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Anand held by Vallejo; shock defeat for Kasparov
Linares (Spain): World Cup champion Vishwanathan Anand of India played out a draw against Spaniard Francisco Vallejo Pons to maintain his position atop the points tables after the second round of the 20th Linares Super Grand Master Chess tournament.
National
Former hockey international Ali Rizvi passes away
Lucknow: Former international hockey player Abid Ali Rizvi died at the Lucknow medical college hospital here following renal failure, family sources said on Monday.
Cricket
India can dominate the likes of Anderson: Wright
Durban: Indian coach John Wright on Monday said his team's batting had enough firepower in it to
dominate the likes of latest bowling sensation Jimmy Anderson in the match against England on
Wednesday.
Indians are a big threat, strong in batting: Caddick
Durban: England's spearhead Andrew Caddick, one of the meanest bowlers in One-day
cricket, is looking forward to taking on Sachin Tendulkar when England meets India
in a critical group 'A' match on Wednesday.
Canada confident of delivering goods vs South Africa
East London: Canada is confident of delivering a World Cup hammer blow to the frail confidence
of hosts South Africa on Thursday.
Aussies cruise to a convincing 7-wkt win over Zimbabwe
Bulawayo: Reigning champion Australia became the first team at the World Cup to qualify for the
Super Sixes when it brushed aside Zimbabwe by seven wickets on Monday.
Scan on Vaughan's injured calf reveals no major damage
Durban: England batsman Michael Vaughan's scan on his injured right calf on Monday revealed no
major damage two days before the crucial World Cup match against India at Kingsmead.
Top of the chart: Upbeat Kenya upsets Lanka by 53 runs
Nairobi: Off spinner Collins Obuya took five wickets as Kenya pulled off one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Monday when it beat 1996 champions Sri Lanka by 53 runs.
Bradman 'baggy green' cap sells for record $ 5 million
Sydney: A "baggy green" cap worn by the Australian cricketer acknowledged even by rivals as the greatest ever to lift a bat, the legendary Don Bradman, has been bought for a record 500,000 Australian Dollars, it was reported on Monday.
Hampshire approaches Wasim to replace banned Warne
Johannesburg: Pakistani veteran Wasim Akram has been approached by English county Hampshire to
replace Australia's banned spinner Shane Warne for next season, sources said on Monday.
'Pak pat on back: India gets act right in crunch games'
Durban: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan on Monday backed India to win Wednesday's key
World Cup clash against England, saying it usually performed well at the crunch.
We've have to come out of the rock bottom: Pak coach
Paarl: Under pressure Pakistan World Cup coach Richard Pybus conceded on Monday his team was
struggling in the deep end and only a do-or-die attitude could pull it out of trouble.
Warne no cheat: ACB chief; full report to be published
Melbourne (Australia): Australian Cricket Board chief executive James Sutherland has come to Shane
Warne's defence, saying the champion leg spinner is not a drugs cheat.
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