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Anand beats Ivanchuk, moves back to joint 2nd
Monte Carlo: World Cup champion Viswanathan Anand scored a 1.5-0.5 victory over Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine to regain the joint second spot after the fourth round of the 12th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess tournament.

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
Hyderabad to host the first Afro-Asian Games
New Delhi: Hyderabad will host the inaugural Afro-Asian Games from October 24 to November 1, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced on Thursday.

It will be the hottest place on earth: Paes
New Delhi: After piloting the country to a comfortable victory against Japan in the first round, Leander Paes will once again spearhead the Indian challenge against New Zealand in the second round of the Davis Cup tennis championships in the Asia-Oceania Group 1 tie in Kolkata next month.

Cricket
Ganguly's century no 3 puts India in the driver's seat
Johannesburg: Captain Saurav Ganguly put India on course for the World Cup final on Thursday when his third century of the tournament helped his side to 270 for 4 from 50 overs in the semi-final clash with Kenya in Durban.

ECB chief on a mission to save Zimbabwe tour
Durban: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman David Morgan will travel to Harare next week in an effort to save Zimbabwe's proposed tour of England later this year.

I will play only if I'm 100 per cent fit: Martyn
Johannesburg: Australia's middle-order batsman Damien Martyn remains doubtful for Sunday's World Cup final despite making steady progress from a broken finger.

Dravid likely to get married after World Cup
London: India's batting star Rahul Dravid could be playing in England's One-day league this summer if Scotland can afford his fees, a British newspaper reported on Thursday.

Olonga fears his life in exile may be forever
London: Zimbabwean fast bowler Henry Olonga fears that he may have to spend the rest of his life in exile but does not regret his decision to join Andy Flower in an armband protest against the 'death of democracy' in his country.

Plate 'A' bowled out for 247 in the 1st innings
Bangalore: A fine spell of bowling by yesteryear Test star Narendra Hirwani helped Plate 'B' restrict Plate 'A' to a moderate total of 247 runs in the first innings on the opening day of the four-day Duleep Trophy match on Thursday.

Indian skipper wins toss, decides to bat
India captain Saurav Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat in the day-night World Cup semi-final against Kenya at Kingsmead on Thursday.

War puts South Africa's Sharjah tour in doubt
Johannesburg: South Africa's participation in the Sharjah Cup was on the verge of being called off on Thursday as a result of the escalating war in Iraq.

2nd SF: No rain for now but likely to rain later
Durban: The World Cup semi-final between India and Kenya is expected to start in four hours time as scheduled but the match may be affected by rain.

Pak seniors shown the door in a major revamp
Karachi: Pakistan on Thursday sacked eight senior players, including veteran Wasim Akram and fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, after the disastrous World Cup campaign.

Andys no more bits and pieces for Aussies
Johannesburg: They came to the World Cup as part of the Australian supporting cast but have quickly started to hog the limelight.

Ganguly in no mood to experiment, Kumble left out
Durban: Ace leg spinner Anil Kumble has again been left out of India's playing XI for the semi-final match against Kenya under lights on Thursday with skipper Saurav Ganguly asserting he is in no mood to experiment at this crucial stage of India's campaign in the World Cup.

'I know just about every blade of grass here'
Johannesburg: When Chris Scott sits down to watch the World Cup final at the Wanderers on Sunday, few people will realise what a big part this virtually unknown man has played in the outcome of the game.

Warwickshire eyes Zaheer as Bond's replacement
London: After Javagal Srinath, it is the turn of another Indian fast bowler � Zaheer Khan � to play for an English county.

ACB seeks details of Warne's play for charity
Melbourne: The Australian Cricket Board is reluctant to let Shane Warne play for an English social side during his doping suspension.

Nehra to undergo ankle operation after WC
Durban: Left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra will undergo operation on his injured ankle but only after the World Cup as he is determined to be part of history as India ready to get past Kenya and book a final berth after 20 years.

War will not to hinder World Cup final: Hartman
Johannesburg: Cricket's World Cup final will go ahead as planned on Sunday despite the opening of hostilities in Iraq, a tournament spokesman told on Thursday.

'No-nonsense Younis Khan would have been ideal'
London: Former Pakistan coach Richard Pybus said on Wednesday he believed veteran Rashid Latif would prove only to be a temporary captain and batsman Younis Khan would have been a better choice.

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