval holler of a Formula One engine at full tilt, your jaw will drop, your pulse will pound like a gorilla on cocaine, and your nether regions will instantly, if only momentarily, stiffen and throb with the dramatic suddenness of utterly unexpected and overwhelming arousal.

Former champions Churchill Brothers outplayed Shillong Lajong FC 4-1 to set up a summit clash against Prayag United in the Durand Cup football tournament, in New Delhi, on Thursday.

The Indian challenge in the ROWE British Grand Prix squash championship came to an end after national champion Saurav Ghosal suffered a straight-game first-round defeat at the hands France's Gregory Gaultier in Manchester.

India scored a 5-0 victory over hosts China in their opening match, in the first men's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament at Ordos, China, on Saturday. Gurvinder Singh Chandi (5th minute), Yuvraj Walmiki (21st), Rupinder Pal Singh (41st), Rajpal Singh (43rd) and VR Raghunath (62nd) were the scorers.

Fourth seed John Isner gave himself the perfect US Open boost by upsetting fellow-American Andy Roddick 7-6, 6-4 in a slug-fest between two big servers in the Winston-Salem Open semi-finals on Friday.

Andy Roddick and John Isner set up a mouth-watering semi-final between two big servers after the Americans won their respective quarter-final matches at the Winston-Salem Open on Thursday.

Yao Ming, who ignited China's interest in the NBA and became one of Asia's best-known athletes, announced his retirement from basketball on Wednesday.

Big-serving American John Isner captured his second career ATP title after skipping his brother's wedding to beat Belgium's Olivier Rochus 6-3, 7-6 in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship final on Sunday.

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, one of the biggest names in contemporary basketball, has announced his retirement from the National Basketball Association, according to several media reports on Friday.

Mexico won the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday with a 4-2 victory over the United States in a hugely entertaining final played in front of 93,000 fans.

Extract from the book Manik-Da Memories of Satyajit Ray, by Nemai Ghosh