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Anand wins in rapid, loses blindfold at Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo: Viswanathan Anand had an eventful 1-1 draw with Russian Alexander
Morozevich, winning the rapid and losing the blindfold, to slip to joint third spot with 3.5 points after the third round of the 12th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess tournament here.
National
India pulls out of Azlan Shah hockey
New Delhi: India on Monday pulled out of the prestigious Azlan Shah hockey
tournament in Malaysia after the government refused permission to participate citing recent harassment of its IT professionals in that country, a top Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) official said.
Cricket
Sri Lanka in with real chance, Aussies restricted
Johannesburg: Defending champion Australia was hanging on to its World Cup title by its fingertips on Tuesday after it was restricted to 212 for 7 by Sri Lanka in its semi-final clash at Port Elizabeth.
Gough signs a new contract with Yorkshire
London: England fast bowler Darren Gough has agreed a new contract at county side Yorkshire,
the club revealed Monday.
India 'A' beats Jamaica to keep semis hopes alive
New Delhi: India 'A' kept its semi-final hopes alive in the Carib Beer Cup snatching a two-wicket
win against Jamaica at Kingston.
Akram, Saqlain appear before PCB probe committee
Islamabad: Former skipper and veteran all-rounder Wasim Akram appeared before the inquiry
committee set up by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to probe the team's debacle in the World
Cup.
'I'm stronger now to make full use of the opportunity'
Johannesburg: South African batsman Jacques Rudolph said on Tuesday he is more determined
than ever to kick start his international career after seeing his progress at the highest level dogged by political intrigue.
ACB names development squad to tour India
Sydney: West Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Campbell is the most experienced player in the 12-man squad named on Tuesday for an eight-day assimilation cricket tour of India.
Sachin primed for crunch week at World Cup
Johannesburg: Sachin Tendulkar is on the verge of being named the
player-of-the- World Cup, but the maestro would rather hold the
silverware instead.
World Cup not to be affected by Iraq war
Durban: Cricket enthusiasts can be rest assured that the World Cup
semi-finals and the final will not be affected in case of outbreak of
war in Iraq, organisers said on Tuesday.
Kenya hopping for an encore from Karim
Durban: The Kenyans may have won just two matches against India, their
opponents in Thursday's World Cup semi-final here, but the entire
fifteen-man squad knows what the experience is like.
Injured Martyn faces 'final' heartache
Port Elizabeth: Australia's plans for Tuesday's World Cup semi-final clash against Sri Lanka
suffered a setback when batsman Damien Martyn was ruled out because of a broken finger.
1st Semi-final: Ponting wins crucial toss, elects to bat
Port Elizabeth: Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and
elected to bat in the World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka at St
George's Park on Tuesday.
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