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Leko lifts Linares Trophy, Anand finishes third
Linares (Spain): Hungarian Peter Leko pipped Russia's Vladimir Kramnik by virtue of a better tie-break score after the two played out a draw in the final round to win the 20th Linares Super Grand Masters Chess tournament.
National
Anand to take part in SIS-MH masters tournament
Chennai: Vishwanathan Anand will take on Grand Masters Peter Heine Nielsen and Curt Hansen and GM Jonny Hector at the SIS-MH masters tournament at Middelfart in Denmark from April 4-6.
Cricket
The magic continues: Kenyans cruise into semis
Bloemfontein: Kenya's first ever One-day win against Zimbabwe took Steve Tikolo's unfancied side
into the semi-finals of the World Cup after its triumphed by seven wickets in its Super Six clash at Goodyear Park on Wednesday.
We've proved we can play tough, good cricket: Odumbe
Bloemfontein: Kenya's Maurice Odumbe celebrated his team's magical passage to the semi-finals of
the World Cup on Wednesday and then set his sights on reaching the final.
Bond and the likes no worry for Tendulkar: Wright
Centurion: New Zealand's pace bowling sensation Shane Bond will not pose any problems for
Sachin Tendulkar, India's Kiwi coach John Wright said on Wednesday.
Pycroft quits as selector, Zimbabwe's crisis deepens
Bloemfontein: Zimbabwe selector Andy Pycroft said on Wednesday he had quit his post as a
selector after he had not been consulted about the make-up of the team to play New Zealand in the
country's opening Super Six match.
Sachin vs Bond: A battle to look forward to
Centurion (Pretoria): Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar is on a mission to settle long-pending
scores with a host of opposition but the next in line could be the most difficult nut to crack.
We are not going to get carried away, says Ganguly
Johannesburg: Indian captain Saurav Ganguly on Wednesday downplayed his team's advance to
the semi-finals of the World Cup, saying it did not mean the title was in the bag.
Dona Ganguly undecided about joining husband in SA
Kolkata: Indian cricket's first lady Dona Ganguly was as yet undecided about flying out to South
Africa to join husband Saurav who is leading India's charge in the World Cup.
Odumbe wants to go on and on if given a chance
Bloemfontein: Former Kenyan skipper Maurice Odumbe is having so much fun at the World Cup
that he wants to play in the 2011 tournament - at the age of 42.
Olonga receives shock recall for Super Six tie vs Kenya
Bloemfontein: Fast bowler Henry Olonga, who had been dropped by Zimbabwe for his anti-Robert
Mugabe protest, was handed a shock recall on Wednesday for the Super Six clash against Kenya.
Shoaib, Lee head pace race, confirm places as fastest
Johannesburg: Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar and Brett Lee of Australia have confirmed their places as
the world's fastest bowlers by sending down the quickest deliveries at the World Cup.
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