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Badminton Indian men enter semifinals KOCHI, FEB 23. Keeping its cool under pressure, India pulled off a sensational 3-2 victory over a strong England and marched to the semifinals (knockout stage) of the Thomas Cup badminton qualifiers in Eindhoven on Friday night. India, which ... Chess Anand starts with black pieces LINARES, FEB. 23. The City of Linares chess tournament was inaugurated on Friday after cultural activities during which the opening draw numbers were made. Significantly, the draw numbers of four players who took part in the 1998 edition were ... 
Ramesh nails HariBIKANER, FEB. 23. P. Hari Krishna was extremely fortunate to escape with a draw against young sensation Somak Palit in the afternoon. But he was not so lucky against GM-norm hunter R.B. Ramesh. Precisely 20 days after spoiling Hari's chances ... Cricket 
It's Tendulkar all the wayNAGPUR, FEB. 23. Appearing very much like an old fashioned Test match batsman Sachin Tendulkar was a purist's delight. On a hot and steaming day he brought fore his complete understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of both teams and also the ... Tendulkar quickest to 7500 Test runs ** Tendulkar (137 not out, on 51) became the first batsman to aggregate 500 runs at this venue. Playing in his fourth match and fifth innings he now has 586 runs (avg. 195.33). ** Tendulkar (when on 81) became the second Indian after Sunil ... 
Gilchrist, Martyn explodeJOHANNESBURG, FEB. 23. Adam Gilchrist scored the fastest double century in the history of Test cricket as Australia broke South Africa's back on the second day of the first Test at the Wanderers on Saturday. The wicket-keeper reached 200 in just ... Other Stories
Hockey Tamil Nadu posts win CUDDAPAH, FEB. 23. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Pondicherry registered 2- 0 victories over Hyderabad, Andhra and Kerala respectively in the South Zone hockey championships at the District Sports Authority Stadium here on Saturday. After a barren ... 
Expectations high from Indian teamKUALA LUMPUR, FEB. 23. Launched in 1971 amidst apprehensions of hockey remaining as a discipline in the Olympics, the World Cup has coursed through an incandescent phase of development, whose depth, dynamics and dimensions presents a pleasant ... Racing : Horse Bold Bird wins main event BANGALORE, FEB. 23. Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy's Bold Bird (Woods up) won the Governor's Trophy, the main event of the races here today. The winner is trained by Ganapathy. Fines: Midway up the straight Secret Silver violently swerved to the right ... Other Stories
Racing : Motor Tata Group sponsors Narain Karthikeyan CHENNAI, FEB. 23. The Tata Group announced its sponsorship of Narain Karthikeyan, the Fastest Indian in the world, on Saturday. The Tata Group as title sponsor intends to support Narain achieve his global aspirations. As a start Narain will don ... Sports : General Swimming SFI set to drop Senior National BANGALORE, FEB. 23. The Swimming Federation of India is now all set to scrap the 2001 Senior National Championship, which was scheduled to be held at New Delhi this month end, citing ``unexpected problems.'' The event was jinxed right from ... Tennis 
Shuai Peng upstages SunithaMUMBAI, FEB. 23. China's unseeded Shuai Peng upstaged eight seeded American Indian Sunitha Rao 6-3, 7-6 (3) in the singles final of the $10,000 International Tennis Federation's Women's Futures on Saturday. This was the second clash between the ... Rowing 
SSCB men, Kerala women reign supremeCHENNAI, FEB. 23. Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) men and Kerala women won all four events (single scull, double scull, coxless pair and coxed fours) in the 22nd Open National rowing championship which concluded at the Madras Boat Club here ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Magazine | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
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