The UEFA's 50th anniversary celebrations begin on Thursday by unveiling the outstanding European player of the last 50 years from a poll of seven million votes.
The UEFA lifted a two-year ban with immediate effect.
World number one Roger Federer suffered a stunning 7-5, 6-2 upset defeat by Argentine Guillermo Canas in the Pacific Life Open second round on Sunday.
The Indian Grandmaster drew with Ukraine's Kateryna Lahno and is placed fifth after the fifth round in the Hastings chess tournament.
Currently, the non-permanent members serve for two years and are not eligible for re-election immediately after finishing their term.
The Netherlands and Germany scored morale-boosting wins in friendly matches on Wednesday.
The American cancer survivor narrowly beat England rugby union flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson and Formula One champion Michael Schumacher.
The 41-year-old British national guided India to the silver medal at the Afro-Asian Games.
This is a major blow to US efforts to involve the international community in rebuilding Iraq.
The duo beat the Taipei pair of Ti Chen and Tzuoo Yeu in the ATP Challenger.
The Indian singles challenge in the ATP Challenger ended, with Harsh Mankad losing to Marco Baghdatis.
Belgium make Wales wait after Hazard's strike, while Czechs beat Latvia to qualify
The state of the economy which is in a far worse condition than the government wants us to know; the UPA's instability and the Robert Vadra factor may force a Lok Sabha election this winter, predicts T V R Shenoy
The Commonwealth champion was beaten by IM Adam Hunt of England in the first round of the British Chess Championship.
GMs Pendyala Harikrishna, Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Abhijit Kunte are among other Indians in the fray at the British open.
Rafael Nadal battled past German Tommy Haas 7-6, 6-3 to reach the Cincinnati Masters quarter-finals.
The Indian shooter finished behind Ian Peel of Britain and Adam Vella of Australia, in the trap event in the shotgun World Cup.
The two will clash for the third time this year at the Indian Wells semi-final
UN officials marked the International Day of UN Peacekeepers by voicing gratitude for the work that Blue Helmets do every day in dangerous missions worldwide and mourning those who have fallen in service during the last six decades.
Manchester United beat Hungarian champions Debrecen 3-0 in the first leg of their third qualifying round tie on Tuesday.
Argentine Gaston Gaudio made a comfortable start to his French Open title defence by beating Frenchman Julien Benneteau 7-5, 6-0, 6-1 on Monday.
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