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Bindra wins gold medal in Germany meet
New Delhi: Displaying superb skill, Indian marksman Abhinav Bindra secured 704
points to win the air rifle gold in the Sportland NRW Cup ISAS-2003 shooting
competition held at Dortmund, Germany on Sunday.
Anand maintains lead with draw against Leko
Monte Carlo: World Cup champion Vishwanathan Anand maintained his position atop the tables after a 1-1 draw with Linares Champion Peter Leko of Hungary in the 8th round of the 12th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess tournament.
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 will live to regret the toss decision'
London: Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly got the stick from the British media on Monday for his "faint hearted" decision to bowl first which resulted in Australia "roasting" them in the World Cup final.
Angry fans hurl bombs, attack police at Kolkata
Kolkata: Drunken cricket fans, dejected after India failed to lift the World Cup, threw crude home-made bombs and attacked a police vehicle in eastern India, injuring five policemen, police said Monday.
Double delight for Aussies on Monday morning
Sydney: A sleepy Australia woke up to a double delight this morning – their cricket team had won the most coveted prize on offer while Nicole Kidman became the only Australian actress to win the Oscars.
Indian Super heroes let us down badly: Fans
Durban: The Indian-origin South Africans here had no mercy for the Indian team as they blamed the "indisciplined" pace attack for the "thoroughly disappointing" defeat at the hands of Australia in the World Cup final in Johannesburg.
'Indians lost the match in the first 10 over'
India lost the World Cup final inside the first 10 overs of the match against Australia but it has made considerable ground during the tournament.
'We are far ahead of the rest, but not invincible'
Johannesburg: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting says the World Cup had exposed the huge gap between his side and the rest of the teams but did not think the Aussies were unbeatable.
Opting to field first a mistake: Prasanna
Bangalore: Acclaimed former off spinner E A S Prasanna believes India made a mistake by fielding
first after winning the toss in the World Cup final against the formidable Australians.
Somebody has to beat the Aussie says Ganguly
Johannesburg: Outclassed India captain Saurav Ganguly says world champion Australia's
dominance could not carry on for ever.
Aussies to get public reception in Perth: ACB
Sydney: Ricky Ponting's victorious Australian team will be feted at a public reception in Perth on
Tuesday, the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said.
Catch us if you can: Buchanan
Johannesburg: Australian coach John Buchanan on Sunday threw up a challenge to all rival teams saying it was up to them to raise their bars and meet the standards set by his all-conquering side. "Try and improve your game and bridge the gap," Buchanan said as Australia firmly established itself as the best One-day side with a comprehensive 125-run victory over India in the World Cup final on Sunday.
It's not money, it's the standards that is dear: Ponting
Johannesburg: Australian captain Ricky Ponting saluted his team for retaining the cricket World Cup on Sunday, saying the players stood up to be counted when it mattered most. "I am at a loss for words but I can say we were outstanding," said Ponting, whose unbeaten 140 off 121 balls helped Australia crush India by 125 runs in a one-sided final at the Wanderers.
Aussies up several notches over pretenders India
New Delhi: Indian newspapers on Monday heaped praise on Australia for its victory in the cricket
World Cup final in South Africa, but India's performance was greeted with a mixture of forgiveness
and condemnation.
I made the right call insists Ganguly
Johannesburg: Saurav Ganguly said his much-vaunted pace trio's inability to find the right length had cost India a chance of winning the World Cup against defending champion Australia at the Wanderers on Sunday. "They bowled too short on that wicket," the Indian captain Ganguly told
reporters after his side was crushed by 125 runs in a one-sided final.
Tendulkar named player-of-the-tournament
Johannesburg: Sachin Tendulkar, who was named the player-of-the-tournament even before the final match was played, said he was glad to have won the honour but would have been much happier if his team had defeated Australia to win the championship.
Security beefed up at Indian skipper's residence
Kolkata: Security was beefed up in and around Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly's residence as his team went down to Australia in the World Cup final at Johannesburg on Sunday.
Ex-stars hail India's performance despite defeat
Mumbai: Former Test cricketers and administrators hailed India's performance in the cricket World Cup despite their 125-run defeat against Australia at Johannesburg in South Africa on Sunday.
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