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Cricket
"Looking forward to getting back"
MUMBAI, AUG. 13. Sachin Tendulkar's home on the 10th floor of La Mer in Bandra Reclamation showcases his achievements and the rewards gained over nearly one and half decades of a glittering career. The latest prize is the `Player of the World ...
Probables camp from today
BANGALORE, AUG. 13.Nudging Indian cricket to a higher level this season, will be a specific goal in the conditioning camp for 36 probables commencing at the Chinnaswamy Stadium premises here on Thursday. "Last season was good. The boys did well ...
A chance for much-maligned England to hit back
NOTTINGHAM, AUG. 13.The third Test between England and South Africa, which begins at Trent Bridge on Thursday — the 50th staged at the famous old ground — promises to be historic. England is in one of its worst slumps, almost as ...


Tennis
Kannan-Mahadevan pair in final
NEW DELHI, AUG. 13. The top-seeded Kamala Kannan and Manoj Mahadevan made it to the doubles final with a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Yu Wang and Xin-Yuan Yu of China in the Masters event of the Satellite tennis circuit in Beijing, China, on ...


Hockey
Ten Sports' salute to hockey team
MUMBAI, AUG. 13.Ten Sports channel has latched onto an unique concept, linking India's Independence Day celebrations to the National men's hockey squad's aspirations as a build-up to the 2003 Champions Trophy tournament commencing at Amstelveen ...


Badminton
Castelino, Utsav in main draw
BANGALORE, AUG. 13. The young and talented brigade of Rohan Castelino and Utsav Prakash of Karnataka, Bahniman Borah of Assam and Nishad Dravid of Maharashtra's grabbed their slots in the main draw of the Canara Bank's all India ranking badminton ...


Billiards & Snooker
Renu overcomes Ritu
MUMBAI, AUG. 13. Madhya Pradesh's Dr. Renu Bharkhatiya was stretched to three frames before she prevailed over Statemate Ritu Srivastava 56-46, 41-51, 44-34 in a Group A league match of the D-Link all-India ladies snooker championship on ...
Advani books berth to World championship
NEW DELHI, AUG. 13. National champion Pankaj Advani booked a berth in the October World snooker championship in China, with a facile 5-2 semifinal win against Manan Chandra, in the National Selection tournament here on Wednesday. Advani ...


Chess
Anand to defend title against Polgar
MAINZ, AUG. 13. Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand will defend his title in the Chess Classic match against World No.1 ranked woman Judit Polgar of Hungary in an eight-game match starting here at the Rheinegold Hall on Thursday. In a ...
Triumphant Kunte returns home
NEW DELHI, AUG. 13. Abhijit Kunte's long wait for a big title finally ended with his triumph in the British championships earlier this month. Besides a net reward of £7,800 plus 19 rating points, the biggest and the richest title in Kunte's ...


Golf
Manav dazzles
BANGALORE, AUG. 13.The conditions at the Eagleton Golf Resort that played true for the first two days turned different. With the overnight soaking that the rains caused, the greens were difficult and heavier and it resulted in a string of top ...
Amritender prompt to take 'home advantage'
COIMBATORE, AUG. 13.It was a homecoming of sorts for `Baba' Amritender Singh. Returning to the city where he first picked up a golf club, a present from Mr. Rajagopal, Managing Trustee of the Coimbatore Golf Club, the Chandigarh-based ...
Vandana stays ahead
CHENNAI, AUG. 13. Three-handicapper Vandana Agarwal of Kokata continued to lead in the Gold Division Cup open category with a gross score of 148 on the second day of the Madras Ladies Golf championship at the Cosmo-TNGF course here on Wednesday. ...


Sports : General
Bertram tourney from Aug. 16
CHENNAI, AUG. 13. The tennis singles tournament has drawn more entries than any other event in the Bertram inter-collegiate competitions, which is to be organised by Loyola College at its campus here from August 16 to 30. Briefing newspersons ...


Swimming
Eastern Railway stays champion
KOLKATA, AUG. 13.It was Eastern Railway all the way in the 44th all-India inter-Railway aquatics championship at the Subhas Sarobar Complex here on Wednesday. The host retained the team title with a tally of 227 points; won the water polo gold ...



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