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Athletics
Reeth, Swapna take day's honours
BANGALORE, MAY 13. The 23rd National veterans athletics meet which got underway with 2,500 contestants in the fray, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here had the air of a mela rather than a serious competition. But then given their age, the ...


Chess
Vijayalakshmi keeps tryst with history
LUCKNOW, MAY 13. In keeping with her awesome reputation, S. Vijayalakshmi signed off in style. The 23-year-old from Chennai defeated Saheli Dhar-Barua and kept her date with a historic sixth women's National `A' chess title at the PICUP Bhawan on ...


Cricket
Hooper, Chanderpaul take charge again
ST. JOHN'S, MAY 13. India missed the services of a spinner badly despite Sachin Tendulkar trying to fill in the vacancy with his guiles with the ball. On a pitch which was an invitation for the slow men to exploit the spots at some points, India ...
Other Stories

  • Let's roll out the red carpet for Kumble
  • Ratra — youngest wicket-keeper to score a Test hundred


    Football
    WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN
    Legends: Dino Zoff
    Goalkeepers, it is said, last longer than field players. Even then to be in a World Cup team at the age of 40 has to be something extraordinary. Dino Zoff was that age when he captained Italy to Cup triumph in the 1982 edition in Spain. His ...
    World Cup: Down memory lane 1978 — Argentina
    Despite a threatened boycott by several nations in protest at the Videla military regime, all the qualifiers assembled in Argentina for the 1978 finals. The same format as 1974 was adopted - two group phases and no knockout stages - and ...


    Golf
    Chiranjeev finishes joint 24th
    NEW DELHI, MAY 13. Chiranjeev Milkha Singh returned a final round of one-under 71 and finished tied 24th at the 1.1 million pound Benson and Hedges International Open golf tournament at the De Vere Belfry course in Warwickshire, England, on ...


    Hockey
    Indian Airlines edges out CRPF
    MUMBAI, MAY 13. An experimental Indian Airlines team negotiated a major hurdle in the 100th Aga Khan hockey tournament (sponsored by Bharat Petroleum) on Monday, edging out Central Reserve Police Force 1-0 in the second quarterfinal league match ...
    Four-nation tourney: Indian team selection today
    NEW DELHI, MAY 13. The 18-member Indian hockey team, scheduled to tour Australia for a double-leg four-nation tournament in Adelaide and Melbourne by the end of the month, will be announced on Tuesday. The selectors Aslam Sher Khan, Iqbaljit ...


    Racing : Motor
    Another twist to the Austrian farce
    GENEVA, MAY 13. Motor sport's world governing body, FIA said on Monday it was summoning Ferrari drivers and officials to a special hearing following the controversial finish at the Austrian Grand Prix. FIA said drivers Michael Schumacher, ...


    Sports : General
    Sport Digest
    CRICKET: COLOMBO: Off spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan, who was injured during the Sharjah tri-nation series last month, is returning to Colombo after undergoing intensive medical care in Australia, an official of the Board of ...
    Pakistan to take part in SAARC meet
    NEW DELHI, MAY 13. The second SAARC cycling championship will be held here at the Yamuna Velodrome from June 8 to 12. Five countries, including Pakistan, have confirmed their participation in the championship. Bhutan and Maldives will be the ...


    Tennis
    Furukawa gets the better of Sichel
    VISAKHAPATNAM, MAY 13. In a keenly fought baseline duel that lasted a little under three hours, Japan's Hayato Furukawa overcame Israel's Roy Sichel 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 in the opening round of the International Tennis Federation's men's satellite ...

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