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Kramink maintains lead, holds Anand to a draw
Linares (Spain): Vishwanathan Anand played out another draw after an intense
struggle against Braingames Champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to remain in the hunt for top honours in the Linares Super Grand Masters Chess tournament.
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Pakistan to take part in Afro Asian Games
Islamabad: Pakistan will participate in the inaugural Afro Asian Games in India
despite New Delhi's refusal to send its contingent for the South Asian Federation Games starting here later this month.
Cricket
Astle’s 13th-ODI century sees Kiwis home by six wickets
Bloemfontein: Nathan Astle's 13th One-day International century got New Zealand's bid for a World Cup semi-final spot off to a winning start as it beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in the Super Six match here at Goodyear Park on Saturday.
Former SA player Symcox resigns as national selector
Johannesburg: Former South Africa Test player Pat Symcox on Saturday resigned as a national team selector, the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) announced.
Pybus to reject renewal offer, quits as Pakistan coach
London: As the first casualty of Pakistan's disastrous performance in the World Cup, the high-profile team's coach Richard Pybus on Saturday quit from his post.
Zim WC injury jinx continues, Murphy tears calf muscle
Bloemfontein: Zimbabwe's World Cup injury jinx struck again on Saturday when leg spinner Brian Murphy tore a calf muscle - while bowling in the nets.
Pakistan team’s rebuilding process is imminent: Bari
Johannesburg: Pakistan's chief selector Wasim Bari on Saturday threatened to overhaul the national team after it was knocked out in the first round of the World Cup.
Donald quits international scene, to play domestic game
Bloemfontein: South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald announced his retirement from international cricket at his home ground of Goodyear Park on Saturday.
Depth in our batting stood out against Kenya: Wright
Johannesburg: Indian coach John Wright must be delighted, and relieved, the team's left hand knows what its right hand is doing.
First time in my career, I see scarcity of talent: Akram
Johannesburg: Pace legend Wasim Akram said on Saturday he has deep-seated fears for the future of cricket in Pakistan following the disastrous World Cup campaign which ended in the first round.
‘Harbhajan will play important role in India's campaign’
Johannesburg: Former batting great Peter Kirsten is looking forward to the spinners' duel in the India-Sri Lanka game at Wanderers on Monday and feels the time has come for Harbhajan Singh and Muttiah Muralitharan to leave their mark in the World Cup.
Ganguly scoring runs was positive outcome for him, team
Saurav Ganguly and his team were made to sweat and had to call on all their experience to come out on top in their World Cup Super Six match against Kenya, and this without any meaningful contribution from Sachin Tendulkar.
Jayasuriya doubtful for Super Six clash against India
Johannesburg: Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya, recovering from a battering by Australian paceman Brett Lee, is unlikely to play the World Cup Super Sixes match against India on Monday.
‘We didn't want to hurt him, had to stop him scoring’
Centurion: Australian captain Ricky Ponting admitted on Friday his team had targeted his Sri Lankan counterpart Sanath Jayasuriya in the World Cup Super Sixes match on Friday.
Akram not to quit, says its in ‘best national interest’
Islamabad: In a sudden volte-face, veteran left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has said he will not quit international cricket in the "best national interest" as the team needs senior players who can "lift its morale".
Indian skipper backs Sehwag, calls Yuvraj match-winner
Cape Town: Dashing opener Virender Sehwag, who has had a poor run in the World Cup, on Saturday received confidence-boosting support from captain Saurav Ganguly who was also full of praise for middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh.
We need to pick up overall intensity on field: Saurav
Cape Town: Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly said his team was lucky to have won its World Cup Super Six game against Kenya on Friday and needed to improve its bowling and fielding for the remaining games.
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