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Cricket Ganguly turns 30 KOLKATA, JULY 8. Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday celebrated his 30th birthday quietly with his family and friends at his residence as best wishes poured in from all over the country. Among those who wished him were the BCCI president, ... South Africa in bad shape BIRMINGHAM, JULY 8. South Africa was struggling at 135 for seven in 35 overs in the day/night tri-series international against England at Edgbaston on Tuesday. The game is a dress rehearsal for Saturday's final when the two sides meet at ... Other Stories
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Sania to concentrate on singlesHYDERABAD, JULY 8. Teenage sensation Sania Mirza, who arrived to a touching reception when classmates and students from her Nasr School were among those who lined up at the Hyderabad airport chanting "Sania, Sania'', made it abundantly clear that ... Prakash Amritraj loses NEWPORT (USA), JULY 7. American Justin Gimelstob survived a thrilling tiebreaker to beat fellow-American Jeff Morrison, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (13) in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. Fourth-seeded American Robby Ginepri ... Kiran upsets Praveen MYSORE, JULY 8. C.M. Kiran staged a good fight-back, after trailing 5-7, to register the first upset in the tournament when he beat fourth-seeded Praveen Ramaswamy of Bangalore 8-7 (7-5) and entered the pre-quarterfinals in the boys' under-12 ... Athletics 
Ottey lords over a weak fieldZAGREB, Croatia, JULY 8. Olympic and World champion Merlene Ottey won the 100-metre sprint over a weak field at the IAAF Grand Prix track meet on Monday. The 43-year-old veteran timed 11.42 seconds before a packed stadium in ideal summer ... Basketball India exudes confidence NEW DELHI, JULY 8. Confidence is in plenty in the Indian camp here on the eve of the four-day qualifying tournament for the next Asian basketball championship (ABC). To make the 16-Nation field, India has to reach the final of the Middle Asia ... Chess Sasikiran shares the top spot ESBJERG (DENMARK), JULY 8. Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran marched ahead with a tactical victory over GM Bruzon Lazaro of Cuba in the fourth round of the 18th North Sea Cup International chess tournament here. Sasikiran took his tally to three ... Golf 
Qualifier Lunke is U.S. Open championNORTH PLAINS, JULY 8.Hilary Lunke walked off the course as the new U.S. Open women's champion, smiling until she saw her father. Then, she burst into joyful tears. With a sure putt that stymied her opponents in Monday's three-way playoff ... Boxing Harikrishnan eases into second round BANGKOK, JULY 8. India's National champion V. Harikrishnan stormed into the second round of the 12th World amateur boxing championship here, defeating Chiang Tzu-wei of Taiwan. The 22-year-old Railways boxer from Chennai got past Tzu-wei with ... U.S. boxers getting raw deal: coach BANGKOK, JULY 8. American boxers are experiencing a backlash at the World amateur championships because of their country's superpower sorties, infuriated head coach Frank Gentile claimed on Tuesday. ``As long as we have `USA' on the back of ... Volleyball Indians set for the final assault SUPHANBURI, JULY 8.It was time for the Indian boys to relax a bit before the final assault for the World Youth volleyball championship, now in progress here. This is undoubtedly the greatest moment in the history of Indian volleyball because ... Archery Olympic berth — the main target KOLKATA, JULY 8. India will be sending eight archers, including three rookies, to the 42nd World outdoor target archery championship, to be held in New York from July 15 to 20. The team is high on confidence and aims to land Athens Olympic ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Opportunities | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
   
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