The Mehli Mehta Music Foundation presents a unique festival of outstanding artists celebrating the birth centenaries of Frederic Chopin and Robert Schumann.
Amid a demand by the Sikh community to allow students to wear turbans in schools, France on Monday maintained that its rules prohibit the display of religious signs in schools. "In our country we have that rule which prohibits religious signs in schools. I don't know how the public school system is coping with that for the moment," visiting French Cultural Minister Frederic Mitterrand said.
The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) is awaiting the International Cricket Council (ICC) to apply the controversial "whereabouts" clause, which has been opposed by the BCCI, in its Anti-Doping Code.
Images from football matches played in Europe on Sunday.
On the eve of the big game, the Malian footballer tell Rediff.com's Norma Godinho why Real Madrid are favourites and what is plaguing Barcelona this season.
Luis Fabiano netted the equaliser and Frederic Kanoute struck twice to earn Sevilla a 3-1 comeback victory at home to a second-string Barcelona in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Saturday.
Portsmouth will have an FA Cup final to look forward to at the end of a tortuous season after a shock 2-0 semi-final victory over Tottenham Hotspur Sunday.
Portsmouth made light of their financial woes to reach the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Birmingham City on Saturday, Frederic Piquionne scoring twice to give their long-suffering fans something to cheer. In the day's other sixth round tie Fulham, bidding to reach the FA Cup final for the first time since 1975, played out a 0-0 draw with London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage.
Frederic Kanoute's emphatic finish early in the first half fired Sevilla to a 1-0 win at Sporting Gijon in La Liga on Sunday to lift the Andalusians above Valencia into third.
Roger Federer pointed to a little ring rust rather than the joys of becoming a new dad after beating Frederic Niemeyer 7-6, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the third round of the Montreal Masters. In his first match since lifting a record 15th Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, much has changed in a few weeks for Federer, who arrived in Montreal with his wife Mirka, new born twin daughters Charlene Riva and Myla Rose and a nanny in tow.
Argentine striker Lautaro Acosta scored an injury-time winner to give Sevilla a 2-1 victory at home to Athletic Bilbao in their King's Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday.
Frederic Kanoute scored one goal and created another for Renato to help Sevilla to a 2-1 home win over Andalusian rivals Almeria in the Primera Liga on Sunday.
Mali striker Frederic Kanoute won the 2007 African Footballer of the Year award on Friday.
Roger Federer will meet Leander Paes in the second round doubles while Andy Roddick set up a clash with Mahesh Bhupathi at the Rogers Cup.
Renato scored a late winner for Sevilla at the Bernabeu as they survived a spirited fightback from champions Real Madrid to win 4-3 in the Spanish Primera Liga on Sunday. Adriano Correia gave Sevilla a third-minute lead and although Raul pulled one back in the 19th minute, Ndri Romaric and Frederic Kanoute had the visitors 3-1 up at halftime.
Barcelona went six points clear at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga with a 3-0 win away to Sevilla on Saturday after second-placed Real Madrid lost 3-1 at Getafe. Barca moved on to 32 points from 13 games, six ahead of Real. Third-placed Villarreal, with 25 points, visit bottom club Recreativo Huelva on Sunday.
French banking major in equity tieup talks with NBFC, housing finance firm.
Local lad Robin Singh struck in the injury time to help Delhi Dynamos hold Mumbai Indians to a 1-1 draw in an eighth round match of the Indian Super League football tournament, in New Delhi, on Friday.
Top seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi could not recreate their old chemistry and crashed out of the Indianapolis tennis championship with a first round defeat. The 'Indian Express' pair failed to hold their nerve in the match tie-break and went down to the Canadian duo of Daniel Nestor and Frederic Niemeyer 4-6, 6-3, 10-12 in one hour and 25 minutes.
From Lady Gaga's hair to Elton's custom jacket, there's something for everyone.
A controversial penalty from top scorer Frederic Kanoute and an Alexander Kherzhakov header gave holders Sevilla a 2-1 first-leg lead over twice winners Tottenham Hotspur in their UEFA Cup quarter-final.
Real Madrid beat Sevilla 3-1 at the Bernabeu to move six points clear at the top of the Primera Liga.
Ten-man Sevilla climbed to second in the Primera Liga with a 3-1 comeback win at Deportivo Coruna on Saturday, moving above Valencia who were held to a 3-3 draw at home by Villarreal.
Riyad Mahrez, who inspired Leicester City to an extraordinary Premier League title triumph last season, was named African Footballer of the Year on Thursday.
Sevilla topped the Primera Liga on Saturday with a 3-0 home win over Valencia, who had midfielder David Silva sent off after just 17 minutes.
Sevilla maintained their brilliant record at home in Europe with a 2-1 win over Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League.
Joining them in the last four were Getafe and Deportivo Coruna.
UEFA Cup holders Sevilla underlined their class with a 2-0 victory over Steau Bucharest.
Sevilla won the second leg final of the Spanish Super Cup 5-3.
Leander Paes-Martin Damm will face Mahesh Bhupathi-Pavel Vizner in the quarter-finals of the Montreal Masters.
'Musharraf has no constituency but the Army.'
Formula One team bosses backed the decision of Japanese Grand Prix organisers to cancel all of Saturday's practice and qualifying sessions as the sport hunkered down to ride out Typhoon Hagibis.
Espanyol fought back from a goal down to beat Sevilla 2-1 at home in the Primera Liga on Sunday, denying the Andalucians first place in the standings.
Sevilla and Real Madrid kept the pressure on leaders Barcelona with home wins in the Primera Liga on Sunday.
They were beaten by Frederic Niemeyer of Canada and Glenn Weiner of the US in the first round at Wimbledon.
The situation began on Tuesday evening, with local media reporting that a family had been held hostage in the town, which is near the Belgian border.
That prompted manufacturers to add jobs for the first time since June.
Sevilla knocked Barcelona off the top of the Primera Liga after goals from Frederic Kanoute and Adriano Correia earned a 2-0 home win over Osasuna on Sunday.
Tottenham Hotspur cruised to a comfortable 5-1 victory over Aston Villa at White Hart Lane on Sunday
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