Manchester United beat Sunderland 4-0 while Chelsea were held to a 4-4 draw by Astin Villa in the EPL.
In these dying days of another year, when a lot of the hard work has been done, this might be just the sort of pressure-free entertainment that could be good for you.
Just as Thomas Cook and Tui Travel emerge with upbeat trading statements after months of complex merger deliberations, in flies Expedia, their US nemesis, to announce that it plans an assault on their home turf.
The long list has been dominated by the 'Davids' - a new generation of novelists who have yet to become household names.
Manchester United beat bottom-placed Derby County 4-1 at Old Trafford while Chelsea beat Sunderland 2-0.
Champions Rajasthan Royals got a timely boost ahead of the second season of the Indian Premier League after Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her UK-based beau-entrepreneur Raj Kundra picked 12 per cent stake in the team. Shilpa said she is not following in Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta's shoes in owning an IPL team, but trusting her partner Raj's decision.
Germany's Marcel Siem took the opening honours at the inaugural Avantha Masters by posting an eight-under-par 64 for a single shot lead over Chinese Taipei's Chan Yih-shin on Thursday.
The scandalous revelations appear in an unauthorised biography by journalist Paul Barry titled 'Spun Out'.
Pakistan, Spain, Germany, Netherlands and defending champions Argentina will battle for top honours from July 22-30.
The Netherlands, Poland, Croatia and Spain also booked trips to the finals in Austria and Switzerland in the penultimate round of qualifiers.
Striker Wayne Rooney injured an ankle in training on Friday and will miss England's friendly against Austria next week and their Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia on Nov. 21. Although Rooney will miss England's next two games, former skipper David Beckham is set to win his 98th and 99th caps after being recalled to Steve McClaren's squad on Friday after injury.
India's coach V Bhaskaran attributed the team's overcautious approach for the defeat to the Netherlands in the semi-finals of the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United celebrated the festive season with victories on Friday while Arsenal, the other member of the 'big four', squandered a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 at Aston Villa. Liverpool beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0 at Anfield with Robbie Keane scoring twice to give the leaders 42 points, one ahead of Chelsea as the Premier League season reached the halfway point.
In a message on the occasion, British Prime Minister Tony Blair congratulated the forum on its success at promoting the positive achievements of the Hindu community.
Shikha Uberoi and Sania Mirza scored straight set victories in the third and final pool engagement of the Fed Cup Tennis Asia/Oceania Zonal qualifying round.
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Hampshire captain Warne and Somerset player Peter Bowler were both handed three penalty points under the board's disciplinary code.
The Dutch athlete become the first woman in Olympic history to win three gold medals on the road.
India's woeful run of losses continued as England drew first blood with a thrilling nine-run victory in the first One-Day International in Rajkot, on Friday. Chasing a stiff target of 326, India lacked the batting firepower on a placid track and were restricted to a 316 for 9 in a high-scoring contest to concede a 1-0 lead to visitors in the five-match series.
A stunning 87th-minute free kick by captain Steven Gerrard gave Liverpool a 2-1 victory at Aston Villa as the new Premier League season opened on Saturday.
Brief reports of Premier League matches on Saturday.
Ways bosses can shepherd their staff through dark days.
These 10 women hold their own in their spouses' high-stakes world.
Pakistan are to follow England and South Africa by the truncated version of the one-day game where both teams play for 20 overs.
Anurag Basu's Barfi! is like finding bliss in cinema, writes Sukanya Verma.
Former Australia captain Greg Chappell has signed a 30-day coaching contract, to be spread over a year, with Pakistan's national team and cricket academy.
Are the reports of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US forces just the tip of the iceberg?
We played very badly in the first 10 minutes, said the Indian coach of his team's 1-4 loss to Australia.
Danny Williams shredded compatriot Audley Harrison's world heavyweight title aspirations by beating the former Olympic champion on a split points decision.
Tens of thousands turned out to pay their final respects to the football legend, who died last week after losing a battle with alcoholism.
Barack Obama's mother was a truly unusual person, a woman with a curiosity, a keen intellect, and an internationalist orientation much ahead of her times, says B S Prakash after reading A Singular Woman
From ordinary police on the beat to the shadows of Britain's security establishment, the sighs of relief are almost audible.
The same side will also compete in the World Cup qualifying tournament, against Fiji and New Zealand, from November 15-18.
A lager-soaked film aiming shamelessly for male laughs.
Banville's winning the Man Booker prize marks the victory of style over melancholy content.
Frenchman, 2 Americans win Nobel Chemistry prize
The Australian duo of Barry J Marshall and J Robin Warren were Monday awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
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