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Noida, Nov 7 (IANS) Anirban Lahiri was five strokes ahead when play was suspended due to bad light on day three of the BILT Open 2009 golf tournament in Greater Noida near here Saturday.

Charlottesville (Virginia), Nov 7 (IANS) India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman stormed into the semifinals while compatriot Sanam Singh went down fighting in the $50,000 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) challenger.

Frankfurt, Nov 7 (DPA) Joachim Loew will not nominate goalkeeper Robert Enke into Germany's football squad for two upcoming friendly internationals after Rene Adler cancelled his appearance.

Munich, Nov 7 (DPA) Bayern Munich are lagging behind the European football giants because they don't have a football philosophy, their Germany defender Philipp Lahm has said.

Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) Stung by a disappointing loss in Hyderabad, India cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that his boys are trying to stay mentally fresh ahead of the crucial sixth one-day international against Australia here Sunday.

New Delhi, Nov 7(IANS) Around 30,000 students from across the country will vie for the gold medal at the Salwan Cross Country Run at the Army Equestrian Centre here Sunday.

Guwahati, Nov 7 (IANS) The narrow loss in Hyderabad pushed India on to the backfoot in the seven-match series as Australia took a 3-2 lead. Psychologically, the pressure is on the home team as they need to win the remaining two games to stop the visitors from clinching the series.

Lille (France), Nov 7 (IANS) Pakistan are looking forward to an emphatic win in the World Cup hockey qualifiers final here Sunday after winning four of its league matches convincingly.

London, Nov 7 (IANS) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has praised the Indian-themed launch of the Queen's Baton Relay in London last week as marking a 'wonderful end' to President Pratibha Patil's visit to Britain.

Shanghai, Nov 7 (IANS) Jyoti Randhawa seems to have found his rhythm and focus at the right time as he added another two-under 70 on a difficult day to keep in sight a first-ever top five finish in a World Golf Championship (WGC). The Indian moved two places, from tied eighth to tied sixth at the end of the third round in the WGC-HSBC Champions here Saturday.

Basle (Switzerland), Nov 7 (DPA) 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.

Basle (Switzerland), Nov 7 (DPA) Exhausted Novak Djokovic is determined to make the most of the remainder of the marathon Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) season, saying his top priority will be to get some much-needed December rest.

Leverkusen (Germany), Nov 7 (DPA) Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen wasted no time in a 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) India won a bronze medal in the women's compound bow team event in the archery competition of the 3rd Asian Indoor Games at Hanoi Friday.

Bangkok, Nov 6 (IANS) The Indian women's hockey team edged past South Korea 3-2 to enter the final of the Asia Cup and also qualify for the 2010 World Cup in Argentina.

Chuncheon (South Korea), Nov 6 (IANS) Indian challenge in the $100,000 Flea Market Cup ATP Challenger came to an end here Friday with both Prakash Amritraj and Purav Raja bowing out of the singles and the doubles event.

Charlottesville (Virginia), Nov 6 (IANS) India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh moved into the quarterfinals of the $50,000 Virginia National Bank ATP Challenger.

Munich, Nov 6 (DPA) Fashion designer and filmmaker Willy Bogner will head Munich's bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, the committee said Friday.

Johannesburg, Nov 6 (DPA) The coach of dispirited World Cup hosts South Africa said Friday he believed Bafana Bafana could clinch a spot in the quarter-finals.