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Anand crushes Ljubojevic to take sole lead
World Cup Champion Vishwanathan Anand crushed veteran Ljubomir Ljubojevic of Yugoslavia 2-0 in the 5th round and stormed into sole lead in the 12th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess tournament now underway 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
Indians typify resilience & courage
The smile was evident on the face of Saurav Ganguly on a number of
occasions during India's semi-final match against Kenya at Kingsmead on
Thursday. It first appeared on winning the toss and was on display often
during the latter stages of match as he led his team from the front.
South African tour will go ahead, confirms ECB
London: South Africa's tour of England this summer will go ahead as
scheduled, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on
Friday, raising hopes Zimbabwe will also decide to tour.
PCB chief gives Latif one-year term at the helm
Islamabad: With a view to bringing stability in the team, the Pakistan
Cricket Board has extended the tenure of the newly appointed captain
Rashid Latif, assuring him of at least one-year reign at the helm.
Security beefed up for Aussies in view of war
Sydney: South African security forces are keeping a close watch on the
Australian cricket team in view of possible threats to the players
because of their country's strong support for the war on Iraq.
Vajpayee wishes ‘Good Luck’ to Ganguly & Co
New Delhi: Two days ahead of the World Cup final, Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee on Friday sent a 'Good Luck Message' on a cricket bat
for the Indian team in South Africa.
Dravid to don gloves in final in spite of injury
Johannesburg: India's vice-captain Rahul Dravid will continue his role
as a wicket- keeper in Sunday's World Cup final against Australia
despite an injured finger.
Indians deserve to win the World Cup: Latif
Johannesburg: Newly appointed Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has given India the thumbs-up to win
the World Cup, saying it thoroughly deserves it for the way it has come back in the tournament after its indifferent start.
'We want to win for the blokes who missed out'
Johannesburg: Australia will try to win the World Cup for disgraced spinner Shane Warne and
injured Jason Gillespie and Shane Watson, Darren Lehmann said on Friday.
Saturday is the D-day for me, says Martyn
Johannesburg: Australia's middle-order batsman Damien Martyn faces the most testing net session
of his career on Saturday when he will discover whether or not his broken finger will rule him out of
the World Cup final.
Warne to intentionally miss out on WC final
Melbourne: Banned cricketer Shane Warne will intentionally miss Australia's World Cup final
against India when he returns to South Africa. Warne's brother and manager Jason said the leg
spinner did not want to do anything to distract attention from the Australian team.
Big-game jitters may take to India's belly
Johannesburg: Not even a single player in the Indian squad knows what
exactly it feels like to play in a World Cup final but skipper Saurav
Ganguly and his men are determined not to be overwhelmed by the big
occasion.
Shepherd & Bucknor to have the 'final' say
Johannesburg: Veteran umpires David Shepherd of England and West Indies'
Steve Bucknor will take charge of the World Cup final between Australia
and India at the Wanderers here on Sunday.
Passion & spark - the operative word for the Proteas
Johannesburg: New South African captain Graeme Smith has pledged to put
passion and fire back into the national team after its dismal World Cup
failure. "I have to get everyone in the team working in one direction,"
said the 22-year-old who became the youngest captain in his country's
history when he replaced Shaun Pollock.
'Both are good but the Aussies have the edge'
Johannesburg: Kenya captain Steve Tikolo backed reigning champion Australia to beat India in
Sunday's World Cup final at the Wanderers.
I always knew we had the side to come back: Ganguly
Johannesburg: Five weeks after being vilified as a national disgrace, India skipper Saurav Ganguly
aims to come full circle on Sunday by leading his team to its first World Cup triumph in 20 years
with victory over defending champion Australia.
Ganguly believes that India can hold the Cup aloft
Durban: India captain Saurav Ganguly eased his country into its first World Cup final in 20 years on Thursday and confidently predicted that his team has what it takes to beat Australia in Sunday's showdown.
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