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World Cup Marauding McGrath mows down hapless Namibians POTCHEFSTROOM, FEB. 27.Glenn McGrath took a World Cup record seven for 15 on Wednesday to send Namibia tumbling to 45 all out and lose to Australia by 256 runs, a record in one-day cricket. It was a match of records as Adam Gilchrist set a ... 
Nehra turns out to be a revelationDURBAN, FEB. 27. India's bowlers backed the hard work done by their batsmen with a splendid show at the Kingsmead on Wednesday night. The emphatic 82 - run victory strengthened India's chances of qualifying for the Super Six of the ICC Cricket ... Lacklustre Proteas stay in the hunt EAST LONDON, FEB. 27.An unimpressive South Africa ground out an 118-run victory over Canada in their World Cup Group B match on Thursday, keeping alive its hopes of qualifying for the Super Six stage. But the tournament host, who have to beat ... 
Caribbean charmers desperate for a winCAPE TOWN, FEB. 27.Predictions have gone awry in Group `B' of the ICC World Cup and the three teams that were supposed to have a cakewalk into the Super Six stage are concerned. Long before Shaun Pollock sent down the first ball of the ... Indians played with a lot of heart Roared on by thousands of supporters in the city of curry and spice, Durban, India charged to an emotional victory that gives them an excellent chance of reaching the latter stages of this competition. India played with passion and purpose and ... McGrath, Gilchrist set new records POTCHEFSTROOM, FEB. 27.Australian pace bowler Glenn McGrath and wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist set new records for most wickets and dismissals in the World Cup during the rout of Namibia here on Thursday; Best bowling: 7-15: Glenn McGrath ... Zimbabwe primed for orange disorder BULAWAYO, FEB. 27. Zimbabwe hope their own trailblazing history doesn't come back to haunt them when they face The Netherlands here on Friday to keep their fading World Cup dream alive. When they played their first ever World Cup in 1983, they ... I'm a match winner, says Shoaib Akhtar JOHANNESBURG, FEB 27.He breezes in to meet the media, rattles off his answers and breezes out. In a flash he is gone, with scribes chasing him to get that extra quote or byte. The Pakistan team is training at the scenic de Beers ground, the ... A great team effort It was a fantastic team effort by the Indians in Durban with the English challenge being brushed aside. Not many would have expected such an easy victory for the Indians, however, not many would have expected Ashish Nehra to bowl so well ... Dravid snares 50th victim **This was Sachin Tendulkar's 26th match against England. He and Anil Kumble are now the two Indian batsmen with most appearances against England. **The catch of Vaughan off Nehra was Rahul Dravid's 50th dismissal as a wicket-keeper in 42 ... Bangladesh's dubious record continues ** Mohammad Ashraful's 56 was only the third score in the fifties for Bangladesh in the WC after Minhajul Abedin (68 not out vs Scotland at Edinburgh, 24-5-1999) and Mehrab Hossain (64 vs West Indies at Dublin, 21-5-1999). ** Ashraful's score ... The best and worst so far The best ball: A three-way tie. Zimbabwe's Grant Flower, bowling his left-arm spin wide of the crease, tempted Sachin Tendulkar half forward before the ball turned and clipped the off bail. ``I got one to turn for a change,'' he said. ... The permutations and combinations CENTURION, FEB. 27. With India crushing England on Wednesday night and Kenya stunning Sri Lanka a couple of days ago, the ``must-win'' games scenario is intriguing. Australia, at the moment look all set to top Pool A, unless England causes an ... Other Stories
Chess Anand making quiet progress CHENNAI, FEB. 27. A drawn game is an inevitable part of chess. The last two rounds have only seen draws, but there was always more action than the results indicate. With Garry Kasparov not showing the superlative form he was in in 1999, a ... Golf Exciting fare on the cards BANGALORE, FEB. 27.The Country's oldest Amateur golf tournament, the All India Amateur Championship will be conducted at the Karnataka Golf Association course here from Feb 28th to March 9th. The tournament staged under the aegis of the Indian ... Sports : General Dinesh Khanna, Gopi honoured NEW DELHI, FEB. 27.P. Gopi Chand bagged the `Sportsperson for the Year' award for the third year in succession while former Asian badminton champion Dinesh Khanna was honoured with the `Life Time Achievement Award' in the Petroleum Sports ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Entertainment | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
  
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