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Athletics
Szabo determined to continue
PARIS, MAY 19. Olympic champion runner Gabriela Szabo said in an interview on Sunday that she will not retire because it would only encourage suspicions that she is doping herself. ``If I quit now, I will give a reason to all those who suspect ...

Cheruiyot wins Prague marathon
PRAGUE, MAY 19. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot won his second marathon in a month when he beat fellow Kenyan Paul Kanda Kangogo by 22 seconds in Prague on Sunday. Cheruiyot, who last month won the Boston marathon and was third in Cleveland, won the ...

Basketball
Bad day for southern States in boys' section
NAGAON (ASSAM), MAY 19. The southern States had a bad day in the boys' section as all the teams except Andhra Pradesh were ejected prior to the quarterfinals, leaving a host of north and eastern States to fight it out in the knock-out stage of ...

Chess
Visweswaran stuns Kidambi
Chennai. May 19. International Master norm-holder K.Visweswaran upset second seed and international master S. Kidambi in an all-Chennai clash in round four of the Adyar Times FIDE rated Open chess tournament being played at the Kumararani ...

Sudhakar Babu wins tourney
SANGLI, MAY 19. International Master Nagabhushan Sudhakar Babu of Indian Bank, Chennai won the Dadasaheb Gokhale Memorial all-India open international rating chess tournament with a score of 9.5 points at the Vaidya chess festival in Sangli. In ...

Cricket
The Aussie machine rolls on
KINGSTON, MAY 19. Australia humiliated the West Indies by eight wickets to stretch its unbeaten one-day international run to 19 matches at Sabina Park here. The World Cup champion bowled out the West Indies for 163 off 49 overs and strolled to ...

Akram and his toe-crushers will always be remembered
If Wasim Akram does not change his decision to retire from international cricket like he has done in the past, then we have seen the end of a truly inspirational career. He has his place among the pace bowling giants of any era and the fact ...

Other Stories

Amazing Aussies

Vettori spins Kiwis into final

Football
Real Sociedad back on top
MADRID, MAY 19. Surprise sensation Real Sociedad moved back into first place in the Spanish league on Sunday, while Arsenal won its second straight English FA Cup. Sociedad, which enjoyed a magical run earlier this season that saw it rise to ...

Golf

Vijay Singh staves off Price's challenge
IRVING (U.S.A.), MAY 19. With the spotlight on him, Fiji's Vijay Singh delivered, fending off a bold charge from Zimbabwe's Nick Price to win the $5.6 million PGA Byron Nelson Championship by two strokes on Sunday. The 54-hole leader, Singh ...

Hockey
The game is a passion here
MADIKERI, MAY 19. The hockey players from Kodagu have made the tiny district proud in both national and international levels. There were famous names — `Indian Tiger' M.P. Ganesh, `livewire' B.P. Govinda, `Master Tactician' M.M. Somaiah and ...

Indian team for Australia tour
NEW DELHI, MAY 19.Veterans Mukesh Kumar and Dhanraj Pillay figure in the Indian line-up for the forthcoming invitational tournament in Australia. The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) on Monday announced a 20-member team for the May 28-June 8 ...

Squash
Saurav, Dipika bag titles
CHENNAI, MAY 19. National junior champion Saurav Ghosal bagged the under-19 title, while Dipika Pallikal clinched the under-13 title in the German Open junior squash in Gerlingen on Sunday. The lone disappointment for India came through the ...

Tennis
United States begins well
GERMANY, MAY 19. The United States claimed a 2-1 victory over Spain in the first of its round-robin ties at the World Team Cup on Sunday. James Blake had chances against former French Open champion Carlos Moya, but was edged 7-6 (7-2), 7-5. ...

Clijsters not obsessed with No. 1 spot
ROME, MAY 19.World number two Kim Clijsters has insisted the chasing pack are bridging the gap on the Williams sisters, who have dominated women's tennis for the past three years. ``I think it's great to see that there are a few other girls ...

Kamini subdues Sandhya
NEW DELHI, MAY 19. The heat was on, literally. Though the contests went on predictably cool lines with only one match stretching to three sets, almost everyone felt the heat, on a particularly warm morning during the first round of the $5,000 ITF ...