NEW DELHI: In one of the greatest nights for Indian football in a long time, a solitary goal from N P Pradeep against Syria clinched India's first title victory in the ONGC Nehru Cup here on August 29. Bob Houghton's men accomplished the remarkable feat through a 43rd minute strike against tournament favorites Syria, which should prove to be a new beginning for Indian football.

BIRMINGHAM: Their much-vaunted batting line-up made a mess of a chase as India crashed to a 42-run defeat against England in the third cricket one dayer here.

NEW DELHI: India produced a champagne performance, hammering Kyrgyzstan 3-0 to set up a final date with favorites Syria in the ONGC Nehru Cup football tournament here.

OSAKA: Anju Bobby George qualified for the women's long jump final despite failing to better her season's best performance at the Word Athletics Championships here.

NEW DELHI: It was double delight for Indian tennis fans with Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi lifting women's and men's doubles titles respectively at the Pilot Pen tournament at New Haven, USA.

SOUTHAMPTON: Skipper Rahul Dravid's decision to bowl backfired badly as India slumped to a comprehensive 104-run defeat in the first cricket one-dayer against England at the Rose Bowl here.

NEW DELHI: An unrepentant Kapil Dev fired a fresh salvo at the BCCI for sacking him as the Chairman of the National Cricket Academy, saying the board could have handled the issue better.

MUMBAI: The Indian Cricket League received a shot in the arm with four Pakistani Tests players joining the multi-million dollar venture but failed to woo any current Indian Test cricketer in its initial list of 51 players.

GLASGOW: Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa notched up half centuries as India beat Scotland by seven wickets in the rain-reduced Royal Stag cricket one-dayer here.

HYDERABAD: Lured by lucrative deals which would leave them richer by a whopping Rs one crore each (rpt each), seven Hyderabad Ranji trophy players defied BCCI threats and joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL), giving a further boost to the cash-rich rebel series.