The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved ONGC Videsh Ltd's proposal to invest $820 million for acquiring US energy giant ExxonMobil's interests in an oil field located off the Brazilian coast.
A listless Mohun Bagan were saved by former Trinidad and Tobago World Cupper Cornell Glen as they managed to hold arch-rivals East Bengal to a 1-1 draw in the much-anticipated Kolkata derby of the I-League.
The Goa team beat Everready 3-1 in the Federation Cup football match.
The 20-year-old Nigerian was named best player and best forward of the ninth National Football League.
The government shouldn't hide behind the veil of making a domestic giant out of the HPC-ONGC deal, rather it should just say it needs cash from this divestment exercise, says Sudhir Bisht.
Dabur India on Wednesday said it was in talks with three firms to acquire their brands, while also acquiring a brand from its sister concern Dabur Pharma and introducing more products this fiscal.
He scored both the goals in a 2-1 victory over Tollygunge Aggragami in the National Football League.
The Nigerian striker scored all the goals in a 3-0 rout of Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
The defending champions started their campaign in the second leg of the NFL with a resounding 3-0 win over JCT Mills
The Indian Weightlifting Federation is likely to face a ban after two of it's lifters tested positive at the Commonwealth Games.
The Nigerian striker led Sporting Clube de Goa to a 3-0 win over Fransa Pax
Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan clinched their maiden I-League title in 13 years after managing a 1-1 draw against defending champions Bengaluru FC at Kanteerva Stadium in Bengaluru.
Norway beat Australia 4-1 on penalties to reach the women's World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2007 following a highly-entertaining 1-1 draw after extra time on Saturday. Norway's Isabell Herlovsen opened the scoring shortly after the half hour but Elise Kellond-Knight's direct corner seven minutes from time sent the game into extra time -- during which Australia's Alanna Kennedy was sent off.
Nigerian striker Ernest Jeremiah scored a fine hat-trick as East Bengal beat Turkmenistan's Nebitchi FC in their concluding AFC Cup match.
Pedro scored in the 31st, 49th and 64th minutes while Romario Jesuraj got the other goal for Chennai in the 76th minute.
Tollygunge Agragami prevailed over Haywards Sporting 2-1 in the National Football League.
JCT earned full points by carving out a 2-1 victory over State Bank of Travancore in the National Football League.\n
Dudu Omagbemi, Edeh Chidi and Adewusi Adebayo scored a goal each as Sporting Clube de Goa won 3-2.
Sporting Clube de Goa beat their state mates 4-0 to move up to the third place in the NFL table.
The bribes were paid by several international companies, including Errostaal of Germany and India's Tata as part of Abacha's 'system of systematic corruption, according to the Swiss sentencing order, a copy of which FT claims to have obtained.
IMAGES from the EPL match played between Chelsea and West Brom at Stamford Bridge in London on Monday
Dudu Omagbemi scored thrice in a 5-2 victory for the Goa side in the Second Division NFL.
Fine goalkeeping by Rajat Ghosh Dastidar enabled the defending champions escape with a goalless draw in the National Football League match.
The world's largest pharmaceutical company is accused of carrying out drug trials of Trovan -- an antibiotic -- on Nigerian children injuring and killing them.
Sporting Club de Goa shocked East Bengal 1-0 to storm into the semi-finals of the Federation Cup football tournament.
Sporting Clube de Goa clinched the ONGC Super Cup in Kerala on Saturday.
The Nigerian striker scored twice in a 2-0 victory over JCT in a concluding round match in the National Football League.
'It doesn't look as if any sensible, worldly wise, person is in charge in China.' 'If at all anybody is in charge, it can only be a bunch of bumpkins of whom Xi has become a puppet,' observes B S Raghavan, the veteran civil servant.
The Kolkata club also urged FIFA to lift the ban, imposed for failing to clear dues of Nigerian Isa Musah last year.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Mahindra United thrashed Mohammedan Sporting 5-1 in an eighth National Football League match.
Akeem Abolanle's goal gave the relegation-threatened Tollygunge a 1-0 victory in the National Football League.
Sporting Clube De Goa beat JCT Mills Phagwara 1-0 to remain second in the NFL table.
Baichung Bhutia's brace helped the defending champions beat Salgaocar Sports Club 3-1 in the National Football League.
Asafa Powell powered to his first major title with victory in the Commonwealth Games 100 metres final
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