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India vs Sri Lanka – India won by an innings and 144 runs

AP – Germany’s Volkswagen AG on Friday announced plans to invest euro2.3 billion ($3.5 billion) in Brazil and said it hopes to be building a million vehicles a year in the country by 2014.

AP – An e-mail requesting an internship arrived at the Agriculture Department this summer with an impressive resume: Princeton University degree in operations research and financial engineering, 3.8 college GPA, 1520 SATs.

Concerned by age frauds at national level tournaments, the Sports Ministry directed state federations to ban overage athletes for two years when caught for the first time and hand a five-year penalty if the offence is repeated.

Kanpur: India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs in the second Test at Kanpur on Friday taking a 1-0 lead in the three-game series. This is India’s 3rd biggest win in Test cricket and also the 100th Test

India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs on fourth day of the 2nd Test at Kanpur to climb to the top spot in Test rankings taking a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.

AP – Kelvin Lewis scored 28 points and Houston handed No. 25 Oklahoma its third straight loss, 100-93 on Thursday night in the second day of pool play at the Great Alaska Shootout.

Reuters – Dwight Howard responded to a halftime challenge from his coach to lead the Orlando Magic to a 93-76 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday.

AP – The Denver Broncos still have their troubles with the red zone and yellow flags. The dark cloud that hung over them during their month of misery, though, is gone.

Rising star C Muniyappa and senior pro Jyoti Randhawa will spearhead the Indian challenge in the King’s Cup tournament in Thailand from December 3 to 6.