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Badminton
Prakash proposes `mixed' format
CHENNAI, MARCH 31.Former All England badminton champion Prakash Padukone has advocated a mix of seven and 15-point formats on the lines of cricket to make the game attractive, even as the demand, mostly from Asian countries, for reverting to the ...


Billiards & Snooker
Sethi records two wins
BANGALORE, MARCH 31. Geet Sethi notched up two victories in the second coaching camp billiards tournament at the KSBA Hall here on Sunday. Geet Sethi defeated Ashok Shandilya 2-1 and Mukesh Rehani 2-0. The results: Mukesh Rehani (Rly) bt ...


Chess
Saptarshi Roy in sole lead
TEHERAN, MARCH 31. Fourth-seeded Saptarshi Roy emerged as the sole leader in the boys' under-16 section, D. Harika and Laxmi Sahiti were part of the leading pack in their respective sections, while G. Rohit and Abhjeet Gupta were ahead in the ...
FIDE World Grand Prix from April 3
DUBAI, MARCH 31.India's Viswanathan Anand will lead a star cast for the FIDE World Grand Prix, to be held in Dubai Chess Club from April 3. "Elite Grandmasters of the world would be participating in a knock-out tourney involving 32 players," ...


Cricket
Srikkanth's India XI has it easy
THALASSERY, MARCH 31. Ten thousand people came to watch a cricket match played by men most of whom retired from the game years ago. And, braving a merciless sun at the height of summer, they stayed on till the last wicket was taken. For they ...
Indian team leaves for Windies sans Ganguly
MUMBAI, MARCH 31. Sourav Ganguly has been held back in Kolkata for personal reasons and will not be with the Indian cricket team, scheduled to fly out of Mumbai on Monday morning for the tour of the West Indies. The Indian skipper has to be ...
Garry Sobers back in action
BRIDGETOWN, MARCH 31. Sir Garry Sobers is back in action, wielding the willow, what if it happens to be just in the `nets. He was known for his feline grace and that is what matters in cricket even today. It is being said that watching the great ...
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    Football
    Legends: PELE
    A quarter of a century has passed since Pele quit the world football scene. But like the lingering fragrance of a dew kissed morning flower, the images of an outstanding career continue to capture the minds of his myriad fans. Nothing quantifies ...
    Other Stories

  • ITI pips HASC


    Golf
    Ghei overcomes Feroz Ali's challenge
    Chandigarh, March 31. Delhi's Gaurav Ghei overcame a spirited challenge from Feroz Ali to register a fine victory with a tally of nine-under 279 at the Rs. 6-lakh Chandigarh Open golf tournament here on Sunday. This was Ghei's second straight ...


    Hockey
    IA drubs Army XI
    KOLKATA, MARCH 31. Fancied Indian Airlines brightened its semifinal chances drubbing Army XI 5-0 in a group B quarterfinal league match of the 107th all-India Beighton Cup hockey here on Sunday. Having drawn its first match goalless against ...


    Racing : Motor
    Naren and Ram Kumar clinch title
    COIMBATORE, MARCH 31. Team MRF lived up to its expectations by rounding off all the top six positions at the end of the Mill & Monsoon Rally, 2002, on Sunday. Local lads, V.R. Naren Kumar and D. Ram Kumar, the reigning Asian Zone Rally ...


    Tennis
    Serena continues Williams' reign
    KEY BISCAYNE, March 31. Serena Williams picked up a fourth trophy in five tries for the Williams family at the $ 6.4 million Nasdaq-100 Open as she beat top seed Jennifer Capriati 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) in the final on Saturday. Only Swiss Martina Hingis ...


    Judo
    Jaipal rallies to claim gold
    MUMBAI, MARCH 31. Jaipal (Punjab) fought back after being half a point (waza-ari) down against Pradeep Tokas (Central Reserve Police Force) to win the men's 90 kg gold in the Tata Senior National judo championship. Dinesh Kumar (CRPF) quelled the ...

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