Debutant boxer Amit Panghal (49kg) continued his sensational run to make the final with a hard-fought win but an injured Vikas Krishan (75kg) had to settle for bronze after being declared medically unfit for his semifinal at the 18th Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Friday.
Muhammad Saqlain was suspended for three international matches after being found guilty of dangerous conduct by the FIH Judicial Commission.
Vijay Mallya-promoted Kingfisher Airlines has taken the delivery of four Airbus A-321s in the past three weeks out of the 43 aircraft that it is buying from the European plane manufacturer.
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.
The champions of Italy, England, France and Germany continued to dictate the pace in the major European leagues at the weekend.
The poor quality of much school food made headlines in Britain thanks to 'Jamie's School Dinners', a series featuring 'Naked Chef' Jamie Oliver.
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.
The FIH warned the Pakistan hockey team over an incident involving their captain Muhammad Saqlain
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes their 3-1 victory over Hamburg SV in Europe will put an end to a costly Premier League jinx at their new Emirates Stadium.
Swiss internationals Johan Djourou and Philippe Senderos would be the main candidates to replace him on Tuesday.
Images from Day 11 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Wednesday.
Karima Adebibe looks like a good choice to fill Lara Croft's shoes.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Swiss side Thun beat Hamburg SV, while English side Middlesbrough got the better of VfB Stuttgart in the UEFA Cup first leg knock-out round.
AC Milan and Liverpool won their Champions League qualifying rounds.
The former scraped past David Ferrer while Nadal was a convincing winner over Fernando Gonzalez in the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Masters.
Roger Federer came through a worrying second-set slump to beat Spain's David Ferrer 6-3 4-6 6-3 and reach the semi-finals of the Hamburg Masters on Friday.
Nicolas Almagro upset defending champion Tommy Robredo 6-7 6-2 6-4 in a bruising all-Spanish clash to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters on Tuesday.
We don't think anyone will be able to digest the bun, which is covered with an edible gold leaf, once they hear the cost!
The government-owned Indian Airlines has acquired a new corporate identity and a new name as well.
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich were made to work extremely hard for a 3-1 victory at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday that sent them eight points clear at the top of the table with five games left.
Ivan Ljubicic and Gaston Gaudio were the biggest casualties in second-round matches at the Hamburg Masters
Nikolay Davydenko of Russia beat Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the Hamburg Masters
Title contenders Borussia Dortmund twice hit the woodwork as they beat Freiburg 3-1 to join leaders Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.
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Bayern Munich had to put their Bundesliga title celebrations on hold on Saturday after beating gutsy Mainz 05 2-0 while Borussia Dortmund also won, 3-0 at Hanover 96.
Roger Federer lost his first tiebreak this year before beating Arnaud Clement as he began his title defence at the Nasdaq-100 Open.
Nagal said he would look to play more ATP Tour events this year but for that he would have to first improve his rankings.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a free kick which went through the defensive wall to break Gremio's brave resistance and give Real Madrid a 1-0 victory over the South American champions in the Club World Cup final on Saturday.
The members resolved to foster a global economic governance architecture that is more effective and reflective of current global economic landscape
Initially, it was suspected that Bowie suffered from muscular inflammation of his shoulder, which forced him to take a break from his almost year-long Reality world tour. But a detailed medical examination revealed a heart condition in the singer.
Both in action in the French Open second round on Wednesday, could be considered the tournament's favourites.
Roger Federer has paid a glowing tribute to Alexander Zverev, hailing the 20-year-old German as having the 'full package' of skills.
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