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East Bengal's revival continues, albeit a few questionable decisions. And it was again the forward duo of Abel Hammond and Yusif Yakubu who came up with the goods against a spirited Lajong FC. East Bengal now have 12 points. Lajong FC stay on eight.

The Hockey India (HI) managing committee?s bid for hastily arranged elections by month-end came to naught on Thursday.

The Apollo 2018 Mission has crashed even before it showed any signs of taking off. In what has to be one of the biggest turnarounds in corporate commitment to Indian sport, Apollo Tyres is set to completely withdraw its support to the development of junior tennis players of India.

As a player, Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo came to enjoy an erratic relationship with the Fourth Estate. Be it his run-in with reporters while captaining the European Ryder Cup team last year or the whisper into Greg Norman?s ear after winning the 1996 Masters, the references were far from charitable.

Here is the first look of how Commonwealth Games Village at the Yamuna bed and the stadiums all over the capital city will look like.

Mumbai, Nov. 8 -- Almost an hour of drab goalless action had the capacity crowd here praying for something to happen.

Greater Noida, Nov. 8 -- Anirban Lahiri's connect with the Jaypee Greens is complete. It was eight years ago when he got introduced to the course during the national trials for an Asian junior event and the 14-year-old developed an instant affinity for the venue. "I've always been comfortable here," he said.

Mumbai, Nov. 7 -- Over the past four years, the Cooperage football stadium had not been a happy hunting ground for East Bengal, especially against Air India.

Mumbai, Nov. 7 -- Rival factions setting up a federation not recognised by the players, government or the international body does not give sports administrators in India sleepless nights.

Kolkata, Nov. 7 -- More soft goals and this time goalie Shilton Paul wasn't to blame. In seven matches, including Saturday's draw in Margao with Sporting Clube de Goa, Mohun Bagan have conceding 13 goals. Barring against Chirag United and Viva Kerala, they have also played catch-up in all their matches of the third I-League.

New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- Thousands of children were squatting on the muddy ground on a slightly chilly and hazy Sunday morning.

Madrid, Nov. 8 -- Sunday's other early game was a lively 2-2 draw between relegation candidates Tenerife and Malaga, which takes Malaga off bottom place at the expense of Xerez.

New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- The month of marathons is all set for another one - Salwan marathon -the biggest cross-country race for students in the world.

Greater Noida, Nov. 7 -- The haze that the National Capital Region woke up to on Saturday made for some interesting weekend conversation at the Jaypee Greens.

Red cards dominated Thursday's action in the Europa League as several clubs ended their matches with just nine players after having two men sent off. There was joy though for Werder Bremen, Shakhtar Donetsk and Galatasaray as they secured their place in the next round with two games to spare.

Friendship will be on the back burner when Roger Federer faces childhood mate Marco Chiudinelli in a battle of Basle boys for a place in the final of the Swiss Indoors.

Ayesha Bhatia has lived most of her life in England. And for the first time, she will run a special 'marathon' when she participates in the Salwan Marathon on Sunday.

When Anirban Lahiri teed off at the year-ending BILT Open, the self-belief wasn't in place. There was a gnawing desire to prove that he had it in him to ?stand his ground amidst the sharks?. The indubitable talent soon took over and the greenhorn ended the penultimate day with a three-stroke lead over Jeev Milkha Singh.

International sport's top court on Friday suspended a transfer ban imposed on Chelsea while it rules on a dispute over the signing of French youngster Gael Kakuta.