Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski made amends for several glaring misses when he scored a late goal and set up another as the German champions ground out a 2-0 win at battling Schalke 04 on Friday.
Holder Roger Federer scored a comfortable 6-3, 6-3 win over unseeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Masters on Friday.
Former UEFA Cup winners Galatasaray and Bayer Leverkusen will meet in the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup with a possible clash with Hamburg SV awaiting the winners.
Tommy Robredo won a first-round thriller against Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round of the Hamburg Masters.
Robert Lewandowski struck twice in the first half as holders Bayern Munich cruised past Schalke 04 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the German Cup semi-finals.
The Congress chief once again claimed that while China gave jobs to 50,000 people in 24 hours, India gave employment to only 450 people in the said period.
Lleyton Hewitt will be eager to test his new-found confidence on clay against former champion Gaston Gaudio in the French Open second round on Thursday.
Other issues discussed included cooperation for the success of the India-China Tourism Year and Youth exchanges.
Italy striker Luca Toni scored twice to steer Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to a 2-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
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Rome's bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games was unanimously endorsed by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) in what bid president Luca di Montezemolo described as an important signal of support.
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich face Borussia Dortmund on Saturday with relations between the German heavyweights seemingly at an all-time low.
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola has apologised for putting some of his Premier League counterparts under pressure by publicly announcing an intention to trade Germany for England at the end of the season.
Top seed Vikas Krishan (75kg) and Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) advanced to the quarter-finals, giving India a good start at the Asian Boxing Championships in Tashkent on Monday.
Nagal said he would look to play more ATP Tour events this year but for that he would have to first improve his rankings.
AC Milan's Kaka is the highest scorer in the competition this season with 10 goals.
Former Tour de France winner and Team Saxo manager Bjarne Riis knew about doping in his team but failed to act.
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Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich announced his retirement from competitive cycling on Monday, eight months after his career was put on hold by a doping investigation.
Holder Roger Federer coasted to a 6-3 6-2 win over Robin Soderling at the Hamburg Masters on Thursday before second seed Rafael Nadal gave Andy Murray a claycourt lesson for his 21st birthday. Federer was barely made to sweat by the Swede and Nadal joined him in the quarter-finals of the 2.27 million euro (1.8 million pound) tournament by beating the 15th seed Murray by the same 6-3 6-2 scoreline.
Briton Andy Murray will return from injury at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington at the end of July after being given the all-clear by his doctor.
As an Indian American actor in Hollywood, Kal Penn has played very diverse roles from coping with the angst of being a brown-skinned kid who has to deal with the burden of his name and heritage in Mira Nair's The Namesake, to a slacker sitting on a toilet with a case of bad stomach in his latest Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Bayern Munich, already crowned Bundesliga champions last week, lifted the league trophy in an empty stadium on Saturday after crushing hosts VfL Wolfsburg 4-0 on the final matchday. Bayern can win more silverware next week with the German Cup final against Bayer Leverkusen. They are also still in the Champions League.
IMAGES from Day 7 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Saturday.
Greece together with France, Germany and Romania all moved closer to a place in next year's European Championship finals.
The Australian said he saw nothing to change his opinion that the Spaniard is untouchable at Roland Garros.
The Rs 6,130-crore (Rs 61.3 billion) Suzlon will buy out Areva's stake in REpower, a year down the line, at a valuation to be decided on by an independent team.
The Rs 6,130 crore (Rs 61.3 bn) Suzlon Energy is all set to storm into the world's top four wind turbine manufacturers with the acquisition of the Hamburg-based REpower.
Rafael Nadal, whose record streak on clay was stopped by Roger Federer last weekend, believes the world number one will beat him again on the slow surface and just hopes it will not happen in the French Open final.
After proving his fitness and aggression in Hamburg the Adelaide fighter is now a surprise contender in Paris.
The Swiss ace came from a set down to snap the Spaniard's 81-match winning streak on clay on Sunday.
Roger Federer snapped Rafael Nadal's record winning streak on clay in the Hamburg Masters final.
Andy Murray will miss the French Open because of the wrist injury he suffered at the Hamburg Masters.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Radek Stepanek lost 6-7 (4), 6-3, 14-12 to Mike and Bob Bryan in Hamburg.
The world No 1 was taken the distance by Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco at the Hamburg Masters.
The world No 1 said he will play the French Open and Wimbledon without a coach after splitting with Tony Roche.
Muhammad Saqlain was suspended for three international matches after being found guilty of dangerous conduct by the FIH Judicial Commission.
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