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Sasikiran beats Nielsen to finally register victory
Hastings: Top seed Grand Master Krishnan Sasikiran delivered when it mattered most, defeating sole leader GM Peter Heine Nielsen of Denmark in the sixth round of the Premier tournament of the 65th Hastings International Chess Congress.
Canas, Schuttler shown exit at Tata Open
Chennai: It was an upset galore in the ATP tour Tata Indian open as the top seed and defending champion Guillermo Canas of Argentina and sixth seeded Rainer Schuttler of Germany were forced to exit by Karol Kucera (Slavakia) and Jean Rene Lisnard (France), on Friday.
Sunita free to compete in international events: AAFI
New Delhi: Distance runner Sunita Rani's ordeal was finally over today with the world athletics body absolving the athlete of doping charges, paving the way for her participation in international events and return of medals snatched from the recent Busan Asian Games.
AAFI to approach SAI to reinstate Sunita's coach
New Delhi: Coach Renu Kohli, who was suspended in the light of doping allegations against Sunita Rani, will be reinstated soon following the world athletics body's clean chit to the athlete on Friday.
IAAF exonerates Sunita Rani of doping charges
New Delhi: International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has exonerated distance runner Sunita Rani of doping charges, Indian Amateur Athletic Federation secretary Lalit Bhanot said on Friday.
Cricket
Gatting to lead rebels again in suing South Africans
London: Former England captain Mike Gatting is to lead his ill-fated
1990 rebel cricketers into battle again though this time it is against
the people who hired them, the South African Board, it was reported on
Friday.
Steve Waugh detonates critics in signature fashion
Bangalore: Scourged by selectors, who have turned deaf to Waugh's repeated pleas (intentions) of
making it to the World Cup and now on the verge of being given the boot to his Test career,
Stephen Waugh walked in to a glorious show of awe and appreciation.
Steve Waugh in third spot among top 10 Test scorers
Sydney: The top 10 scorers in Test cricket after Australian skipper Steve Waugh passed the
10,000 mark in the fifth Ashes Test against England on Friday. Waugh was 102 not out at the
close.
Yadav, Sriram help South Zone defeat Central Zone
Hyderabad: South Zone defeated Central Zone by seven wickets in the One-day Deodhar Trophy
match at the Gymkhana grounds on Friday.
East Zone overwhelms West Zone aided by Gandhi's ton
Chennai: An unblemished century plus by Devang Gandhi and his 170 run stand with opener M S
Dhoni helped East Zone to overwhelm former champions, West for a nine wicket win in the
opening match of the Deodhar Trophy Limited Overs tournament on Friday.
Stewart revels in proving critics wrong on retirement
Sydney: Just as Steve Waugh had the perfect reply to incessant retirement speculation so did
England veteran Alec Stewart in the final Ashes Test on Friday.
Records tumble for centurion 'Ice man' Waugh at SCG
Sydney: Steve Waugh attained new milestones in his fabulous unbeaten century against England in
the final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Friday.
Guha creates sensation, picks up 8 wkts
Bangalore: Bowling sensation Isha Guha ran through the Western Australian side on Friday to help England under-19 team chalk a massive 222-run victory. Isha picked up a dream 8 for 13 of eight overs to skittle out the host team for a paltry 49.
Bichel to play on in 5th Test with fractured finger
Sydney: Australian paceman Andrew Bichel has a fractured finger but he will play out the final Ashes Test against England, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said on Friday.
Stephen enacts perfect script under SCG spotlight
Sydney: Stephen Waugh scored an unforgettable century to celebrate becoming only the third player to score 10,000 Test runs with an emotional innings in the fifth Ashes Test against England here on Friday.
Bacher plays down Australian terror alert: Report
Johannesburg: World Cup cricket boss Ali Bacher on Friday played down an Australian warning to travellers that terrorists might strike in South Africa, a month ahead of the 2003 World Cup.
Tendulkar not 100% fit, will miss tomorrow's match
Queenstown: Wary of aggravating the injury to his right ankle ahead of the World Cup, Sachin Tendulkar will miss India's fourth One-day International against New Zealand on Saturday and, possibly, also the fifth in Wellington on January 8.
Waugh scripts fairytale century, crosses 10000 mark
Sydney: Steve Waugh scored an unforgettable century to celebrate becoming only the third player to score 10,000 Test runs with an emotional innings in the fifth Ashes Test against England on Friday.
Centurions Gibbs, Smith display contrasting emotions
Cape Town: South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs said he was disappointed when he was out for a career-best 228 after he and Graeme Smith thrashed a lacklustre Pakistan bowling attack on the first day of the second and final Test at Newlands on Thursday.
Stewart third on the rung of Eng's all-time scorers
Sydney: Alec Stewart became England's third-highest scorer in Test cricket as he led the way for another encouraging session for England in the final Ashes Test against Australia on Friday.
India searches for form as New Zealand goes for kill
Queenstown: New Zealand on Friday looked in no mood to show any mercy on a hapless India as it prepared to wrap up the series with a victory in the fourth One-day International.
Warne gets a bowl, says his shoulder is feeling good
Sydney: Shane Warne on Friday gave Australia's World Cup hopes a major boost by bowling for the first time since shoulder surgery last month and declaring he was "feeling good".
Gibbs, Smith, make mincemeat of Pak, SA 445 for 3
Cape Town: Herschelle Gibbs and Graeme Smith thrashed a lackluster Pakistan bowling attack as they shared South Africa's highest Test partnership of all time on the first day of the second and final Test at Newlands on Thursday.
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