England slipped to 87 for two, in reply to New Zealand's 470 all out, at the close of play on the second day of the first Test.

A Chidi Edeh strike against the run of play was enough for Goa's Dempo Sports Club to claim their maiden Super Cup title as they beat Kolkata's East Bengal by a solitary goal in Gurgaon on Wednesday.

Champions Manchester United reduced Arsenal's lead to three points when they thrashed Newcastle United 5-1.

Dempo Sports Club, Goa, thrashed Viva Kerala 4-1 to lift the inaugural ONGC I-League title.

With nine days remaining before the transfer window closes for the season, around 93 million pounds has been spent by English clubs on new signings.

Nigerian Ranti Martins scored three goals to help beat Sporting Clube-de-Goa in the 12th round of the ONGC I-League tournament on Sunday.

As the economies of emerging markets boom and their biggest conglomerates grow into multinationals, more and more of the new corporate giants in countries ranging from India to China, Russia and Brazil are looking to wring greater profits out of their respective industries.

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Set 35 to win after Bangladesh's batting collapsed, New Zealand eased to a nine-wicket win shortly before tea on the third day.

A 4-0 victory saw the Goa team emerge from the first leg of the I-League football tournament unbeaten.

Two Italian players, including the country's number one Potito Starace, have been banned by the ATP for betting on tennis matches, the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT) said on Saturday.

Italian no.1 Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali have been banned for betting on tennis matches.

Nigerians Chidi Edeh and captain Ranty Martins scored two goals each to earn the Goa team a convincing 4-1 victory in an ONGC I-League football match in Mumbai.

Manchester United beat bottom-placed Derby County 4-1 at Old Trafford while Chelsea beat Sunderland 2-0.

Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren will take the World Cup back to the home of golf for the first time after beating the United States on the third hole of a sudden death playoff in Shenzhen, China on Sunday.

England internationals were the target of boos up and down the country on Saturday in a backlash to the national team's failure to qualify for Euro 2008.

Colombia beat Argentina 2-1 after a first-half red card for Carlos Tevez in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Over 1,000 people were feared killed and thousands of others went missing in Bangladesh as one of the deadliest cyclones battered the country's south-western coast, flattening houses and disrupting power supply plunging almost the entire country into darkness.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger criticised the rash of sackings in English football on Friday, saying coaches needed time to put their ideas into practice.

National Football League champions Dempo Sports Club of Goa beat Indian Air Force XI 5-0 to storm into the quarter-finals of Osian's Durand Cup football tournament.

India has slipped six places in a list of the world's most competitive nations, with the World Economic Forum on Wednesday ranking the country at 48th position in its 'Global Competitiveness Index 2007'.WEF has ranked India ahead of China on an accompanying list of 'Business Competitive Index', published for the first time. India has been placed at 31st rank, as against 57th for China on this list.

"It happened to me but I will not tell you where or how," Arnaud Clement told reporters after his first-round defeat by Russia's Mikhail Youzhny at the Paris Masters Series tournament.

The Russian received a warning from the umpire for not trying hard enough during his loss to Croatian qualifier Marin Cilic at the St Petersburg Open.

Substitute Toni Kroos hit a last-gasp winner as four-times European champions Bayern Munich came from behind to win 3-2 at Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Cup.

Arsenal demolished Slavia Prague 7-0 in Champions League Group H on Wednesday with one of the most brilliant displays of attacking football since the Champions League began 15 years ago.

Tottenham Hotspur's poor start to the season showed little sign of improving when they were beaten 3-1 by Newcastle United.

Lord Martin Rees, president of The Royal Society, presented the medal and a scroll to Kalam in the presence of a distinguished gathering, including NRI industrialist Lord Swaraj Paul, Lord Karan Billimoria, chief of the Cobra Beer, Acting High Commissioner of India to the UK Asoke Mukerjee and Lord Meghnad Desai, a leading economist, at the Royal Society.

Congressman Jim McDermott showers praises on Mahatma Gandhias well

Premier League champions Manchester United suffered a shock League Cup exit for the second season running when they lost 2-0 at home to second division Coventry City on Wednesday.

Although he did nothing of note in the Twenty20 World Cup final against India on Monday, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi still emerged as the tournament's most valuable player (MVP).

Shahid Afridi continues to lead the table of the most valuable players (MVP) in the ongoing Twenty20 World Championship.

A look at the top performers at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa.

Companies, industries and organisations are invited to visit CMR college of engineering and technology for on-campus interviews. 11 colleges of engineering and technology will send students to the event.

The former Australia leg-spinner ranked Darren Lehmann ahead of his former captain Steve Waugh in his list of 50 greatest cricketers.

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.

Under the new curriculum to come into force next year, schools in Britain will no longer be specifically advised to focus on Churchill, Gandhi, Hitler, Joseph Stalin or Benito Mussolini in their lessons on 20th century history.

The right-hand batsman scored a defiant 45 off 87 balls, as Sussex's last pair held out for a draw in the four-day match.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Andy Hodd revived Sussex with a fighting century on day 3 of the four-day tour match.

The Indians reduced Sussex to 146 for 5 in their first innings after declaring on 388 for 7 on Day 2 of the four-day match.