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Billiards & Snooker
Uma starts with a flourish
JAMMU, DEC. 18. Essaying three double-digit breaks in the second frame, Karnataka's R. Uma Devi made good start to the defence of her title, in the women's National billiards championship at the Hari Niwas Palace here on Wednesday. Uma picked up ...


Chess
Humpy in joint lead with emphatic win
PANAJI, DEC. 18. These days, Koneru Humpy is far from happy with her quality of play. For one, who has set very exacting standards for herself she rues not converting some promising positions into victories during her campaign in the World junior ...


Cricket
Indians should show more resolve
HAMILTON, DEC. 18. There is a small board outside the Westpac Trust ground with the message - `Keep off - Grass Growing.' This is not meant for the Indian batsmen though. They could find themselves right in the middle of all that grass. Yes, ...
Ganguly to lead India in World Cup
KOLKATA, DEC. 18. The senior selection committee, on Wednesday, named a 14-member team for the seven-match one-day International series against New Zealand and also announced that Sourav Ganguly would continue as the captain of the Indian team ...
My 15... A. Gaekwad
The Indian team, performing well at home, and sometimes away, still feels the acute shortage of a wicket keeper batsman, genuine bowlers and all-rounders. In view of this, we have resorted to seven genuine batsman in the team out of which some ...
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    Squash
    Junaid overcomes Teotia
    MUMBAI, DEC. 18.Junaid Nathani is keeping his date with progress. The 20-year-old Mumbai youngster, in keeping with his reputation as a steady climber up the Indian squash ladder, outlasted ninth seed Major Rohit Teotia of Services in four games ...


    National Games
    Anju sets record in triple jump
    HYDERABAD, DEC. 18. Anju B. George picked up her second gold in the athletics events of the 32nd National Games in great style by breaking the Games record in the women's triple jump at the G.M.C. Balayogi stadium here today. Anju broke her own ...
    Aquatics: Happy birthday for Richa
    HYDERABAD, DEC. 18. Richa Mishra was once again at it at the Swarnandhra Pradesh Sports Complex pool on Wednesday. And, indeed, there were enough reasons for the huge grin that the Andhra Pradesh mermaid sported by the end of the fifth day of ...
    Shooting: Moraad on fire
    HYDERABAD, DEC. 18. Moraad Ali Khan of Delhi established a new record in the double trap event in the shooting section of the ongoing National Games. Moraad and R.V.S. Rathore of Services Sports Control Board were involved in a keen tussle for ...
    Weightlifting: Sukhjinder enthralls crowd; Muthu claims gold
    VISAKHAPATNAM, DEC. 18. Andhra Pradesh suffered a set back in the weightlifting competition here on Wednesday when its international, Neelamsetti Lakshmi, found herself out of contention after failing in all her attempts in the snatch part of the ...
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  • Tennis: Defending champions shown the exit
  • Hockey: It's Haryana vs Jharkhand
  • Yachting: Services picks up two golds

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