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Chess
Nassir joins Deshmukh on top
NEW DELHI, APRIL 22. Railway Board's Nassir Wajih capitalised on a late blunder by Bihar's Santosh Kumar Sinha in an ending involving rooks and pawns to join Anup Deshmukh in the lead with eight points after 10 rounds of the Global Networks ...
Iswarya, Mahima and Anjanaa in lead
DHARMAPURI, APRIL 22. Three girls shared the lead at the end of the third round of the 16th Tamil Nadu State sub-junior girls chess championship for the Arasan Kalyanasundari Ammal Gurusamy Trophy at Hotel Sri Rama on Monday. The girls in the top ...


Cricket
An evenly poised encounter
PORT OF SPAIN, APRIL 22. The Indians battle rain and the West Indies at their most favourite venue outside the country. The Port of Spain has something that gets the best out of the Indian cricketers and this venture has not been an exception ...
Tendulkar's dubious distinction
**For the second time in succession India has taken a first innings lead at this venue. It had a 140 run lead when it last played at this venue in 1997. **For the second time in his career, Tendulkar has a hundred and a duck in the same Test ...
'Typhoon' hits Garden City
BANGALORE, APRIL 22. He sports a teacher's calm while memories of his nickname — Typhoon — swirl around. Frank Tyson, acclaimed England fast bowler of the 1950s, revels in his role as an esteemed coach. He is now here on a six-week ...
Other Stories

  • Yuveraj guides India `A' to easy win


    Football
    WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN
    Quiz Corner
    1. A direct free kick to start proceedings. Who is the only player to have scored a hat trick in the Final? 2. By winning in Sweden (1958) and the U.S. (1994), Brazil set a unique record. What distinction did it achieve? 3. "If a hand was ...


    Hockey
    Indian Airlines in semifinals
    MUMBAI, APRIL 22. Indian Airlines continued its flight in the 40th Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournament, entering the semifinal phase with a hard-earned 2-1 win over a spirited Karnataka XI in Monday's quarterfinals. The Airmen would have liked to ...


    Racing : Motor
    Parthiva to race in U.S.
    BANGALORE, APRIL 22. Parthiva Sureshwaran, sponsored by JK Tyres, is all set to drive in the Barber Dodge Pro Series in the United States, according to a press release from JK Tyres. Driving the 3.5-litre V6 265 bhp Skip Barber racing car on ...
    Naren, Arjun set to make debut in APRC
    BANGALORE, APRIL 22. Team MRF duo of Naren Kumar and Arjun Balu are all set to make their debut in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) to be held in Canberra from May 3 to 5, according to a press release. Reigning Asia Zone champions, V. ...


    Sports : General
    Sport Digest
    ATHLETICS: WALNUT, California: Marion Jones opened her 2002 season in an event she says she hates, breezing to an easy victory in the 400 meters in 50.46 seconds on Sunday at the Mount SAC Relays. Ladonna Antoine finished a distant second ...


    Tennis
    Iva Majoli wins Family Circle Cup
    CHARLESTON, South Carolina, April 22. Iva Majoli of Croatia became the lowest ranked player to win a top-tier tournament when she defeated Swiss Patty Schnyder 7-6 (5), 6-4 Sunday for the championship of the Family Circle Cup, her first singles ...
    Ferrero claims Monte Carlo Masters
    MONTE CARLO, Monaco, APRIL 22. Juan Carlos Ferrero cruised to a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Carlos Moya in Sunday's final of the Monte Carlo Masters, confirming he is one of the best clay-court players in the world. Ferrero will be a top ...
    All eyes on Samrita Sekar
    PUNE, APRIL 22.Just over a fortnight ago, there was a fairy-tale, finish in the first episode of the Indian Satellite Tour for women. Samrita Sekar brought cheer to her peers, stunned her seniors and gave a sensational start to the women's summer ...


    Shooting
    Suma Shirur misses medal by a whisker
    NEW DELHI, APRIL 22. Suma Shirur missed a medal by an agonising 0.2 point margin in women's air rifle in the shooting World Cup in Shanghai on Monday. Following an intense competition, in which Gao Jing of China not only pushed Sun Hwa Seo to ...

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