Argentina's Leandro Cufre and Maxi Rodriguez were also banned and fined for the brawl after the Germany game.
Mumbai left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh, who was let off for lack of evidence in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing probe, expressed happiness, saying he always maintained he was innocent.
Scores of chartered accountants, company secretaries and cost accountants are currently under the regulatory scanner for alleged violations of the companies law with respect to setting up of certain Chinese companies and their subsidiaries in India, according to officials. The apex bodies of chartered accountants and company secretaries, ICAI and ICSI, have together received around 400 complaints on the issue and necessary actions have been initiated. The Institute of Cost Accountants of India has also initiated action against some of their members in the matter.
The governing football body has made it mandatory for all clubs to have a team doctor on board.
The AIFF slapped the fine for registering three players on loan instead of the permitted two.
Anuradha Saha had died in 1998 allegedly due to negligence by doctors attending on her.
FC Barcelona's appeal against Luis Suarez's two-match King's Cup ban for allegedly provoking a fracas in the tunnel after last week's game against Espanyol has been rejected, the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) said.
The Dutch striker has been banned for two World Cup qualifying matches for insulting referee Anders Frisk.
The BCCI challenged the Rajasthan Sports Act 2005 allowing the former Indian Premier League commissioner to contest the RCA presidential elections on December 19 despite being banned for life by the Board.
AS Roma midfielder Kevin Strootman has been banned for two games for unsportsmanlike conduct during his team's 2-0 win over local rivals Lazio on Sunday, the Serie A disciplinary committee said on Tuesday.
Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh has been handed a nine-month ban by the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) after being found guilty of attacking a fan.
Zidane was given a three-match ban and a 7,500 Swiss franc fine for head-butting Marco Materazzi in this month's World Cup final in Berlin.
Saqlain is due to appear before the Pakistan Cricket Board's disciplinary committee on Wednesday.
The two teams were charged by UEFA for the clash between their players at halftime during their European Championship qualifier in Istanbul.
Slamming the life ban imposed on Lalit Modi by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, former Indian Premier League chairman's lawyer Mehmood Abdi on Wednesday said he would challenge it in the court.
United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann has been suspended for the CONCACAF Gold Cup final for showing dissent on the sideline following his side's 3-1 semi-final victory over Honduras.
Jamaica's twice 200 metres Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has escaped with a public warning by the Jamaica Athletics Administration Association for her use of a banned substance.
The Delhi high court said the cricketer's plea cannot be entertained unless the objections to an earlier ruling are heard.
Uruguay's FA will raise a formal complaint against Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara for provoking striker Edinson Cavani by sticking his finger up his backside during the hosts' 1-0 Copa America quarter-final win.
The penalty comes after trouble at last month's Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey.
The penalty comes after trouble at last month's Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey.
Newly appointed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shaharyar Khan criticised Ahmed Shehzad for offering religious advice to Sri Lankan player Tillakaratne Dilshan during an ODI last week, saying it was a "stupid statement" on part of the Pakistani batsman.
The leaders who have been expelled are Dilawar Mir, Rafi Ahmad Mir, Zaffar Iqbal, Abdul Majeed Padroo, Raja Manzoor Khan, Javaid Hussain Baig, Qamar Hussain and Abdul Rahim Rather -- all former MLAs.
Salman Karimi, who withdrew from the Athens Olympics saying he had broken his hand, tested positive for drugs.
"The remarks made about Gandhiji or Nathuram Godse are very bad and very wrong for society," he said.
Olympic medal winning wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt joined the chorus of support for Narsingh Yadav, caught in a dope scandal, saying that the matter should be investigated thoroughly.
The Turkish FA was fined a total of 80,000 Swiss francs after a series of violent incidents at two international matches last month.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday approached the Kerala high court against a single bench order lifting the life ban imposed on cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth following the spot-fixing scandal in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013.
He showed a video of Solanki and Poonia purportedly entering a hotel and exiting a hotel room one after the other.
Ajit Chandila has been handed a life ban, while Hiken Shah has been banned for five years for their role in match-fixing during the Indian Premier League, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Monday. The BCCI's Disciplinary Committee, headed by president Shashank Manohar, also comprising Jyotiraditya Scindia and Niranjan Shah, made the decision after their meeting in Mumbai. Chandila and Shah appeared in person before the Committee on December 24 last and were given time till January 4 to file a written response to the charges against them.
The Delhi high court, on Thursday, passed a stay-order against the life-ban imposed on Jwala Gutta by the Badminton Association of India.
He also compared Kejriwal with Adolf Hitler.
In a day of frantic developments, Digvijaya Singh entered the fray for the Congress president's election as Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot opted out of the race and the suspense over his continuation at the helm in the state deepened with the party saying it would be decided in a day or two.
Mumbai City FC to make AFC Champions League debut in Riyadh
The former BCCI chief said the action taken then on the cricketer was 'fair'.
"Party disciplinary committee will submit the report within 10 days," Shah said.
This will be the second time India will face Kuwait in the tournament. They had played out a 1-1 draw in an acrimonious Group A match last week.
