The status quo remained the same in Europe's top leagues as Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Olympique Lyon and Bayer Leverkusen all won to remain at the top of their leagues. Lyon enjoy the healthiest advantage after a win over last season's runners-up Girondins Bordeaux gave them a seven-point cushion in France while Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen retained slender goal difference leads in England and Germany.

Statistical highlights on day one of the fourth and final Test match between India and Australia in Nagpur on Thursday.

Claire Taylor of England, India captain Jhulan Goswami and Australia's Lisa Sthalekar are on top of the world in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Women's Rankings which were launched in Mumbai on Thursday. Thirty-three-year-old Taylor spearheads a strong field of six England batters in the top 20 while fast bowler Jhulan leads the bowlers' chart and Sthalekar is just ahead of her team-mate Shelley Nitschke in the all-rounders' listing.

Statistical highlights at the end of fourth day's play in the third and final cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.

Statistical highlights at the end of third day's play in the third and final cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombia on Sunday.

Statistical highlights of the Test matches played at Sinhalese Sports Club, venue of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka, beginning in Colombo on Wednesday.

India's total of 310 for four is the highest total by a team batting second and winning in the Asia Cup.

Young Buzz career consellor Deepika Hegde chatted with GA readers about education and career options avaliable after Class X adn XII. The transcript.

Statistical highlights of day two of the third and final cricket Test between India and South Africa in Kanpur on Saturday.

The culinary dividends of venturing south of Times Square and even to outer boroughs can be high indeed, if you know where to look.

Statistical highlights at the end of the first Test between India and South Africa at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Sunday.

Out of the national side for the past three years, pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji has been included as an additional bowler in the Indian Premier League's (IPL) Chennai Super Kings team.

Statistical highlights of the tri-series one-day international between India and Sri Lanka in Hobart on Tuesday.

India (526) posted their highest innings total at Adelaide, surpassing their 523 in 2003-04. This is the third occasion when India have recorded a total of 500-plus at the venue. In 1985-86, India had made 520. India became the first team to post three totals of 500-plus against Australia at Adelaide.

In scoring 124 not out on Day 1 of the fourth Test against Australia, Sachin Tendulkar extended his record for most Test hundreds to 39, and 23 on foreign soil. Having already registered 41 centuries in ODIs, he becames the first batsman to post 80 international centuries 39 hundreds in Tests and 41 in limited-overs internationals.

Sachin Tendulkar, after six innings in the present series, is the leading run-getter for India - 327 at an average of 65.40. He is the only Indian in the series to have averaged 60-plus.

Sachin Tendulkar, with 314 runs (ave.78.50) in five innings is now the leading run-getter in the series. Matthew Hayden (307) and Andrew Symonds (302) have recorded 300-plus in this series for Australia.

Statistical highlights after the end of the second Test match between India and Australia at the SCG in Sydney on Sunday.

Statistical highlights of the fourth day's play in the second cricket Test between India and Australia at the SCG in Sydney on Saturday.

Sachin Tendulkar (154 not out) registered his 38th century, extending his world record. It was his eighth against Australia, equal to the Indian record held by Sunil Gavaskar.

The statistical highlights of the second day's play in the second cricket Test between India and Australia in Sydney on Thursday.

Matthew Hayden completed 8,000 runs in 92 Tests -- 8003 runs at an average of 53.00. He is the fifth Australian player and the 18th in Test annals to have amassed 8000 or more runs.

After recording 169 against South Africa at Cape Town in January this year, India's 196 is their lowest score in nine Tests.

For claiming exemption from HRA, you need to provide rent receipt or rent agreement to your employer, based on which your employer will calcuate the exemption and deduct TDS accordingly from your salary, says tax expert Vikas Gandhi.

Statistical highlights after the first day's play in the second Test between India and Pakistan at in Kolkata on Friday.

The master batsman aggregated 1425 runs, including one century and 13 half-centuries in 32 innings in ODIs this year.

Whether you invest one time, or in multiple installments, the entry load will be the same. the load is charged on the value of the investment. The money is invested in installments so as to average out the cost of acquisition of mutual fund units, says personal finance expert Rahul Goel.

Power Grid is one of the more promising stocks from the newer listings and I would surely look at it even at current levels. Even when the market fell viciously Power Grid didn't fall as much, says market expert Pranav Sanghavi.

When he turns out against the Australians in the fifth ODI, Tendulkar will become only the second player after Sanath Jayasuriya to reach the landmark.

Here's why: He went after a mad man with four large knives and saved an old woman's life. He could have simply walked away.

After Hayden, Gambhir is perched at the second spot by accumulating 227 runs at 37.83 in the batsmen's list.

Averages in the three-Test series between England and India, won 1-0 by India on Monday.

As India and England go into the first Test of the three-match series at Lord's on Thursday, here's a look at the highs and lows between the two teams.

England's Monty Panesar has shot up 14 places in the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers following his ten-wicket haul in the third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford.

Positioned in the same category as Octavia, the Optra diesel version is competitively priced in the range of Rs 8.73 lakh and Rs 9.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), while the latter is being sold in the range of Rs 11.35 lakh to Rs 14 lakh.

The Indian wicketkeeper gained a spot to be fourth in the latest ICC Player rankings for ODI batsmen.

A century in each Test of the Bangladesh series propelled the ace batsman to 15th position in the ICC rankings.

It was on India's last tour to Bangladesh, in December 2004, that the hosts registered their first ever limited-overs international victory. They beat their more fancied neighbours by 15 runs in one of the matches.

Among all wicketkeepers in the world, he is the third fastest to reach this landmark.

The Indian wicketkeeper overtook Ricky Ponting in the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen.