'The gold medal is everything for me'
'When you dream about something for this long and it actually happens, it's a feeling out of this world,' says Asian Games golf gold medallist Shiv Kapur.
Badminton
Rohan Castelino loses after fine run
India's top-ranked junior was beaten by sixth seed Lee Yen Hui Kendric of Singapore in the quarter-finals in the World Junior badminton championships.
Tennis
Hewitt defeat fails to ruin Paradorn's big year
Paradorn Srichaphan's extraordinary year came to a close when he was eventually tamed by world number one Lleyton Hewitt in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters.
Hewitt, Moya cruise into semis
Hewitt cruised into the semi-finals of the Paris Masters with a clinical 6-4, 6-4 victory over Roger Federer while Agassi crashed out to Carlos Moya by the same score.
Moya, Roddick chase final two Masters Cup spots
Spain's Carlos Moya will qualify if he beats Andre Agassi on Friday. If he loses he will still qualify if Andy Roddick fails to win the title in Bercy.
Boxing
Merikom wins gold at World women's boxing
The Manipur lass won the only gold medal as the Indian team returned with four medals from the championship.
Formula One
Jaguar release Irvine, de la Rosa - report
The two would be replaced by Australia's Mark Webber from Minardi and Williams test driver Antonio Pizzonia of Brazil.
Football
Arsenal under extra pressure to avoid five in a row
Arsenal go into Sunday's premier league game at Fulham aiming to end a run of four successive defeats.
Deportivo and Real Madrid fight out 0-0 draw
Deportivo Coruna and Real Madrid fought out a goalless draw at a rain-soaked Riazor on Saturday to leave both sides well off the pace in the Spanish first division.
No appeal by Keane over ban and fine
The Manchester United captain has not appealed to the English Football Association over a five-match ban and a record fine of 150,000 pounds.
Kerala romp into Santosh Trophy final
The defending champions scored a 3-2 victory over Services in the first semi-final of the National football championship. Complete coverage
Own-goal protest ends in 149-0 defeat
Stade Olympique l'Emyrne scored the own goals against Adema as a protest against a refereeing decision.
Celtic, Lazio and Parma earn UEFA Cup upperhand
Scottish champions Celtic cruised to a 1-0 against Blackburn Rovers while Lazio beat Red Star Belgrade by a similar margin and Parma triumphed 2-1 against Wisla Krakow.
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