Chelsea thrash Wolves, Arsenal lose
Chelsea trounced struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 to surge eight points clear in the English Premier League on Saturday after closest rivals Arsenal slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland. Sethi in World Snooker quarters
Ace Indian cueist Geet Sethi pulled off a stunning win over Chuchart Trairattanapradit of Thailand to enter the quarterfinals of ONGC-IBSF World Snooker Championship in Hyderabad on Saturday. Sandeep ruled out of Champions Challenge I
Injured drag-flicker Sandeep Singh was on Saturday ruled out of the Champions Challenge I hockey tournament in Argentina next month and will be replaced by Diwakar Ram in the 21-member Indian squad. Indian challenge ends in Asian TT
Curtains were drawn on Indian challenge after all three doubles pairs lost their respective matches to crash out of the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championships in Lucknow. Murray optimistic of winning grand slam soon
Andy Murray was left in the shade by Juan Martin del Potro this year as the gangly Argentine made his grand slam breakthrough although the Briton is confident his time will arrive soon. Beckham wants to play for England after WC
David Beckham wants to continue playing for England even after next year's World Cup finals in South Africa, he was quoted as saying on Saturday. Sanam bags maiden gold in Asian archery
India's Isiah Rajendra Sanam won his maiden international gold medal in the men's individual compound event as India rounded off the 16th Asian archery championship with six medals at Bali, Indonesia on Saturday. Pallikal nominated in World Squash Awards
Ace Indian woman squash player Dipika Pallikal has been nominated in the 'Young Player of the Year' category of the fifth annual World Squash awards to be held in London on November 28. Iraq appeals FIFA ban
Iraqi authorities were not surprised that soccer's world governing body decided to suspend the country from international competition and already have lawyers working on an appeal, officials said. IWF to take strong action against India
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Saturday vowed to crack the whip on repeat dope-offender India, saying that strong action will be taken against the country for a series of dope flunks by its lifters last month. Cambodian Open: Kapur slips to tied 6th
On a day when sub-par cards came at a premium, Shiv Kapur's fortunes also took a tumble, as he turned in a two-over 74 to slip to the tied sixth spot, after the penultimate round of the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open golf tournament in Siem Reap on Saturday. Squash: Suchude advances, Ghosal loses
Unseeded Indian Siddharth Suchude moved into the quarterfinals of the Rhode Island Open squash tournament in the US, beating Malaysia's Muhd Asyraf Azan in a tough five-game affair. FIFA bans Iraq after government interference
Football's governing body FIFA has suspended the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) 'because of government interference'. 'In accordance with FIFA statutes, the clubs and representative teams of Iraq are no longer permitted to take part in international matches, whether friendly or competitive,' read a statement on the FIFA website. Europe's biggest match-fixing ring exposed
A match-fixing ring with more than 200 suspected members fixed or tried to fix around 200 matches across Europe, including three in the Champions League, in what UEFA called the biggest betting scandal in Europe. Asian TT: Sharath crashes out
Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal suffered a 0-4 thrashing at the hands of higher rated Japanese Mizutani Jun in the third round to bow out of the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championships in Lucknow. A replay would be fairest solution: Henry
Thierry Henry said a replay between France and Ireland would be the "fairest solution" to the controversy surrounding the World Cup playoff. India 135 in FIFA rankings
India jumped three places to 135th in the latest FIFA rankings. In global rankings, Spain dethroned Brazil from number one spot. The Netherlands, Italy and Portugal complete the top five. Smooth sailing for Advani, Sethi, Merchant
Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi hardly broke a sweat but compatriot Yasin Merchant had to toil for his win in the IBSF World Snooker Championship in Hyderabad. Upcoming English Premier League matches
Manchester United take on Everton at home in the last match of Saturday's programme. Indian men's compound team wins gold
Indian archers had a good outing, picking a gold and two silver medals, from the team championship at the 16th Asian Archery Championships in Bali on Friday. Cambodia Open: Shiv Kapur in title contention
Indian pro Shiv Kapur jumped into title contention after a sparking second round card of five-under 67 that not only sent him soaring to second spot in Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open but also brightened his chances of salvaging an Asian Tour card for next season. FIH defends its decision to postpone HI polls
International Hockey Federation on Friday defended extending the deadline for Hockey India's (HI) elections but also asserted that India would be barred from next year's World Cup if they fail to put in place a democratically elected body by the end of January. FIFA reject Ireland's request for France replay
Football's world governing body FIFA has confirmed that the controversial France v Ireland World Cup playoff will not be replayed. Ecclestone sets Silverstone a December deadline
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has set Silverstone a December deadline to keep next year's British Grand Prix on the calendar. China reaffirm Asian supremacy in TT
Chinese paddlers reasserted continental supremacy on Friday by defending both the men's and women's team titles on the fourth day of the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championships while Indian men finished a distant seventh in the Champions Division.