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Records galore in swimming at National Games
Hyderabad: Local favourite Mandar Divse won the gold in men's 1500m free style swimming competition clocking 16:29.69 at the Aquatic Complex on Sunday.

Cricket
Kirsten guides SA to victory, books berth for WC
Paarl (South Africa): Veteran opening batsman Gary Kirsten guided South Africa to victory in the fourth one-day international against Pakistan at Boland Park today and virtually guaranteed himself a place in South Africa's World Cup team.

British politicians warn against Zimbabwe WC matches
London: Political opposition to England's participation in World Cup cricket matches in Zimbabwe is hardening according to a survey reported by the BBC here on Monday.

With 53 days to go, hardly any World Cup fever in Pak
Karachi: With 53 days remaining in the countdown to cricket's most prestigious event, Pakistan's World Cup bid proved a sticky wicket on Monday as a sponsor tried single handedly to whip up enthusiasm for the coming championship.

Windies pacemen torment Bangladesh in second Test
Chittagong (Bangladesh): Pacemen Pedro Collins and Darren Powell claimed three wickets each as the West Indies took control of the second Test against Bangladesh on Monday.

Victorious blind cricketers wish seniors WC success
Pakistan's champion blind cricket team returned home from India on Monday and said that they were hoping for an 'eye-catching' performance from their sighted countrymen at next year's World Cup.

We can't take bad vibes into the Lanka game: Hussain
Brisbane: The pressure is still on beleaguered England against Sri Lanka in its triangular One-day series cricket match on Tuesday, captain Nasser Hussain said on Monday.

PCB seeks opinion from panel on Akram as WC skipper
Islamabad: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is considering reinstating Wasim Akram as the national team's captain for the forthcoming World Cup in South Africa.

Ganguly rules out changes in 2nd Test batting order
Wellington: Despite the failure of Indian batsmen in the first Test against New Zealand last week, which the visitors lost by 10 wickets, captain Saurav Ganguly on Monday ruled out any changes in the batting line-up for the final match of the series starting at Hamilton on Thursday.

Batting still a concern despite 1st Test win: Hadlee
Wellington: Former legendary all-rounder Richard Hadlee feels the New Zealand batting has left a lot to be desired despite the team's convincing victory in the first Test against India.

I know Warne's pain from same injury, says Jayasuriya
Brisbane: Australia's world champion cricketers could share Shane Warne's pain in the coming weeks, according to Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya.

Injured Gilchrist to miss One-dayer against Sri Lanka
Sydney: Wicket-keeper/batsman Adam Gilchrist will rest a groin injury and miss Australia's next triangular One-day series cricket match against Sri Lanka.

I was nervous going into first Test, concedes Zaheer
Wellington: India's pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, who picked his maiden five-wicket haul last week, admitted on Monday, he was quite nervous going into the first Test against New Zealand at Basin Reserve.

Quick shoulder surgery boosts Warne's WC aspirations
Sydney: Australia's talismanic bowler Shane Warne may still play at next year's cricket World Cup after better-than-expected news on his shoulder injury on Monday.

Understudy MacGill may benefit from Warne's injury
Sydney: Stuart MacGill is expected to become the main beneficiary of Shane Warne's shoulder injury and return to the Test arena after starring for Australia a year ago.

Double headache for India ahead of second Test
Wellington: India skipper Saurav Ganguly conceded Monday the team's batting was not the only major worry ahead of the second cricket Test against New Zealand.

Zimbabwe overwhelm Kenya to take series 2-0
Bulawayo: Zimbabwe thrashed Kenya by nine wickets in the final One-day International of a three-match series at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Sunday.

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