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Tough challenge ahead for Anand in Corus chess
Wijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands): With two victories and three draws in the first five rounds, World Cup champion Viswanathan Anand is sitting pretty but he will have to counter tougher challenges in the coming days in the 65th edition of the Corus chess tournament here.
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Honda ready to 'walk any mile' to resolve ICC row
New Delhi: In a positive initiative towards finding a solution to the vexed contracts issue, World Cup sponsors Hero Honda on Saturday offered to "walk any mile" and "extend all flexibility" to ensure India's participation in the tournament in South Africa next month.
MP bowls out Kerala for 156 in first innings of semis
Kochi: A brilliant bowling performance by medium pacer Harbinder Sodhi (3 for 26) and leg spinner Narendra Hirwani (3 for 52) helped Madhya Pradesh bundle out Kerala for 156 runs in its first innings in the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy plate division on Saturday.
'A good pacer will comeback on his own performance'
Coimbatore: Former India captain Kapil Dev on Saturday discounted views expressed in certain quarters that only a select few fast bowlers were getting 'comeback' chances to represent the country in both versions of the game.
ICPA meeting in Delhi gets down to brass tacks
New Delhi: No sooner did the Indian cricketers arrive after their tour of New Zealand, they got down to the business of discussing the modalities of the newly- floated Indian Cricket Players' Association (ICPA).
Crowe's Maori comment not NZC's view, says Reid
Auckland: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) authorities on Saturday distanced themselves from comments by former Kiwi captain Martin Crowe on a Website that Maori did not make good cricketers because they lacked patience for the duration of a match.
Tasmania snatches first Sheffield Shield win of season
Hobart (Australia): Tasmania snatched its first win of the season in the Sheffield Shield competition on Saturday when it beat Victoria by 87 runs at Bellerive Oval.
Warne to test shoulder in workout against Tasmania
Hobart (Australia): Australia's champion leg spinner Shane Warne will give his right bowling shoulder another workout when he captain's Victoria in an inter-state One- day match against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Sunday.
Depleted side is no disrespect to England: Buchanan
Adelaide (Australia): Australian cricket coach John Buchanan said on Saturday no disrespect was being shown to England by fielding an under-strength side in Sunday's tri-nations series One-day clash at Adelaide Oval.
Recurring back niggle forces McGrath to miss 2 games
Adelaide (Australia): Champion paceman Glenn McGrath will miss Australia's next two One-day matches because of a recurrence of a back injury, officials said on Saturday.
Lehmann suspended for 5 ODI ties for racial slur
Adelaide (Australia): Australian batsman Darren Lehmann was on Saturday suspended for five One-day International matches for making racial remarks during a tri-series match against Sri Lanka.
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