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Anand jumps to joint lead with win over Karpov
Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands): World Cup champion Viswanathan Anand regained the joint lead with a crushing victory against former world champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia in the fifth round of 65th Corus Chess tournament on Friday.
Indians advance in mixed doubles at Australian Open
New Delhi: Indian tennis star Leander Paes has had a successful outing so far at the Australian Open, winning both his doubles and mixed doubles matches at Melbourne on Friday.
Pak coach hints at over-age players in Indian team
Islamabad: Pakistan junior hockey coach Ayaz Mahmood has accused India of fielding over-age players in its under-19 hockey squad for a four-nation hockey tournament in Kuala Lumpur recently.
Cricket
Tasmania in strong position to beat Victoria outright
Hobart: Tasmania was well placed to secure an outright victory over Victoria after the third day of the Sheffield Shield clash on Friday.
Indian team to leave for South Africa on January 29
Mumbai: The Indian cricket team, led by southpaw Saurav Ganguly, would leave on January 29 for South Africa to participate in the ICC World Cup.
England beats SL in a thriller, Sanath’s effort in vain
Adelaide: England kept its nerve in the crucial final overs to defeat Sri Lanka by 19 runs in a thrilling tri-nations series One-day clash at Adelaide Oval on Friday night.
Yorkshire urged to sack ‘racist foul-mouth’ Lehmann
London: Yorkshire has been urged to terminate Darren Lehmann's contract if he is found guilty on charges of racially abusing Sri Lankan opponents. But the English county have signalled that they will stand by the Australian batsman and denied that he is a racist.
Zimbabwe police tighten security ahead of World Cup
Harare: Police in Zimbabwe has vowed to step up security ahead of World Cup cricket matches due to be played here next month, newspaper reports said on Friday.
A cricket crazy nation passionately woos the Cup
Bangalore: With just three weeks left for the mega event, the air is filled with cricket, cricket and more cricket – at least that’s how it seems in our country.
Bacher allays Zimbabwe security fears for World Cup
Johannesburg: World Cup organiser Ali Bacher on Thursday allayed security concerns over games being played in Zimbabwe but said he would travel there shortly to check the situation.
Ganguly lightens up on seeing daughter and family
Kolkata: The dismal outing in New Zealand over, Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly on Friday sought to leave behind the team's frustrating performance as he returned home to a warm welcome from little daughter Sana.
Small welcomes tough ICC stand on ‘abusive’ Lehmann
London: Former England bowler Gladstone Small on Thursday welcomed an International Cricket Council (ICC) move to discipline Darren Lehmann after the Australia batsman admitted verbally abusing Sri Lankan opponents.
HC notices on PIL challenging ICC player terms
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre, International Cricket Council (ICC) and its marketing arm ICC Development International, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Reserve Bank of India and six sponsoring companies on a petition challenging the controversial players' contracts for the next month's World Cup.
BCCSL fails to meet player terms' deadline on row
London: The World Cup was plunged into a new cash row on Thursday when the sport's governing body found itself on a collision course with Sri Lanka.
HC notices on PIL challenging ICC player terms
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre, International Cricket Council (ICC) and its marketing arm ICC Development International, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Reserve Bank of India and six sponsoring companies on a petition challenging the controversial players' contracts for the next month's World Cup.
Ganguly avoids media, beleaguered Indians arrive
Mumbai: Indian captain Saurav Ganguly gave mediapersons a slip as he left from the airport's rear exit after the beleaguered Indian team landed in the early hours on Friday from their disastrous tour of New Zealand.
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