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Athletics
Beenamol lives up to expectations
CHENNAI, JUNE 25. Inevitable though were the phases of monotony in a nine-card schedule, the second day of the Federation Cup athletics meet should not be dismissed as uneventful on that score. On the contrary, there was a flurry of interesting ...


Chess
Anilkumar, Muraleedharan in joint lead
KOCHI, JUNE 25. Kerala's O.T. Anilkumar went from strength to strength in the 14th Cusat Open all-India Fide-rated chess tournament at the Cochin University campus here on Tuesday evening. The unseeded former Cusat Open and Kerala champion ...
Strong Indian squad for Asian junior meet
KOZHIKODE, JUNE 25. A strong contingent from India would be hoping to replicate the team's astounding success of last year, when the Asian junior chess championship begins at Marawila (Sri Lanka) on Thursday. India is sending an official team ...


Cricket
Rahul Dravid — the perfect team man
TRENT BRIDGE (NOTTINGHAM), JUNE 25. Rahul Dravid, the right-handed specialist batsman, has never shirked from doing duties for the Indian team. He has been in his six-year old international career used like a ping-pong, asked to go at the fall ...
India loses to Kent
CANTERBURY, JUNE 25. India suffered its first defeat of the England tour going down by 21 runs to Kent in a limited-over warm-up match on Monday, five days ahead of the first triangular series tie against England. Indians, chasing 285 to win, ...
Bond bowls Kiwis to big win
BRIDGETOWN, JUNE 25. New Zealand claimed its first-ever Test victory in West Indies when it won the first Test by 204 runs with a day to spare. West Indies, chasing a victory target of 474, was bowled out for 269 on Tuesday in its second ...
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  • Ponting undergoes surgery


    Football
    Can Brazil cook Turkey's goose?
    SAITAMA (JAPAN), JUNE 25. Brazil believes it would have overcome the most difficult obstacle standing between it and a record fifth World Cup if it beats underdog Turkey in the semifinal here on Wednesday. Only a dubious penalty prevented the ...
    Rivaldo holds the key to Brazil's success
    SAITAMA (JAPAN), JUNE 25. Brazil features one of the best attacks in the world, but striker Rivaldo may be the only one of the ``3Rs'' to play in the record world champions' semifinals against Turkey on Wednesday. The Barcelona star, Rivaldo, ...
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  • Sukur or Mansiz: the Turkish dilemma
  • Cafu: history beckons
  • Indian team for world meet
  • World Cup finals marked end of an era for France: Platini
  • Belgium leads Fair Play standings


    Hockey
    India loses to U.S.
    CHENNAI, JUNE 25.and final encounter against United States for securing a berth in the women's hockey World Cup at Perth, India's long and sustained campaigan to write a new chapter in world hockey came a cropper. India fell at the last hurdle, ...


    Racing : Motor
    Warren to drive for Team MRF
    CHENNAI, JUNE 24.Team MRF from India, will be represented by Stuart Warren of New Zealand, and the former Asian Zone and Indian Rally champion, V. Naren Kumar. As both Naren and Arjun are in practice mode this year, MRF's team management ...


    Tennis
    Venus Williams means business
    LONDON, JUNE 25. If only she wants it! Venus Williams can become the Pete Sampras of women's tennis if she wants. The 22-year old two-time champion, who gave away just two games, one of them on serve, in blowing the 19-year-old British player ...
    Good show by Indians
    NEW DELHI, JUNE 25. The Indian juniors made the doubles finals of the Grade-3 ITF junior tennis tournament in Morocco last week. Karan Rastogi in partnership with Mohammed Al Nabhani of Oman lost in the final to qualifiers Tore Deleuran Skjolo ...


    Boxing
    Boxer dies 36 hours after fight
    LAS VEGAS, JUNE 25. A Panamanian fighter collapsed and died in his hotel room on Monday (June 24), some 36 hours after he was stopped in a title fight. Pedro Alcazar was taking a shower and getting ready to fly home when he suddenly collapsed. A ...

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