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Cricket South Africa light years ahead; Smith musters 259 LONDON, AUG. 2. Not Brian Lara, then, but pretty close. Graeme Smith was bowled for 259 on the third day of the second England-South Africa Test at Lord's on Saturday, 116 short of Lara's world record of 375. He was dropped twice and hit on the ... Other Stories
Tennis Bopanna & Qureshi in final NEW DELHI, AUG. 2. Top-seeded Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi made it to the final of the $25,000 Challenger in Denver, Colarado with a 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) victory over fourth-seeded Doug Bohaboy and Jack Brasington of the US. In the ... Other Stories
Football 
Mahindra makes semifinalsKOLKATA, AUG. 2. Mahindra United was in full bloom as it grounded Air India, 3-0, and made the semifinals of the Tata Federation Cup football championship at the Municipal Corporation Stadium, Howrah, near here, on Saturday. Despite being set ... 
Beckham has China swooningBEIJING, AUG. 2. Beijing buzzed with a hint of Hollywood on Saturday for David Beckham's first match with star-studded Real Madrid, as autograph stalkers and tabloid paparazzi mingled with ticket touts and jersey hawkers. The sellout crowd of ... Badminton Shon Seung-mo eliminates Chen Hong BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 2. It was a case of so near and yet so far for the top seed Chen Hong of China in his quarterfinal tie against 13th seed Shon Seung-mo of Korea in the 13th World badminton championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. ... Chess Setback for Anand DORTMUND, AUG. 2. Former world chess champion Anand received a major setback in round two when Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan shocked him with a brilliant queen sacrifice to win the game in style in the Sparkassen Chess Meeting on Friday. The ... 
Kunte wins British championshipEDINBURGH (SCOTLAND), AUG. 2. Grandmaster Abhijit Kunte annexed the Smith and Williamson British chess championship after settling for a draw with GM Joe Gallagher of Switzerland in the 11th and final round game here. Kunte, who was in sole ... 
Rishi's unbeaten run continuesNAGPUR, AUG. 2. Two fighting draws on the top board involving Tamil Nadu players allowed Koneru Humpy to score an emphatic win over local schoolboy Pratik Shriwas and join leaders' pack with 4.5 points after five rounds of the 41st National `B' ... Golf Jeev slips to tied 60th NEW DELHI, AUG. 2. India's Jeev Milkha Singh shot a five-over 77 to slip to tied-60th position at the 120-million-yen Aiful Cup, being played at the par-72 Twinfields Golf Club in Ishikawa, Japan. According to information received here, Jeev, ... Sports : General Anju, Sehwag, I.M. Vijayan among 21 recommended for Arjuna Award NEW DELHI, AUG. 2. Anju B. George, getting ready in Europe for the World championships, Virendra Sehwag, just back from the English county grind, and I. M. Vijayan, unlucky to miss out on the award last time, are among the 21 sportspersons ... Shooting A shot in the arm for the sport: Anjali MUMBAI, AUG. 2. Anjali Vedpathak stressed shooting in India will get a shot in the arm following her nomination for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. The Mumbai markswoman, specialising in the women's air rifle event, is reportedly one of the ... 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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