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Anand beats Topalov to regain Amber Chess title
Monte Carlo: Super Grand Master Vishwanathan Anand won the 12th Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament in style defeating Bulgarian Veselin Topalov 1.5-0.5 in the 11th and final round.
Azlan Shah Cup: Germany steps into final
World champion Germany became the first team to qualify for the final of the 12th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup after beating host Malaysia 2-1 in a closely fought match on Friday.
Paes-Rikl duo move into semis at Nasdaq-100
New Delhi: Leander Paes and partner David Rikl of the Czech Republic have moved into the men's doubles semi-finals of the Nasdaq-100 Open, the $ 6.1-million combined ATP and WTA Tennis Masters event in Key Biscayne, Florida on Wednesday.
National
Delhi pugilist demoralises opponent in pre-quarters
New Delhi: Delhi boxer H K Belwal packed powerful punches in an impressive performance to outsmart Khimanand of CISF on the second day of the 49th Senior National Boxing Championship on Wednesday.
Cricket
KCA extends players’ contracts by two months
Nairobi: The Kenya Cricket Association (KCA) has extended its players' contract by two months in view of the team's participation in next week's Sharjah tournament, officials said on Friday.
Plate ‘B’ posts a massive total against Elite ‘A'
Bangalore: Elite ‘A’ which made a shaky start was 52 runs for the loss of one wicket in its first innings against Plate "B" which piled up a massive 569 runs in the four- day Duleep Trophy cricket tie on the second day on Friday.
Vexed ICC contract issue set to resurface
Kolkata: Cricket's quadrennial showpiece the World Cup over, the vexed
contract issue is likely to resurface, with the International Cricket
Council (ICC) sticking to its decision to withhold India's guarantee
money from the Cup due to the dispute. "The contract issue was
temporarily put on the back-burner because of the Cup. But now that the
Cup is over, the process to sort out the matter has to start once
again," BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said.
Selectors to pick squad for tri-series on April 2
Mumbai: The Indian selection committee will meet on April 2 to pick the
squad for the tri-series Limited Overs tournament in Dhaka.
Andrew Caddick backs off from One-day cricket
London: Premier England fast bowler Andrew Caddick has said that the 2003 World Cup was his last One-day outing according to reports appearing on BBC Sport website.
Wright & support staff likely to get the nod
Kolkata: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning to extend the contract of coach John Wright and other support staff in case the proposed tri- series in Bangladesh was held in time next month.
Clinically, my leg is fine now, says Gillespie
Adelaide: Paceman Jason Gillespie on Friday declared himself fit for Australia's tour of the West Indies after bowling for the first time since returning injured from the World Cup.
Homesickness a worry ahead of WI tour: Waugh
Sydney: Steve Waugh admits homesickness could burden his much-travelled Australian squad when it journeys to the Caribbean next week for a Test and One-day series with the West Indies.
‘Political interference is the reason for dip in standards’
Chennai: Former captain, Arjuna Ranatunga on Friday said political interference was the reason for dip in standards of cricket in Sri Lanka and accused the country's cricket Board for it. "There is political interference in the selection and that is why we are going down and down in standards."
City Mayor calls on Tendulkar’s residence
Mumbai: In a special gesture, Mumbai mayor Mahadev Deole on Friday
called on batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar at the latter's residence to
felicitate him for doing the country proud by winning the
‘player-of-the-tournament’ award in the just-concluded ICC World Cup in
South Africa.
Pakistan players ‘pay a price’ for poor show
Islamabad: The dismal performance in the World Cup continued to haunt the Pakistani players as the country's cricket Board has decided to deduct 50 per cent of their total earnings for the team's early exit from the mega event. "This was an agreement signed before the World Cup and the players agreed to performance-based terms and conditions," Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) spokesman Samiul Hasan was quoted as saying by the BBC Sports website on Friday.
Queer twist to Akram's match-fixing probe
Islamabad: A probe into match-fixing allegations against top Pakistan all-rounder Wasim Akram on Thursday took a new turn with the Inquiry Officer withdrawing from it at the last minute. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has subsequently adjourned the hearing on the appeal filed by Akram to review match-fixing allegations against him.
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