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Cricket
Dravid making the right moves
LAHORE, APRIL 3. Captaincy is about making things happen than waiting for events to unfold and Rahul Dravid, given the limitations in the Indian attack, made the right moves on the field as India embraced history in Multan. The news ahead of ...

BCCI proposes one-day series against S. Africa
MUMBAI, APRIL 3. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has proposed a seven-match one-day international series against South Africa in November. "South Africa will play seven one-day internationals after the four Test series against ...

Graham Thorpe hits unbeaten century
BRIDGETOWN, APRIL 3. The greatness of Graham Thorpe's 13th Test century at Kensington Oval on Friday was not in any handsome strokes, nor in the vast quantity of runs but rather in how simple he made it look to play on a variable pitch on which ...

Other Stories

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    Tennis
    Melanie South clinches title
    MUMBAI, APRIL 3.Federation's women's circuit, overcame early jitters in her first Futures final. Finding the pace and bounce of the Shivaji Park Gymkhana courts to her liking, the 17-year-old Londoner took apart Chan Young Chen's game bit by bit ...

    Roddick advances to final
    KEY BISCAYNE, APRIL 3.U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick advanced to the final of the Nasdaq-100 Open for the first time, playing nearly flawless tennis to beat Vince Spadea 6-1, 6-3 on Friday. Roddick took the first set in just 21 minutes and ...

    Rajan bows out
    BANGALORE, APRIL 3. The top seeds in both the +45 and +55 sections were knocked out of the Indian Oil Servo all-India invitation veterans' tennis championship at the Century Club courts here today. The fourth-seeded S. Parekh of Maharashtra ...

    Martina makes singles comeback at 47
    MIAMI: Martina Navratilova, 47, is to play singles in an event on the women's circuit again. She has been handed a wildcard for next week's Bausch and Lomb Championships at Amelia Island, Florida, the WTA confirmed on Friday. Navratilova ...

    Chess
    Anand regains World No. 2 spot
    KOZHIKODE, APRIL 3.As expected Viswanathan Anand has regained the World No. 2 spot, as FIDE, the world chess governing body, announced the latest rating list on Saturday. He has taken his tally of Elo points to 2774, an increase of eight points ...

    Golf
    Johnson takes lead
    DULUTH (GEORGIA), APRIL 3. Zach Johnson used a run of four birdies in his final six holes for a 6-under 66 to take the second-round lead after another windy day in the BellSouth Classic on Friday. He had a 9-under 135 total for a two-stroke ...

    Racing : Motor
    Schumacher grabs pole
    SAKHIR (BAHRAIN), APRIL 3. Six-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher had the fastest time in qualifying for Sunday's first Bahrain Grand Prix, his third consecutive pole of the season. But the woes continued for McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen, ...

    Sports : General
    Susanthika has it easy in 200 metres
    ISLAMABAD, APRIL 3. Susanthika Jayasinghe, the star attraction of the ninth SAF Games, had more trouble tackling an upset stomach than beating the wafer-thin challenge in the 200-metre event at the Jinnah Stadium here on Saturday. On a day when ...

    Indian spikers strike gold
    ISLAMABAD, APRIL 3. Indian volleyball lived up to its new found reputation, as the team kept its cool amidst thunderous support for the home team in winning the gold with a well-earned 25-18, 23-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-10 score in the final, in the ...

    SAF - GAMES - RESULTS
    Athletics: Men: 200m: 1. Rohan Pradeep (Sri) 20.99, 2. Imran Rahir (Pak) 21.24, 3. Piyush Kumar (Ind) 21.35; 800m: 1. Mohammad Sifrath (Sri) 1:51.60, 2. Ghamanda Ram (Ind) 1:52.21, 3. Irshad Fazal (Pak) 1:52.24; 400m hurdles: ...



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