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Indian Football team thrown out of Asiad competition
Busan: The Indian football team on Saturday crashed out of competition in the 14th Asian Games after Bahrain scored a 5-0 win against Palestine to move into the quarter-finals on a better goal difference.

Fresh twist to Mann controversy, cleared to participate
Busan: The controversy surrounding the participation of grappler Anil Kumar Mann in the 14th Asian Games took a fresh twist on Saturday with the Indian wrestling coach saying Mann had been cleared to take part in the event.

Indian women begin hockey campaign on wrong foot
Busan: India began its campaign in women's hockey on a disastrous note losing 0-2 to a strong China in the opening match of the competition in the Asian Games on Saturday.

Indian shooters fail to finish on podium for 2nd day
Busan: Faced with a stiff competition, Indian shooters failed to pick up a medal for the second day running in the 14th Asian Games on Saturday though they did come quite close to a bronze medal at the Changwon International Shooting Ranges.

India scores big victory over Bangladesh in kabbadi
Busan: Three-time gold medallists India kept itself on course for the title defence with a 37-14 victory against Bangladesh in the preliminary round of men's kabaddi event at the Asian Games on Saturday.

Shiv Kapur resurges into joint lead in Golf event
Busan: India's Shiv Kapur surged back into joint lead with a superb three-under 69 in the third round of the individual golf competition in the 14th Asian Games on Saturday.

Jitender Kumar moves into boxing quarter-finals
Busan: Indian pugilist Jitender Kumar prevailed over Ismael Faiala of Palestine to move into the quarter-finals and keep his medal hopes alive in the boxing event of the 14th Asian Games on Saturday.

Cricket
Hinds cracks swashbuckling 147, WI takes 66-run lead
Bangalore: Opener Wavell Hinds cracked a swashbuckling 147 as the visiting West Indian side ripped apart the Board President's XI bowling to take a 66-run first innings lead on the second day of the three-day match on Saturday.

Aussies fall to Akhtar fury, rain stops play post tea
Colombo: Pakistani tearaway Shoaib Akhtar grabbed five wickets in 15 balls to cause a dramatic Australian collapse in the first Test on Saturday.

BCCI begs Sahara to return as official sponsor
Kolkata: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday urged the Sahara India group to return as the official sponsor of the Indian team indicating that the logo controversy would be sorted out before the 2003 World Cup.

Srinath returns to Test squad, Mishra only new face
Bangalore: Speedster Javagal Srinath returns to the Indian Test squad, while leg spinner Amit Mishra is the only new face in the 14-member team announced the selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the first Test against West Indies.

'India will be dangerous opposition in World Cup'
Mumbai: The Indian cricket team will be a dangerous opposition during the next year's World Cup in South Africa, team vice-captain Rahul Dravid said on Friday.

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