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Warne to get share of World Cup windfall
Melbourne: Disgraced spin bowler Shane Warne will receive up to A$ 15,000 ($ 9,000) as
his share of prize money allocation even though he didn't bowl a ball in Australia's World Cup
win.
Selectors to meet in Mumbai to pick Indian team
Mumbai: The cricket selection committee, under the chairmanship of former Test player
Brijesh Patel, will meet here to pick the Indian team for the triangular One- day series in
Bangladesh next month.
It was Ganguly’s WC too
Bangalore: India’s performance at the 2003 World Cup, for most, part was ‘magical’. That
they came a cropper in what was billed to be the ‘clash of the giants’ was a major dampener
No Sharjah Cup in Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket Board
Colombo: Sri Lanka has been ruled out as a possible venue for the troubled Sharjah Cup
cricket tournament due to be held in the United Arab Emirates, cricket officials said here on
Wednesday.
Miandad asks team to shape up or ship out
Islamabad: Hoping for a long tenure for himself, Pakistan's newly appointed coach Javed Miandad on Wednesday sent out a strong message to the new-look team asking it to perform or perish.
Bula Chowdhury conquers Cook's Strait in NZ
Kolkata: Ace swimmer Bula Chowdhury has successfully crossed the Cook's Strait in New Zealand with record time among Asian women, thus leaping a step forward towards fulfilling her dream of conquering the seven seas.
Anand defeats Almasi, maintains slender lead
Monte Carlo: World Cup Champion Viswanathan Anand maintained his slender lead with a clinical 1.5-0.5 victory over Hungarian Grand Master Zoltan Almasi in the 9th round of the 12th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess tournament here.
World Badminton: Gopichand out on qualification rules
New Delhi: Despite his impressive performance at the recently concluded Sudirman Cup, Pullela Gopichand will not be able to lead the Indian challenge at the World Badminton Championship to be held from May 12-18 in Birmingham due to the change in the qualification rules this year.
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
Kumble mum on India’s World Cup performance
Bangalore: Ace spinner Anil Kumble, who many believe did not get a fair treatment by the team management which preferred Dinesh Mongia as the seventh batsman, on Wednesday declined to comment on India's performance in the World Cup citing contractual obligations.
Sachin Tendulkar India’s ‘billion dollar man’
London: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bhachchan have joined India's top 20 Billionaire's Club, according to a new report.
Youngsters choked at the ‘final’ hurdle: Ganguly
Kolkata: Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly on Tuesday night said World Cup champion Australia was not invincible and contended that his team suffered as the 'excited Indian youngsters' probably could not handle the pressure and put in 'too much effort' in the final.
Sachin also bags Ceat World Cup Cricketer 2003
New Delhi: Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar has bagged the Ceat World Cup Cricketer 2003 award after his splendid performance at the cricket's premier event in South Africa.
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