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Joshna defeats Vaidehi to bag gold in Asian Squash
Chennai: India's Joshna Chinappa and Vaidehi Reddy bagged the gold and silver medals respectively in the girls singles of the 11th Asian Squash Junior Championship in Islamabad on Wednesday.
National
Bopanna to kick-start India's Davis Cup challenge
New Delhi: It will be a big moment for the young Rohan Bopanna when he kick-starts India's Davis Cup challenge against Japan in the Asia-Oceania Group ‘I’ first round tie at the R K Khanna Stadium on Friday.
Maria beats Angelique in fierce battle at WTA tennis
Hyderabad: Relying on sheer bravado and grit, Maria Kirilenko of Russia defeated seventh-seed Angelique Widjaja of Indonesia 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in a second round match to enter the quarter-finals of the $140,000 WTA Indian Open Tennis Championship on Wednesday.
Lack of top ranked singles players affecting us: Krishnan
New Delhi: The absence of a top ranked singles players was affecting India's
progress in Davis Cup tennis competition, team captain Ramesh Krishnan said on
Wednesday.
Cricket
South Africa gold trade adds glitter to World Cup toss
Johannesburg: South Africa's gold industry has just added more glitter to the World Cup tournament.
Tasmania shield match abandoned over dangerous pitch
Hobart (Australia): Tasmania's Sheffield Shield cricket match against Western Australia was abandoned on Thursday because of an unsafe Bellerive Oval pitch, officials said.
Close shave: Beer today, gone tomorrow was Lee's fear
Johannesburg: Australia speed king Brett Lee believes his international career has been prolonged because he stopped drinking beer.
Eng scores thrilling one-run win over India
Bangalore: England scored a pulsating one-run win over India in a World Series of Women's cricket match at Lincoln, New Zealand on Thursday. Chasing 209 runs for a victory, India faltered to be all out for 207 with Jhulan Goswami being bowled off the last ball.
Steve silent on career, bat talks with double century
Melbourne (Australia): Steve Waugh refuses to say it but his bat is
screaming loud and clear that he will continue his international career
and lead Australia to the West Indies in April.
Anwar injured by Akthar’s missile, vows to beat injury
Johannesburg: Veteran Pakistani opener Saeed Anwar, laid low by a Shoaib
Akhtar missile, said on Thursday he was desperate to play in his team's
World Cup opener against defending champion Australia.
Azhar terms BCCI disciplinary action as an ‘eye wash’
Hyderabad: Terming the disciplinary proceedings against him as an 'eyewash', former Indian skipper Mohammed Azharuddin on Thursday told a city court that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was prejudiced and pre-determined to implicate him in the match-fixing case.
Kenyan Tikolo bids to recapture his reflexes & old form
Nairobi: At the height of his powers, Steve Tikolo could rely on his quick eye and good reflexes to pile up runs that earned him respect as one of Kenya's best batsmen.
Minnow Namibia banks on 'Jumbo' Keudler's vital effort
Windhoek: He's known as Jumbo and the burly Danie Keulder will have to produce some mighty performances if unfancied Namibia is to enjoy any success in the World Cup.
International media raps ICC on Zimbabwe safety issue
Brussels: The International Federation of Journalists on Wednesday attacked cricket chiefs for insisting that Zimbabwe was safe for reporters to cover the World Cup.
Nostalgia: 1996 WC controversial even before it started
Johannesburg: The 1996 World Cup in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka was controversial even before a ball was bowled.
England’s 'Knight' to play major role in team's success
Port Elizabeth: Nick Knight, the Warwickshire left-handed opening bat, is one of those oddities of modern cricket - the One-day specialist.
Zimbabwe threatens boycott if matches are shifted out
Johannesburg: Leaving little option to the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of a crucial meeting, Zimbabwe has refused to play any of its league matches if it was shifted out of the country.
'Indians can be dangerous if they get back confidence'
Johannesburg: Former South African bowler, and now a match referee, Mike Procter believes India is one of the major title contenders at the World Cup tournament starting on Sunday.
Flintoff could be England's barometer in WC road show
Port Elizabeth: Andrew Flintoff, the Lancashire all-rounder, could well act as a barometer of England's performance in the World Cup - if he plays well England will probably play well.
Hurricane Hooper, Hinds, Sarwan star in Windies' big win
Johannesburg: West Indian skipper Carl Hooper slammed a 69-ball century as the West Indies
gained an impressive 142-run win over Griqualand West in a World Cup warm-up match in
Kimberley on Wednesday.
Mongia likely to replace Yuvraj in second warm-up game
Johannesburg: Left-handed batsman Dinesh Mongia will be playing in India's second warm-up
match against Kwa-Zulu Natal on Thursday at Durban.
Bitter truth: Aussies wary of Pakistan's pace fire power
Johannesburg: Australian captain Ricky Ponting put up a brave front, but it is clear the defending
champion has no idea what to expect when it faces Pakistan in its opening World Cup clash next
Tuesday.
Mandela asks England, New Zealand to honour schedule
Johannesburg: Former South African President Nelson Mandela appealed on Wednesday to England and New Zealand to play their Cricket World Cup matches in Zimbabwe and Kenya, saying their refusal could plunge cricket into chaos.
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