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A perfect endgame for Sasikiran
KOZHIKODE, DEC. 26. The year for Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran could best be described thus: a smooth opening, a somewhat lacklustre middlegame and a perfect endgame. The 20-year-old from Chennai, ranked second only to Viswanathan Anand among ... More


Other Stories

  • Balasubramaniam in joint lead
  • Andhra players dominate

    Cricket
    Rain affects play on day one
    MELBOURNE, DEC. 26 Steve Waugh defied history and the loss of his best fast bowler, but was unable to defy the rain as Australia attempted to maintain its psychological hold over South Africa on the opening day of the second Test in ... More


    Dravid rules himself out of one-dayers
    MUMBAI, DEC. 26. Rahul Dravid has told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that he will not be available for the one-day series against England to be played in January-February 2002. He has also withdrawn from the Challenger Series ... More
    Sri Lankan captain warns against complacency
    COLOMBO, DEC. 26. Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has warned his players against complacency ahead of a three-Test series against Zimbabwe starting tomorrow. ``We cannot be complacent against the Zimbabweans because you never know when they ... More
    Other Stories

  • Hyderabad well-placed
  • Goa struggling
  • Nash loses appeal against suspension
  • Kerala in dire straits
  • Karnataka sitting pretty
  • Sudhir performs hat-trick
  • Thorpe given 24-hour deadline
  • I. Srinivas completes century

    Football
    Championship football, minus executions, returns to Kabul
    KABUL, DEC. 26. Championship football returned to Kabul's main stadium for the first time since the Taliban fled the city almost six weeks ago, with players relishing the freedom to wear shorts and spectators relieved there were no executions at ... More

    Golf
    Ranjit takes lead
    NOIDA, DEC. 26. Chandigarh's Ranjit Singh carded a three-under 69 to take the lead on the opening day of the Royal Challenge golf tournament at the Noida Golf Club course here on Wednesday. Twenty-five year old Ranjit was placed a stroke ahead of ... More

    Hockey
    Samson comes to MEG's rescue
    BANGALORE, DEC. 26. Samson Fernandes' usefulness in crunch situations, despite his having aged over the years, cannot be denied as favourite Madras Engineering Group (MEG) found out against an inspired Bihar Regimental Centre (BRC) in a pool B ... More

    Racing : Horse
    Stroke Of Genius romps home
    HYDERABAD, DEC. 26. If Stroke Of Genius won the Prince Mouzam Jah Bahadur Memorial Cup it was not due to any stroke of luck but on sheer superior rating in this terms race. At the rating of 164 the son of Wassl Reef had a distinctive advantage ... More

    Tennis
    Mahesh wants to regain top spot
    BANGALORE, DEC. 26. On the eve of his departure for Chennai for the ATP Tata Open Championship, the Indian tennis ace, Mahesh Bhupathi outlined the tennis duo's goals for the year 2002. The top on the agenda, is regaining the No.1 slot in ... More


    Other Stories

  • Sunil storms into semifinals
  • Paes gets wildcard

    Volleyball
    Karnataka, Services make the grade
    RAIPUR, DEC. 26. It was a day of learning lessons from mistakes that could have been avoided. Two leading outfits paid dearly due to their under preparation for the big show. Defending champion Kerala went out of the race losing to Karnataka ... More



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