The Mohun Bagan ace was also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 for arguing with the referee and refusing to leave the field after being shown the red card during the match against archrivals East Bengal on September 26.
Juventus striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss his club's title showdown with AC Milan next month.
India forward Gagan Ajit Singh and Daljit Singh Dhillon were banned by the IHF for assaulting an IOC player.
FIFA said it is taking no action against any Germany player following the fracas after their quarter-final against Argentina.
The Valencia player has been banned for sparking the brawl at the end of the Champions League match against Inter Milan.
The Centre told the Delhi High Court that it has written to the International Boxing Association (AIBA) requesting it to revoke the provisional suspension of boxer Laisram Sarita Devi for refusing to accept the bronze medal at the Asian Games in South Korea.
The Euro qualifier between Denmark and Sweden was abandoned in the 89th minute when a fan attacked referee Herbert Fandel.
Mexico's national team has launched a campaign to discourage fans from shouting homophobic slurs during football matches.
Roberto Carlos will miss the return leg of his side's Champions League knockout tie against Bayern Munich.
The AC Milan goalkeeper was also fined US$57,000 by UEFA following his dramatic fall during his team's 2-1 Champions League defeat against Celtic.
Former France captain Zinedine Zidane will appear before FIFA's disciplinary committee in Zurich on Thursday to give his account of the incident in which he head-butted an opponent in the World Cup final.
Argentina's Leandro Cufre and Maxi Rodriguez were also banned and fined for the brawl after the Germany game.
The governing football body has made it mandatory for all clubs to have a team doctor on 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.
The Dutch striker has been banned for two World Cup qualifying matches for insulting referee Anders Frisk.
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.
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.
The two teams were charged by UEFA for the clash between their players at halftime during their European Championship qualifier in Istanbul.
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.
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.
Mumbai City FC to make AFC Champions League debut in Riyadh
The penalty comes after trouble at last month's Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey.
Salman Karimi, who withdrew from the Athens Olympics saying he had broken his hand, tested positive for drugs.
The Turkish FA was fined a total of 80,000 Swiss francs after a series of violent incidents at two international matches last month.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
Malaysian soccer authorities have found an entire lower league team guilty of match-fixing in the latest scandal to blight the country's corruption-riven competitions.
UEFA opens investigation into Barca payments to ex-refereeing official
Croatia's Football Federation (HNS) sacked Ognjen Vukojevic, a member of the national team's coaching staff, over a "glory to Ukraine" video posted after Croatia beat Russia in the World Cup quarter-finals, HNS said in a statement on Monday.
She praised Modi's policies and the changes he has made over the past three years.
The fate of former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, who contested the Rajasthan Cricket Association polls, is likely to be known on January 17 after the Supreme Court said it would open the sealed enveloped containing the results on that day.
Barcelona have condemned FIFA's decision to impose a four-match international ban on striker Lionel Messi for verbally abusing a match official in Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Chile last week.
But the hosts did have their equaliser in the 54th minute from another corner. Rene Mihelic whipped one into the far post where Rana Gharami managed to head it back across the box. Kotal, this time around, directed it home from close-range.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Everton have been handed the dubious distinction of being the 'dirtiest' Premier League team after a study on the all-time cards and fouls by www.dirtyteams.co.uk.
Denis Oswald, the International Olympic Committee's permanent chair of the disciplinary commission, said Valieva claimed there was a mix-up at a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing into whether she should be allowed to continue competing.
Bodin Issara's on-court punch-up with his former doubles partner Maneepong Jongjit during Sunday's Canada Open final is being investigated by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
The IBA has also welcomed the presence of an IOC monitoring group, which would "see first-hand IBA's best practices regarding technical and competitions rules, specifically its heralded bout review process," the federation said.
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