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Athletics
Shankar, Sundar & Sneha are champions
CHENNAI, MAY 12. So many notable performances. Out of which some could have very easily been new meet records only had the officials concerned had taken the necessary steps to possess the earlier records. As a result, the three-day Tamil Nadu ...


Chess
Humpy's quest for final GM-norm
HYDERABAD, MAY 12. Fifteen-year-old World junior champion, Koneru Humpy, will take part in the Elekes Memorial Grandmasters tournament in Hungary from May 18 to 30, according to Mr. Koneru Ashok, father-cum-coach of the chess prodigy. The Bank ...
Vijayalakshmi a draw away from sixth crown
LUCKNOW, MAY 12. A resounding victory over Sai Meera left S. Vijayalakshmi requiring just a draw in Monday's final round to ensure a record sixth women's National `A' chess title. Should Vijayalakshmi succeed, it will also be her fifth ...


Cricket
Laxman, Ratra hit centuries
ST. JOHN'S, MAY 12. Centuries by Ajay Ratra and V.V.S. Laxman gave India the opportunity to look at dominating the match. The 217-run partnership between Ratra and Laxman for the seventh wicket was the best thing to happen to the team on this ...
Dravid's fifth score in nineties
** The 65 run partnership between Rahul Dravid and Saurav Ganguly is India's best for the fourth wicket at this venue bettering the previous best of 62 between Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri during the 1983 series. ** Dravid's 91 is his ...
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    Football
    World Cup: Down memory lane 1974 — Germany
    Watertight security surrounded the 1974 World Cup in West Germany following the terrorist killings that blighted the Munich Olympics two years earlier. The tournament saw a new format - the quarterfinals and semifinals were scrapped in favour ...
    WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN
    Great Goals: Owen, Suker, Bergkamp
    IT is still fresh in one's memory: the majestic Zinedine Zidane's two powerfully headed goals followed by Emmanuel Petit's fiery left-footer as host France recorded its maiden World Cup triumph with a 3-0 verdict over Brazil in what was its first ...


    Hockey
    Ponappa to Indian Airlines' rescue
    MUMBAI, MAY 12. Goalkeeper Jagdish Ponappa is using every chance to come out of Ashish Ballal's shadow. With the experienced senior on the bench using his vocal chords to keep teammates on their toes, the young custodian helped Indian Airlines ...


    Sports : General
    Sport Digest
    CYCLING: SYDNEY: Australian Sean Eadie upset World champion Arnaud Tournant of France to win the sprint at a World Cup cycling event at the Dunc Gray Velodrome. Eadie, who also won the keirin, beat Tournant in two out of a possible ...
    Imported poodle bitch is the best
    UDHAGAMANDALAM, MAY 12. If Friday's German Shepherd Dogs Show was good and Saturday's 51st and 52nd Championship Dog Shows of the Madras Canine Club were better the 88th and 89th All Breeds Championship Dog Shows of the South of India Kennel Club ...
    Golden double for Kaptan Singh also
    BANGALORE, MAY 12. Kaptan Singh, winner of the men's duathlon on Friday added another laurel winning the aquathlon at the MEG stadium here on the concluding day of the Amaron invitational championship. Kaptan Singh maintained a thin advantage ...


    Tennis
    Agassi takes title
    ROME, MAY 12. Thirteen years after squandering a championship point, Andre Agassi finally won the Rome tennis Masters Series for the first time on Sunday, defeating Tommy Haas 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. The seven-time Grand Slam champion used his ...
    They'll have to beat the heat too
    VISAKHAPATNAM, MAY 12. Qualifiers to the main draw of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Satellite tournament's third leg at the Andhra University courts here on Sunday, had not only to battle their opponents, but the elements as well. ...


    Table Tennis
    Subhajit, Indu lift crowns
    MUNNAR, MAY 12. He had a lean and hungry look. And when the lanky Railway star Ranabir Das began the men's final against Subhajit Saha with a flourish, the goodly crowd was literally licking its lips, anticipating a battle ...


    Shooting
    Annuraj wins air pistol bronze
    NEW DELHI, MAY 12. Annuraj Singh bagged the bronze with a 375 in women's air pistol in the International junior shooting competition in Suhl, Germany. Annuraj had a series of 88, 96, 94 and 97, and she was able to push Shweta Chaudhary to the ...

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