Australia, bidding to avenge their defeat in the Ashes Test series earlier in the tour, went 1-0 up in the One-Day International encounter when they beat England by 59 runs in Southampton on Thursday.
Indian employees received an average salary hike of 15.1 per cent in 2007, the highest increase across 14 Asia Pacific countries, global human resources services company Hewitt Associates said.
Realty sector will witness a rise in salary by 25% in 2008, followed by telecommunications and energy sectors.
Just 24 hours after UEFA told Russia it would be expelled from the tournament if their fans caused more crowd trouble, the Slovaks outplayed them for large parts of a match contested under a closed roof because of forecasts of heavy rain.
A back injury forced the Indian ace to withdraw from the doubles draw.
Former finalist David Nalbandian became the highest men's seed to perish at Wimbledon on Monday, beaten 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 by Canada's Frank Dancevic.
Aditya Birla Group, Satyam Computer Services and Marriott Hotels India have been ranked as the top three employers in India.
Maria Sharapova led a trio of Russians into the last 16 of the French Open on Saturday while a relieved fifth seed David Ferrer was given an unnerving reminder of just how effective Lleyton Hewitt's grit can be.
Dmitry Tursunov beat Chris Guccione 7-6, 7-6 to win the ATP title in Sydney.
The Nizam's descendants, Prince Mukarram Jah -- the titular eighth Nizam of Hyderabad -- and his younger brother Muffakham Jah, joined hands with the Indian government in the legal battle against Pakistan for possession of over around 35 million pounds lying with NatWest Bank plc in London.
Jose Mourinho dropped his main striker Diego Costa for Chelsea's Premier League visit to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday but the champions still proved toothless up front as they ground out an undistinguished goalless draw at White Hart Lane.
Venus Williams, the world's former top-ranked tennis player, was the driver at fault in a two-car crash in Florida on June 9 that killed a passenger in the other vehicle, according to the initial police report on the incident released on Thursday.
"It's an honour to welcome Didier Drogba to the Impact," said team president Joey Saputo.
Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash predicted Australian tennis would recover from its lean spell within the next four years following injuries and dips in form for Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis.
Wilcard entrant Nicolas Kiefer beat third seed Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-3, while German Rainer Schuettler knocked out seventh seed Julien Benneteau 7-5, 6-3 at the ATP Mumbai Open tennis tournament.
After Marat Safin and Marcos Baghdatis, Lleyton Hewitt, the lone star in the player field, is also unlikely to grace the tournament after pulling out of the crucial Davis Cup match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in Belgrade due to a viral infection.
Leicester's Mahrez rules out PSG move
David Goffin and Steve Darcis staged a thrilling comeback on Sunday to take Belgium into their second Davis Cup final in three years with a 3-2 victory over Australia.
Grapplers Pradeep Kumar (60kg) and Sumit (96kg) won gold on Sunday in the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship as India finished with a rich haul of 17 medals at the competition played in Phuket, Thailand.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic was handed a tough opening round at Wimbledon when Friday's draw paired him with Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Reader Shirley sent us pictures of Bhupathi and Paes from Adelaide.
Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka rose to the occasion once again to beat Novak Djokovic with a scintillating display to win his first US Open and third Grand Slam title.
India's premier Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will play for Team Zalawad Royals in the inaugural Saurashtra Premier League.
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List of seeded players for the 2006 Australian Open.
World number 14 Gasquet wrapped up the final in an hour and 26 minutes in humid conditions to win his first ATP title of the season.
His idol, Sachin Tendulkar, is often photographed with Roger Federer at Wimbledon. On Monday, it was the turn of Virat Kohli, India's latest batting sensation, to meet the Swiss tennis legend.
Rain caused two hours of play to be lost at the French Open on Thursday.
Roger Federer raced to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over American James Blake to win the Cincinnati Masters.
Spaniard Nicolas Almagro took the world No 1 to three sets at the Cincinnati Masters.
Both reached the semi-finals of the Montreal Masters, beating Lleyton Hewitt and Frank Dancevic respectively.
Shane Warne has proposed a cricketing scholarship or medal as a tribute to David Hookes.
Fifa President Sepp Blatter says female soccer players should wear tighter shorts to promote "a more female aesthetic".
The Argentine concluded an ideal warm-up for the French Open with a 7-6, 6-0 win over the Frenchman in the Poertschach International final.
KKR hopeful of Russell, Lynn for IPL opener vs RCB
Monfils, a wild-card entry at the Austrian event, will next face fourth seed Lleyton Hewitt after the Australian demolished Argentina's Diego Hartfield 6-2 6-2.
Mark Philippoussis copped a fine of $2145 today for his foul-mouthed outburst at Wimbledon.
Stock options are the most popular form of long-term incentive among Indian companies.
World football governing body FIFA has reportedly announced that more than 3.5 million requests for the tickets of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have been made from 199 countries in the second sale phase.
