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World Cup
Indians have a lot to learn from the Aussies
JOHANNESBURG, MARCH 24. Their radiant faces reflected the joy of a champion. Australia was ruthless in its annihilation of India at The Wanderers and there was immense pride in every step that Ricky Ponting took towards the podium. The ...
Giving the boys their due
Euphoria to mourning is a short trip; these mood extremes are separated by a single Ricky Ponting masterpiece, as we found out on Sunday. Through four weeks, from the time Sourav Ganguly's men outplayed England under lights at Durban, it was a ...
Experience was Australia's forte
India lost the World Cup final inside the first ten overs of the match against Australia but it has made considerable ground during the tournament. Australia proved the pundits correct when it added to its impressive recent record of wins by ...
India should have batted first
It was a glorious opportunity lost by India, and I am not sure if we would get a similar chance again. The one-sided nature of the final left me deeply disappointed. The toss was a crucial factor and India should have batted first. By inserting ...
Aussies have set new standards: Ponting
JOHANNESBURG, MARCH 25. Australian skipper Ricky Ponting says his lineup has taken one-day cricket to a new level in the wake of its 125-run World Cup win over India. ``We took things to a new level today,'' said Ponting. ``Scoring 360 on what ...
Ponting leaves statisticians panting
** Sourav Ganguly led India in his 100th match after becoming a replacement captain (for Sachin Tendulkar) against the West Indies at Singapore on 5-9-1999. He became the second Indian, after Mohd. Azharuddin (174 matches), and the 11th ...
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    Chess
    Morozevich shocks Kramnik
    MONTE CARLO, MARCH 24. Defending champion Alexander Morozevich shocked fellow Russian and World classical champion Vladimir Kramnik 2-0 to move into joint second place at the end of the eighth round of the 12th Amber chess tournament being played ...


    Cricket
    Bowlers set India 'A' on course
    BRIDGETOWN, MARCH 24. India `A' bowlers sliced through the batting of West Indies `B' to set up a winning opportunity in their rescheduled Carib Beer cricket match in Barbados. Medium pacer Jai Prakash Yadav took three for 18 off 14 overs and ...


    Swimming
    Nisha on comeback trail
    BANGALORE, MARCH 24. It is hard to keep a champion down. Two years ago, it looked it was all over for the Indian swimming ace Nisha Millet, who was struck down by a recurrent back pain which forced her out of competitions. But today, Nisha Millet ...


    Tennis
    Mankad will lead Indian challenge
    KOLKATA, MARCH 24. In the absence of a few of his renowned compatriots India's Davis Cupper Harsh Mankad will lead the Indian charge in the Exide ITF men's Futures tennis, which sees the main draw getting underway on Tuesday at the newly built ...


    Boxing
    National tourney from today
    NEW DELHI, MARCH 24.Barring his Bangkok Asiad gold and back-to-back triumphs in Kings Cup tournament in 1997-98, Dingko has had failed to raise his career to the expectations he himself set. After wrist injury marred his Sydney Olympics ...


    Volleyball
    SCR settles a score
    RENUKOOT, MARCH 24. The inter-departmental rivalry in the Railways spilled into the National volleyball super league competition as South Central Railway, Secunderabad, fought it out with Central Railway, Mumbai, and settled a score winning ...


    Shooting
    Rathore claims gold
    NEW DELHI, MARCH 24. He was nervous. The gold looked like slipping from his grasp once again. Yet, he was too good a champion to allow for an anti-climax for the second successive week. Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore rose to the challenge in ...



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