Improved investment climate and a more liberal foreign direct investment regime have made India the top destination for global retail giants like Wal-Mart, Benetton and Tesco
Pakistan is reportedly lobbying for new government in Kabul without Hamid Karzai as president.
Triple jumper Olsson was almost half a metre better than second-placed Nathan Douglas of Britain with a leap of 17.67, the best in Europe this year, at the European Athletics championships.
The Indian men suffered another humiliating defeat to a lowly ranked Canada by a 1.5-2.5 margin.
Surya Shekhar Ganguly and P Harikrishna scored victories to help India post a resounding 3-1 victory over Germany.
Indian men registered a massive 3.5-0.5 win over Costa Rica, while the Indian women beat Cuba 2.5-0.5 in the second round of the 36th Chess Olympiad.
French sporting pride took another hammering when Scotland won 1-0 in Paris on Wednesday to leave France's Euro 2008 qualifying hopes in the balance.
Cristiano Ronaldo led the way as Portugal hit four goals in the last 15 minutes in their World Cup Group Three qualifier.
The ace long jumper got 180 points for her sixth place at the Athens Olympics to move up with 1247 points.
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari named the Brazilian-born midfielder in his 20-man squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers.
The gold went to Kluft Carolina of Sweden with a jump of 6.85 metres at the D N Galan Super Grand Prix.
Milan Baros, with five goals, emerged the top scorer of the tournament which saw 77 goals being scored.\n\n
With five goals to his name, and none to challenge him, the Czech Republic's striker is on course towards claiming the golden boot award.
The Czech Republic's speedy striker has five goals to his credit, one more than England's Wayne Rooney and the Netherlands' Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Wayne Rooney of England and the Netherlands' Ruud van Nistelrooy continue to lead the goal scorers' list with four goals each.
Wayne Rooney of England and the Netherlands' Ruud van Nistelrooy continue to lead the goal scorers' list with four goals each at the Euro 2004 football tournament in Portugal after Friday's quarter-final between Greece and France.
Nearly two thirds of Dutch fans believe their team will beat Sweden on Saturday and the country is now offering its full support to coach Dick Advocaat.
German's Bild newspaper reported Voeller had reached the decision overnight.
The Germany coach has a contract until after the 2006 World Cup on home soil and said he wanted to stay on.
The supporters blame Advocaat for the 3-2 defeat by the Czech Republic last time out.
The scorers' list after the conclusion of the group league stage at the Euro 2004 football championship.
Pele agrees with England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson that Wayne Rooney has made a bigger impact on a major tournament than any young player since Pele himself.
The three-time champions will count on Michael Ballack and pride for their Euro 2004 Group D decider against the Czech Republic.
The veteran defender is set to make his 111th appearance for the Netherlands on Wednesday.
Mattias Jonson scored a minute from time to earn Sweden a 2-2 draw with Denmark that sent both Scandinavian sides to the quarter-finals.
The England striker has four goals to his name after Monday's matches at Euro 2004.
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