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Sania sparkles to win title, AP maintains top position
Hyderabad: Teenage sensation Sania Mirza gave ample proof of her class to clinch the women's crown in tennis while seasoned shooter Samaresh Jung picked up his second gold as one record was re-written in the 32nd National Games on Saturday.
IOA sets up committee to examine National Games rules
Hyderabad: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday set up a five-member committee to examine certain rules pertaining to the National Games and also look into the need for introducing new formats.
AP dominates in tennis as 3 of its players reach finals
Hyderabad: Host Andhra Pradesh established its domination in tennis as three of its players reached the finals in men's and women's singles of the 32nd National Games on Friday.
Richa, Shikha excel in swimming as 16 records tumble
Hyderabad: Swimming sensation Richa Mishra and Shikha Tandon continued their gold-grabbing acts while pistol king Jaspal Rana also made his presence felt as 16 records fell by the wayside in the 32nd National Games on Friday.
Cricket
Waqar to lead Pakistan in World Cup, confirms PCB
Rawalpindi: Waqar Younis will retain his captaincy of Pakistan's national team for the upcoming World Cup, the country's cricket chief announced on Saturday.
Pacer Akbar to reinforce injury-hit Pakistan for Tests
Karachi: Pace bowler Fazle Akbar is to fly to South Africa, as reinforcement for the injury-stricken Pakistan team ahead of its two-match Test series there, officials said on Saturday.
Dravid named Sportsperson-of-year, Kapil as 'Legend'
Chennai: Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid, who has had a splendid year in international cricket, playing a key role for India in both forms of the game and piling on over 1200 runs in 2002 in Tests, has been named 'The Sportstar's Sportsperson-of-the-Year-2002.'
Victoria humbles NSW by nine wickets in Sheffield Shield tie
Sydney: Victoria will head into Christmas at the top of Australia's Sheffield Shield standings after thrashing New South Wales by nine wickets inside three days on Saturday.
No point sending Warne for WC if he's unfit: Waugh
Sydney: Shane Warne should miss World Cup unless he is 100 per cent fit, according to his Test skipper Steve Waugh.
Don’t get into irrelevant issues, ICC tells BCCI
London: Launching a fresh round of war of words, International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday said the questions raised by the Board of control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the terms of player contracts were ‘out of date and irrelevant’ and made it clear that it was critical that BCCI acted quickly to fulfil "its contractual commitments to world cricket".
England's ODI wins no help for Ashes Tests: Ponting
Perth: England's improved form in the One-day series will be of little help to it when the Ashes Tests resume in Melbourne on Boxing Day, Australian One-day captain Ricky Ponting said on Saturday.
‘Pitch not to be blamed, poor batting by both sides’
Hamilton: New Zealand coach Denis Aberhart on Saturday blamed his team's batting rather than the pitch after the Kiwis were bowled out for their lowest total against India in the second and final Test.
India in familiar zone, Kiwis smell big victory
Hamilton (New Zealand) : India's woeful batsman collapsed to pace again on Saturday, but they
were consoled by New Zealand's equally ugly display at the crease as 22 wickets fell in a
sensational day of Test cricket here.
SL says it was snubbed, Aussies say it was a mix-up
Perth: Sri Lankan cricket officials claim the team was snubbed when it arrived at Perth airport to
prepare for two key weekend tri-nations series One-day clashes with England and Australia, it was
reported Friday.
Australia won't take Sri Lanka lightly, says Ponting
Perth (Australia): Australian One-day captain Ricky Ponting has vowed his World Cup champion
team will not take struggling Sri Lanka lightly in Sunday's tri-nations series Limited Overs clash at
the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) ground.
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