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Anand begins as hot favourite at Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo: Vishwanathan Anand begins his campaign as hot favourite to win the 12th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess tournament that gets under way on Sunday.
Asian golfers grab day two honours at Phoenix Cup
Shenzhen (China): Asia put up a spectacular display of golf on the second day of the inaugural Phoenix Dynasty Cup to open up a four-point lead going into the final day's singles matches at the World Cup course of the Mission Hill Golf Club on Saturday.
National
AP ready to host Afro-Asian Games, says Naidu
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh is ready to host Afro-Asian Games scheduled to be held in October and has all the infrastructure and organisational skills required for the event, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Saturday.
India finishes third in Akhbar El-Yom hockey tourney
New Delhi: Defending champions India was held to a 1-1 draw by hosts Egypt in its final league match on Friday to finish at the third spot of the Akhbar El-Yom fifth international hockey championship at Cairo.
Cricket
We can beat Aussies in semis, says Jayasuriya
East London: Sri Lanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya on Saturday confidently predicted World Cup
defeat for defending champions Australia when the two sides come face-to- face in Port Elizabeth
on Tuesday.
Lankan warriors fight it out to secure semis spot
East London: Marvan Atapattu made an unbeaten century as Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by 74
runs on Saturday to qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup.
'I'll be selling myself short if I walk away now'
Brisbane: Australian Test captain Steve Waugh has told national selectors he wants to play in next month's series against the West Indies.
Patil decides to return home, Kenyans devastated
Durban: After performing a miracle with minnows Kenya, which has qualified for the World Cup
semi-final, will former Indian player Sandeep Patil's services be utilised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India?
Pollock likely to face the axe along with few others
Johannesburg: Shaun Pollock's future as South Africa captain was in doubt on Saturday with
reports that he would be forced out as punishment for the team's humiliating World Cup flop.
'Everything Ganguly touches is turning into gold'
Johannesburg: One man is clearly impressed by Ganguly's captaincy at the World Cup is Rameez
Raja, a member of Pakistan's World Cup winning squad in 1992.
It is great news for me and the group: Ponting
Sydney: Steve Waugh's decision to make himself available to tour the West Indies was applauded
by Test captain-in-waiting Ricky Ponting on Saturday. Australian Test captain Waugh informed
selectors on Saturday that he wants to play in next month's series against the West Indies.
Marsh too blames it on politics and 'other stuff'
Sydney: Australia-born coach Geoff Marsh has joined skipper Heath Streak in saying the players
found it tough keeping their focus on the game amidst the political turmoil in their country.
'Left-handed' delights to grace final ceremony
Johannesburg: Two of cricket's brightest stars -- Sir Garfield Sobers and Graeme Pollock – will
descend down on the Wanderers Stadium on March 23, the World Cup final, to give away the top
individual awards at a grand presentation ceremony.
India's glitterati will have cameras roving at Kingsmead
New Delhi: India's leading film stars, politicians and industrialists are at the head of thousands of fans going to South Africa for next week's cricket World Cup semi-final clash with Kenya, officials said.
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