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Kolkata to stage India-New Zealand Davis Cup tie
Kolkata: Kolkata will be the venue of the Asia-Oceania Group I second round Davis Cup tie between India and New Zealand beginning April 4.

Cricket
Batsmen fail, bowlers hold good, India wins by 68 runs
Paarl (South Africa): India opened its Cup campaign on a not-so-impressive note marked by a collapse of its much-touted batting line-up but the bowlers pitched in to pull off a 68-run victory over minnows Holland in a low-scoring Group �A� match on Wednesday.

Enraged Latif to sue entire Aussie team for defamation
Johannesburg: Pakistan's wicket-keeper Rashid Latif said on Wednesday he planned to take the entire Australian team to court for alleging he racially abused Adam Gilchrist.

Canada�s shock win over Bangladesh hailed at home
Montreal: Ice-bound Canada hailed on Wednesday Canada's shock win over Test-playing cricket nation Bangladesh in the World Cup in South Africa.

Rhodes injured, may be ruled out of rest of matches
Potchefstroom: South Africa's joy at crushing Kenya by 10-wickets on Wednesday was cut short when it was revealed that Jonty Rhodes had broken a bone in his hand that could rule him out of the World Cup.

Donald struck by critics' lightning, Pollock to defence
Potchefstroom: South African paceman Allan Donald suffered a huge dent in his World Cup ambitions on Wednesday when he was dropped from the team to face Kenya.

Lara's ton comes off from willow autographed by Sachin
Paarl (South Africa): Sachin Tendulkar might have played a role in Brian Lara's magnificent ton which helped West Indies score an upset win against South Africa in the opening World Cup match.

Warne returns home, says he is innocent of drug abuse
Sydney: Australian legend Shane Warne insisted he had never taken a performance enhancing drug as he arrived home from the World Cup Wednesday after he tested positive for a banned diuretic.

I can't live with racist branding, says exonerated Latif
Johannesburg: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has cleared Pakistan wicket-keeper Rashid Latif of the charge of alleged racial abuse at Australia's Adam Gilchrist, Pakistan manager Shaharyar Khan said on Wednesday.

High flying South Africa thrashes Kenya by 10 wickets
Potchefstroom: Hosts South Africa dropped veteran fast bowler Allan Donald, then galloped to a 10-wicket win over Kenya to get its World Cup campaign back on track on Wednesday.

Indians continue poor run, shot out for 204 by Holland
Paarl: Sachin Tendulkar became the World Cup's highest run-getter on Wednesday, but India's batting faltered against the Netherlands at Boland Park on Wednesday.

Sachin adds another feather, is WC's highest run-getter
Paarl (South Africa): India's Sachin Tendulkar added another feather to his glittering cap when he became the leading scorer in World Cup history at the Boland Park on Wednesday.

ICC gives England time to submit appeal on Zim game
Johannesburg: England have been given until 16:00 hours GMT on Thursday to lodge a written appeal with the World Cup event technical committee following its decision to pull out of its tournament opener against Zimbabwe on Thursday in Harare.

Ganguly elects to bat on winning toss against Holland
Paarl (South Africa): Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat in the opening World Cup Group 'A' league match against Holland on Wednesday.

Warne exit a big blow, we'll miss him: Tendulkar
Paarl (South Africa): India's batting mainstay Sachin Tendulkar, perhaps the only batsman to have given Shane Warne "nightmares", said the leg spinner's unceremonious exit from the World Cup was a blow to the defending champions.

Warne scandal bigger than Iraq in Australia
Sydney: Cricketer Shane Warne's dramatic exit from the World Cup knocked the looming war with Iraq off the front pages in Australia on Wednesday as the sports-mad nation reacted with bewildered anger to the latest scandal engulfing its spin king.

Bangladesh loses again....this time to Canada
Durban: Seamer Austin Codrington grabbed 5 for 27 as minnows Canada enjoyed its greatest moment in international cricket on Tuesday with a 60-run victory over Bangladesh in the World Cup.

Warne's dramatic exit an opportunity for the rest
Bangalore: World Cup 2003 has already turned out to be a cracker of a tournament in every sense of the word; be it on the field or off it.

Zimbabwe will not play England in South Africa: ZCU
Harare: Zimbabwe will refuse to meet England in South Africa if its World Cup clash, scheduled to be played here on Thursday, is shifted.

Waqar apologises for Symonds beamer, says it was a slip
Johannesburg: Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis issued a public apology to Andrew Symonds after he bowled two beamers at the Australian batsman as his side slipped to an 82-run defeat in its World Cup opener at the Wanderers on Tuesday.

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