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Paes aims to claim No: 1 doubles ranking with Rikl
Kolkata: Star tennis player Leander Paes on Tuesday said that he was enjoying playing with Czech partner David Rikl and aimed to reclaim the numero uno status in world doubles by the end of this season.

Cricket
'I'm confident we'll do better in times to come'
Mumbai: With the defeat to Australia in the World Cup final still rankling him, Indian skipper Saurav Ganguly on Tuesday said he was sure India would improve on its performance and win the 2007 World Cup in West Indies.

Srinath, Kumble too opt out of Dhaka tri-series
Bangalore: Indian bowling spearhead Javagal Srinath and spin ace Anil Kumble have opted out of the triangular One-day series in Bangladesh from April 11 to 20.

'I was annoyed to hear of my appointment as coach'
Sydney: Australian Cricket Academy (ACA) coach Bennett King said on Tuesday he was surprised and annoyed to hear that he had been appointed the new West Indies coach.

I'm confident we'll win the series: Lara
Bridgetown: West Indies has called on Brian Lara as skipper to help it deal with an expected assault by the world champion Australians. Left-hander Lara is back in charge more than three years after he relinquished the role.

Selectors likely to pick new faces for tri-series
Mumbai: With many of the senior cricketers, including Sachin Tendulkar, making themselves unavailable due to injuries, the national selectors may opt to induct new faces when they pick the 14-member squad for the forthcoming triangular One-day series to be held in Dhaka from April 11 to 20.

Lankan chairman of selectors resigns in protest
Colombo: Sri Lanka's chairman of selectors Guy de Alwis has tendered his resignation protesting against "persistent political interference" in team selection process.

South Africa sacks Boucher as vice-captain
Durban: Mark Boucher has been axed as the South African vice-captain after the country's Board decided against reappointing anyone to the post for the tour of Bangladesh.

Zaheer to miss Warwickshire stint as talks fail
London: Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan will not be playing for Warwickshire as an early season replacement for New Zealand's Shane Bond after talks between them failed.

Brain Lara named West Indies skipper
Bridgetown: Brian Lara is to return as West Indies cricket captain for the series against Australia, the directors of the West Indies Cricket Board revealed late Monday.

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