Barcelona's reign as Champions Cup holder could be over as early as on Tuesday if the Spanish club loses at home to Inter Milan and group rival Rubin Kazan beats Dynamo Kiev.
Roger Federer overcame an erratic forehand and Fernando Verdasco on Sunday, rallying to beat his Spanish opponent 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the round-robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals.
Jermain Defoe scored five goals including a seven-minute hat trick as Tottenham overwhelmed Wigan 9-1 on Sunday while Blackburn ended a run of five straight away defeats with a 2-0 victory at Bolton.
Unfazed by the speculation on his rift with some players, Indian hockey coach Jose Brasa on Sunday said he is aiming for nothing less than the title at the Champions Challenge-I tournament in Argentina next month.
The Indian Olympic Association will this week set the ball rolling for elections to reconstitute the dope-tainted Indian Weighlifting Federation, the officials of which resigned en masse after six lifters tested positive for banned substances last month.