International Anand loses to Kasparov, Kramnik emerged sole leader
Linares (Spain): World champion Vishwanathan Anand suffered a rather uncharacteristic loss against top rated Gary Kasparov in the seventh round of the Super Grand Masters Chess tournament.
Anand crushes Leko, in joint lead with Kramnik
Linares (Spain): Viswanathan Anand scored a thumping victory against Peter Leko of Hungary to emerge as joint leader along with world number two Vladimir Kramnik after the sixth round of the Super Grand Masters Chess tournament.
Cricket Vincent, Mills to miss Canada match, Astle returns
Benoni: Nathan Astle will play in New Zealand's last World Cup match against Canada on
Monday, but two key players will sit out due to injuries.
Leading bowling figures in the World Cup tournaments
Port Elizabeth: Australia's Andy Bichel took seven for 20 against England in the World Cup at St
George's Park here on Sunday to record the second best ever figures in the history of the
tournament.
Bichel answers call in style, scalps 2nd best figures
Port Elizabeth: Australian paceman Andy Bichel stepped out of the shadows to grab the World
Cup limelight on Sunday when he took seven for 20 against England to record the second best ever
figures in the history of the tournament.
Ganguly overwhelmed for backing the right horse - Yuvraj
Johannesburg: Indian captain Saurav Ganguly once again showed his penchant for backing the right
horse when Yuvraj Singh's half century sealed an emphatic six- wicket win over arch-rivals
Pakistan on Saturday.
As humble as ever: Sachin dedicates knock to brother
Centurion: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has dedicated his hurricane 98 against Pakistan to his
elder brother Ajit and termed it as the most outstanding knock of his career yet.
'Indians peaking at the right time to have a go at title'
Johannesburg: Sri Lanka's World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga gave India the thumbs up
on Sunday, saying it was peaking at the right time to have a go at the title.
Emotional Anwar dedicates century to his late daughter
Johannesburg: An emotional Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar on Sunday dedicated his World Cup
century against arch-rivals India to his four-year daughter who died two years ago.
Pakistan's defeat evokes subdued response back home
Islamabad: In a muted and subdued reaction to its cricket team's worst ever World Cup defeat to
traditional rivals India, the Pakistan media avoided a hard-hitting stance and restricted itself to
rhetoric-free staid match reports.
