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Cricket

Windies can be on top again: Lara
CHENNAI, JULY 7. It is not the 375 or the 501 not out — Test and first class cricket's highest individual scores respectively — and for that matter any of his other mind-boggling efforts, but West Indies' record chase of 418 in the ...

Ramesh hits record, unbeaten 307
CHENNAI, JULY 7. Globe Trotters opener Sadagopan Ramesh scored a record breaking triple century, remaining unbeaten on 307, as his team declared its first innings at 522 for four against SPIC on the second day of the SPIC-TNCA first division ...

Tennis

Navratilova — a champion like no other
LONDON, JULY 7. There we were, about 15 of us, waiting in the interview room at the Millennium building at the All England Lawn Tennis Club late on Sunday evening. ``Where is she? It is 15 minutes past the time they were supposed to be here,'' ...

Loss in Paris still galls Serena
WIMBLEDON, JULY 7. Serena Williams beat her sister for the sixth time in a row. She beat Jennifer Capriati for the eighth time in a row. And she won Wimbledon for the second year in a row. Williams enjoyed another fulfilling fortnight at the ...

Federer slays demons of self-doubt
LONDON, JULY 7. The tears Roger Federer shed on centre court after receiving the Wimbledon men's singles trophy were those of a man whose prodigious talent had finally triumphed over the demons of self-doubt. Nobody ever questioned the Swiss ...

Other Stories

No problems for Novak

Youzhny gets past Rochus

Sumit-Siddharth pair makes final

Navratilova's Slams

Mahesh moves up to No. 2 spot

Hockey
Despite twin wins, there's still a long way to go
CHENNAI, JULY 7. Predictably enough, the Indian Hockey Federation has opted to retain the team of 18 that won the Hamburg Masters last month for the prestigious Silver Jubilee Champions Trophy at Amstelveen. This pragmatism needs to be ...

Chess
Sasikiran holds Krasenkow
ESBJERG (DENMARK), JULY 7. Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran drew with GM Michal Krasenkow of Poland to be on top with three others (two points) after the third round of the 18th North Sea Cup International chess tournament here. Top seed and hot ...

Harsh in lead
VISAKHAPATNAM, JULY 7. K. Harsh of Vijayawada, K. Sai Nirupama of Ongole and J. Ramya Sri of Nandigama are leading the table in the under-7 boys, under-7 girls and under-9 girls' events at the end of the third round of the AP (Vijayawada ...

Golf

Woods pockets Western Open
LEMONT, JULY 7. Tiger Woods cruised to victory on Sunday in the 100th Western Open, his 38th career victory on the PGA Tour and fourth of the season. The win marks Woods' fifth straight year with at least four victories, a feat no one else has ...

Swimming
Indian team for World meet
BANGALORE, JULY 7. A six-member Indian team will take part in FINA's World swimming championship, scheduled to be held at Barcelona from July 15.The swimming events begin from July 20. The squad includes four from Karnataka and they are Rehan ...

Volleyball
India outplays Czech Republic, tops Pool C
SUPHANBURI, JULY 7. India raced to the top of Pool C, outplaying Czech Republic 25-20, 25-15, 25-17, and assured of a place in the top eight of the eighth World Youth (boys) volleyball championship here on Monday. India won all its three ...

Shooting
Samaresh, Deepali optimistic
NEW DELHI, JULY 7. It was the first World Cup final for him, and Samaresh Jung missed the medal by 0.1 points and the Olympic quota place by 0.4 points. Sounding cheerful, the CISF inspector, who had returned along with the team from the ...