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'The Smiling Assassin' ready to strike again
BANGALORE, AUG. 21. Confidence is his biggest ally. And when the term `crossroads' greets him, Anil Kumble walks straight past, knowing that he has always given his best. Watching the World Cup matches on the sidelines did hurt but India's ...
Kirsten, Rudolph stem the rot
LEEDS, AUG. 21. England seemed to have secured the fourth Test in the first hour at Headingley today when four wickets fell. Graeme Smith won the toss and chose to bat on a pitch reputed to be damp, and under skies that any swing bowler might ...
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    Tennis
    Sandhya has it easy
    CHENNAI, AUG. 21. It was a contest from which much was expected, but turned out to be one-sided. Two talented local players just could not put their best foot forward in a match that saw numerous unforced errors and double faults. In the end, ...
    Shattering blow to Bhupathi family and fans
    BANGALORE, AUG. 21. The news that Leander Paes has lesion in brain and needs urgent medical attention came as a shattering blow to Bhupathi's family here. Krishna Bhupathi, father of Mahesh told The Hindu: "It was a very unfortunate ...


    Hockey
    Argentina underscores India's ineptitude
    AMSTERDAM, AUG. 21. The euphoria is over, extinguished at the altar of a series of unconvincing performances. And the message that the despair for Indian hockey has returned, came clear this evening in the Champions Trophy when Argentina ...
    Pritam explodes with nine goals
    LUCKNOW, AUG. 21. Evergreen striker Pritam Rani Siwach exploded with nine goals to carry Railways to a complete domination in a `mismatch' against Chhattisgarh, in a Pool `A' league match of the 52nd women's National hockey championship at the ...
    India drubs Germany
    NEW DELHI, AUG. 21.Junior World Cup champion India defeated a lacklustre Germany 3-0 in the Junior Challenge Open hockey tournament in Gniezno, Poland on Wednesday. All the goals came in the first half itself with India converting two of the ...


    Badminton
    Gade moves up; Gopi Chand ousted
    SINGAPORE, AUG. 21. Former all-England champion Peter Gade of Denmark upset second seed and compatriot Kenneth Jonassen 15-3, 15-12 in the second round of the Singapore Open early on Thursday. "I missed the last two Singapore Opens due to ...


    Chess
    A memorable day for Indian girls
    KOZHIKODE, AUG. 21. Is the Chinese wall cracking? It probably is, if Thursday's happenings are anything to go by as three gallant Indian girls — Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika and S. Vijayalakshmi — dealt severe blows to the Chinese ...


    Squash
    Egyptians create history
    CHENNAI, AUG. 21. The Egyptians created history in the World junior women's squash championship by grabbing all the four semifinal spots on Wednesday. Leading the pack was top seed and world number 12 Omneya Abdel Kawy, who celebrated her 18th ...


    Volleyball
    Indians reach after tiring journey
    TEHERAN, AUG. 21. The temperature here is soaring like Sachin's sixer. This is a cause for concern for the Indian team which landed here this morning after a tedious journey for its campaign in the 12th World junior men's volleyball championship ...



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