A well-drafted resume, crisp formal outfit and impeccable confidence are the usual requirements for a job interview. But companies are throwing away the hiring rule book to incorporate challenging tasks that may make the process easy for the more adventurous, but a little difficult for the go-by-the-rules guy.

Defending champions, the Services, sounded an upbeat note ahead of their first Group A quarter-final against the Railways in the 67th edition of the Santosh Trophy being played in Kerala. The other two teams in the group are Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.

Leading from start to finish, Piyush Sangwan won the Tata Steel Northern India Amateur Golf Championship at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Classic Golf Resort in Gurgaon on Friday. The 14-year-old shot a final round of 3-over 75 on a windy day but still managed to finish the tournament at 2-under 286, four clear of his nearest rivals Manav Das and Samarth Dwivedi.

Junior national coach Baljeet Singh Saini sat glued during the China vs Bangladesh men’s encounter of the Hockey World League Round 2 in the capital two days ago.

As the city moves into the warmer months, besides buying some T-shirts, it’s also a good time to paint your house, especially the interiors.

Luge pilot Shiva Keshavan has launched a novel campaign seeking support for his participation in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The 31-year-old is a four-time Olympian and a twice Asian Champion and has been campaigning to popularise winter sports in the country.

Working with the likes of Guus Hiddink, Dick Advocaat, Frank Rijkaard among others and having been an advisor of periodisation to clubs like FC Barcelona, Chelsea FC, Manchester City, etc meant Dutchman Raymond Verheijen brought a wealth of experience to his three-day conditioning course for football coaches in the capital recently. He later spoke at some length about his philosophy for the game. Excerpts:

Sahara Warriors stunned Jindal Steel & Power in the league stage of the Garcha Northern India Championship Open polo tournament and with the win, set up Sunday final meeting with Elevation, who got the better of 61st Cavalry at the Jaipur grounds on Friday.

Ahead of the Hero Hockey World League Round 2 tournament here, the FIH and Hockey India are holding a joint high performance coaching course that got under way on Saturday.

Won’t it be so cool if you could access an online library, anytime, anywhere and have your favourite book delivered at your doorstep within few days? A Delhi-based online library Indiareads.com is one such online portal where book lovers across the country can rent books and enjoy their favourite titles at pocket-friendly rates.