Resistance at higher levels saw the index pare gains and slip into the negative zone. Aggressive profit-taking saw the Sensex tumble to a low of 17,322 - down 661 points from the peak. Selective buying, thereafter, helped the index recover partially towards the close.
On Wednesday the countdown had been replaced by the current date - "25-3" for March 25 in the days display - and the current time, after the International Olympic Committee decided to postpone the Games by one year.
Sevilla reached their second final of the season beating Deportivo Coruna 2-0 at home to cruise into the King's Cup final 5-0 on aggregate on Wednesday.
Australian Libby Lenton has lost her world record for women's 100 metres freestyle because the relay race in which she set the mark was not an approved FINA event.
'This is a case of nepotism,' alleges Dr Subramanian Swamy.
India's boxers finished with a haul of one gold, two silver and two bronze, their best from the sport at any Commonwealth Games.
India's Alok Kumar entered the quarter-finals of the men's eight-ball pool singles at the Asian Games.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
DaimlerChrysler India, which has a jatropha bio-diesel programme in place, said it would test its cars using the alternate fuel in Leh and other regions of the Himalayas.
The Sensex finally ended with a marginal gain of 11 points at 15,301. The NSE Nifty ended up 3 points at 4500.
Zinedine Zidane's successful seventh minute penalty for France against Italy on Sunday meant he became the fourth player to score three goals in the history of the World Cup final.
Low cost airline Spicejet is planning to add 23 new aircraft to its fleet by 2008. Following this, it will operate more than 250 flights to around 24 destinations, offering over 35,000 seats per day.
The England striker is taking very positive steps in his bid to be fit for the World Cup finals, doctor Leif Sward said.
Bihar Governor Buta Singh has directed all the departments to route files through the chief secretary, clipping the wings of his advisor Arun Pathak, who is considered to be close to the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief.\n
Olympic gold medallist Park Tae-hwan, serving an 18 month ban for doping, will return to action in a public pool in Seoul on Monday after parents of local school children allowed him to join a class, local media reported.
Chris Gayle took 5 for 91 as West Indies swept to an emphatic 276-run win over Pakistan on the fourth day of the first Test.
Tokyo 2020 organisers are determined to stage Olympic swimming events in the city centre Odaiba Marine Park venue despite continuing confusion over the water quality.
Michael Phelps, who won six Olympic gold medals last month, will try to repeat his Athens performance at the seventh FINA world swimming championships in Indianapolis.
Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev have launched an appeal against the ruling banning them from next month's Rio Olympic Games even though they have never failed a doping test.
South Korean police have arrested a foreign athlete competing at the World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju for suspected sexual harassment at a nightclub, a South Korean police official said on Sunday.
The Sensex kicked off with a positive gap of 34 points at 5,448, and spurted to an early high of 5,481, as buying seen in almost all the sectors.
At 19, Milak is the youngest winner of the 200 butterfly since Phelps triumphed as an 18-year-old in 2003, the second of the American great's five world titles in the event.
The Kiwi batsman will play in two important games before the start of South Africa's tour next week despite knee cartilage damage.
The Indian girl, despite being hampered by a knee strain, beat Thailand's Thassha Vityaviroj in the semi-finals of the ITF tournament.
They made the grade in the Jr National tennis championships with contrasting wins.
French oil giant TotalFinaElf has offered Oil and Natural Gas Corporation stake in its Azerbaijan and Barbados oil blocks in return of equity in the Indian oil firms' three offshore blocks.
They were beaten by the Bryan twins, Bob and Mike, in the men's doubles at the French Open.
Here is the current state of play among the 28 Olympic sports.
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