Liverpool had two players sent off and suffered a sixth loss in seven games with a 3-1 defeat at Fulham on a Saturday of red cards in the Premier League.

Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor recently made his first foray to the United Nations -- where he had served for more than two decades as Under Secretary General of Communications -- over two-and-a-half years after his unsuccessful bid for the position of UN Secretary General.

Manchester United went top of the Premier League with a 2-1 home win over Bolton Wanderers on Saturday as Chelsea went down 2-1 at Aston Villa and Liverpool lost at Sunderland to a goal that went in off a beach ball.

England captain Andrew Strauss praised New Zealand counterpart Daniel Vettori for recalling Paul Collingwood after he had been given run out during their Champions Trophy clash on Tuesday.

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said the 84-run opening wicket stand between Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptil ultimately proved to be the key in their four-wicket win over England in a low-scoring crucial Group B match.

New Zealand qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy after a nervy four-wicket victory over England at the Wanderers, in Johannesburg, on Tuesday. After dismissing England for 146 in 43.1 overs, courtesy Grant Elliott's four for 31, New Zealand made heavy weather of the target in the middle overs before scrambling to 147 for six in 26.1 overs.

Inspired by their morale-boosting win over Sri Lanka, a rejuvenated New Zealand face a do-or-die task of upstaging England's applecart in the Group B match of the Champions Trophy at the Wanderers on Tuesday.

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New Zealand all-rounder Jesse Ryder suffered a double blow on Sunday when he was ruled out of the rest of the Champions Trophy with injury and fined for breaking a chair with his bat. The left-hander tore an abductor muscle while scoring a half century in his team's Group B match against Sri Lanka at The Wanderers.

Riding on a splendid all round show, New Zealand saw off Sri Lanka by 38 runs in a high scoring Group B match to keep their semi-final chances alive in the Champions Trophy at the Wanderers stadium on Sunday.

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 38 runs in their Champions Trophy Group B match at the Wanderers stadium on Sunday.

Chelsea's perfect start to the season under new manager Carlo Ancelotti came to a surprise end on Saturday when the Premier League leaders lost 3-1 at Wigan Athletic and had goalkeeper Petr Cech sent off.

Dejected after the six-wicket loss to England in the Champions Trophy, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara slammed the New Wanderers wicket, saying that the track was not good enough for a one-day match.

Eoin Morgan's unbeaten half-century helped England get off to a winning start in the ICC Champions Trophy after an emphatic six-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the Group B match at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, on Friday. 23-year-old Morgan carried England home with his unbeaten knock of 62 from 83 deliveries, inclusive of seven boundaries, as England recovered after a couple of early wickets to coast to 213 for four in 45 overs.

Thilina Kandamby and Angelo Mathews hit half-centuries to help Sri Lanka recover from a top order collapse and post a respectable 212 against England in a Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, on Friday. Left-hander Kandamby, playing in only his 20th ODI, showed great maturity with a solid knock of 53 from 82 deliveries before he was run out after a misunderstanding with partner Angelo Mathews, who stroked 51 from 70 deliveries.

A jittery England will have a daunting task to stop a confident Sri Lanka when they open their ICC Champions Trophy campaign at the Wanderers on Friday.

Designer Kunal Rawal created a special Cuban line of menswear to launch Mahindra's new 125 cc Rodeo Power Scooter on Day Three of the LFW. Actor Prateik Babbar of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na fame, was the showstopper. Here's a glimpse of the action on the ramp.

Fernando Torres scored twice as Liverpool battled to a 3-2 English Premier League win at West Ham United on Saturday after the Londoners had twice pegged them back. Belgian centre back Thomas Vermaelen was a less likely two-goal hero as his double set up Arsenal for a 4-0 home thrashing of Wigan Athletic - emphatically avoiding a hat-trick of defeats after losses to Manchester United and City.

Arsenal bounced back from two successive Premier League defeats in emphatic style by thrashing Wigan Athletic 4-0 at the Emirates on Saturday.

Anamika Khanna's collection on Day Two of Lakme Fashion Week saw loungy, see-through creations of lazing beauty. The designer's inspiration was a dressed-down, gypsy girl who nevertheless "appreciates craft and heritage". Don't miss it.

Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik believes that the first 10-15 overs of an innings would prove decisive for the teams in the Champions Trophy starting in South Africa from September 22.

Three goals in seven minutes gave Chelsea a 3-0 Premier League home win over Burnley on Saturday while champions Manchester United were thankful for an Abou Diaby own goal as they came from 1-0 down to beat Arsenal 2-1 at Old Trafford.

Ex-South Africa captain Shaun Pollock believes One-Day International cricket is still the best limited-overs form of the game.

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Famed 13th century Sufi poet and philosopher Jalaluddin Rumi, who in the past has been called the Smiling Face of Islam, is set to receive recognition from the Qatar Foundation.

Dream Valley Corporation's Tamil flick starring Jai, is a cocktail of action, suspense and thrills -- but doesn't fulfill expectations.

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A glittering closing ceremony, with dash of glitz and glamour, drew curtains on the second edition of the Indian Premier League razzmatazz in Johannesburg, on Sunday night. Soon after the Adam Gilchrist-led Deccan Chargers pipped Anil Kumble's Royal Challengers Bangalore in the see-saw final, cricket paved way to entertainment at the Wanderers Stadium.

Steven Gerrard scored twice as Liverpool beat West Ham United 3-0 at Upton Park on Saturday to move back on top of the Premier League and keep the pressure on Manchester United in the title race.

West Bromwich Albion, who pulled off a famous escape from relegation in 2005, could be on their way to surviving in the Premier League again after beating Wigan Athletic 3-1 at The Hawthorns on Saturday.

Spinner Jakati stars in Chennai's victory Left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati claimed four wickets for 24 runs as Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Daredevils by 18 runs in the Indian Premier League match in Johannesburg on Saturday. The 28-year-old Chasing a target of 164, Delhi could score only 145 in 20 overs after stand-in skipper Gautam Gambhir inserted Chennai in after winning the toss.

Australia bowled out South Africa for 256 to win the fifth and final one-day international by 47 runs at the Wanderers on Friday. The visitors, trailing 3-1 in the series, piled up 303 for seven earlier in the day after being put in to bat.

Teenager Federico Macheda's brilliant winner last weekend merely papered over the cracks in a Manchester United team floundering in their defence of the English Premier League title. When they visit Sunderland on Saturday (1930 IST), United may find themselves once again looking to claim back their one-point lead from Liverpool whose home kickoff against Blackburn Rovers is two-and-a-quarter hours earlier.

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Yossi Benayoun struck in injury time to give Liverpool a hugely important 1-0 victory at Fulham that took them top of the Premier League on Saturday. The win takes Liverpool to 67 points, two ahead of champions Manchester United, who have two games in hand and host Aston Villa on Sunday.

South Africa beat Australia by four wickets in the final over on Friday in the first of two Twenty20 matches. Australia were put in to bat and totalled 166 for seven.

Barely two months after hmiliating defeats in their own backyard at the hands of same opponents, Australia travelled to South Africa and won the Test series there.

Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney were sent of as champions Manchester United were beaten while Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur in teh English Premier League.

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