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Shiva Thapa (56kg) became the youngest Indian boxer to make the cut for the Olympics by reaching the final but the already-qualified Vijender Singh (75kg) bowed out after losing in the last-four stage of the Asian qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

Seasoned pros Jeev Milkha Singh and Jyoti Randhawa will feature in a strong contingent of Indian golfers who will be among the starters at the Malaysian Open starting on Thursday.

Chile striker Alexis Sanchez scored twice as Barcelona swept to a 4-0 home win over Getafe that moved them to within a point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid on Tuesday. Alexis curled in the

Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal, the world's top seeded players, will try to set a record attendance for a tennis match when they face off at Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium in July for an exhibition match.

Experienced goalkeeper Bharat Chetri will lead an 18—member Indian team in the Men’s Four Nation Olympic Test Event to be held at London from May 2 to 6, Hockey India said on Tuesday.

A pat on the back by none other than International Boxing Association president Ching Kuo Wu came as a shot in the arm as five Indian boxers geared up for the Asian Olympic Qualifiers semifinals in Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

Chelsea were left two points adrift of one of the four Champions League places on offer to English teams as Newcastle stole a march on their rivals for top-class European club football on Monday.

Teen Indian boxer Shiva Thapa on Monday stunned former Olympic silver-medallist Worapoj Petchkoom 16-10 to enter the semifinals of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana (Kazakhstan) and is now just one win away from booking a berth for the London Games.

Manchester United are all but certain to retain their Premier League title after opening an eight-point lead by beating Queens Park Rangers 2-0 on Sunday while second-placed Manchester City crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Arsenal.

Manchester United look all set to win the championship in England for a 20th time after a 2-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers left them eight points clear of nearest rivals Manchester City who lost 1-0 at Arsenal.