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Cricket
Zaheer, Harbhajan in probables' list
BANGALORE, JUNE 20.Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh, on a comeback trail from injuries, have been named in the 20-member probables list for the Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka next month. The BCCI secretary, Mr. S.K. Nair, announced the ...

Sri Lankans arrives in Australia
DARWIN, JUNE 20. Sri Lanka's cricketers today said they will dedicate the two-Test series against Australia to teammate Muttiah Muralitharan, who pulled out of the tour for personal reasons. Sri Lanka arrived in Darwin today with captain ...

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Mysore Gymkhana retains title

Vashisth stars for Anand Sports

Shoaib may not join Asia Cup camp

Tennis
Vishaal downs Vinod
NEW DELHI, JUNE 20. Vishaal Uppal gladdened the hearts of his home supporters as he clinched the title in the second leg of the ITF Satellite tennis circuit at the DLTA Complex here on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Vishaal, who resumed play this ...

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Federer the hot favourite

Goodall gets top seeding

Hockey

India drubs U.S. in friendly

Friends HC thrashes Nehru Club

Football
Latvia holds Germany
PORTO, JUNE 20. Latvia produced one of the biggest surprises in European championship history on Saturday when the 500-1 outsider held three-time champion Germany to a 0-0 tie at Euro 2004. The team expected to be beaten heavily by the three ...

Czechs escape to victory
AVEIRO (PORTUGAL), JUNE 20. The Czech Republic registered one of the great comebacks in European Championship history on Saturday, recovering from 2-0 down to beat the Netherlands 3-2 with a goal two minutes from time. The result means the ...

Les Bleus eager to show its true colours
PORTO, JUNE 20. Jacques Santini has no doubt France will qualify for the quarterfinals when it faces Switzerland in its final Euro 2004 Group `B' match in Coimbra on Monday. Les Bleus need only a point against last-placed Switzerland to ...

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ICF lucky in a drab contest

American College HSS triumphs

Kanyakumari advances

Big win for Goodwill

Athletics

Anju wins bronze in Eugene

Hyderabad district wins both titles

Badminton
Llorda wins
DEN BOSCH (NETHERLANDS), JUNE 20. Frenchman Michael Llorda posted an easy straight sets 6-3, 6-4 win over French Open finalist and the tournament top-seed Guillermo Coria of Argentina in the final of the Ordina Open here on Sunday. Earlier on ...

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St. Joseph's, Avila Convent take honours

Radhika beats Niharika

Basketball

BEML (Mysore) triumphs

Billiards & Snooker

India wins Peace Cup

Indira Nagar wins

Chess
Harikrishna, India's only winner
TRIPOLI (LIBYA), JUNE 20.Indian chess players had a poor start at the World chess championship here with only P. Harikrishna tasting win, while three of his compatriots went down in the first round. India's brightest hope in the tournament K. ...

T.S. Ravi shocks Vijayalakshmi
VIJAYAWADA, JUNE 20. T.S. Ravi of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board shocked India's first WGM Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi of Indian Airlines, while B.S. Shivanandan of Karnataka upset IM Lanka Ravi (PSPB) in the fourth round games of the 42nd ...

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Humpy will take part in German tournament

Humpy to lead Indian team at Olympiad

Golf
Unflappable Goosen weathers the elements
SOUTHAMPTON (USA), JUNE 20. The brittle grass played like concrete. Then the wind showed up at the U.S. Open, and Shinnecock Hills was scarier than ever. The one constant on Saturday was the unflappable Retief Goosen. The coolest customer ...

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Nagarjun bags title

Racing : Motor
`Advance planning has not come to India'
KOCHI, JUNE 20.For a man who had been managing the careers of some of the biggest names in world sport, including former Formula One World champion Jody Scheckter, the ongoing London-Sydney Marathon should be a very quiet affair. "But running ...

McRae steers clear
COIMBATORE, JUNE 20. Championship leader Jimmy McRae of Scotland staved off spirited New Zealander Joe McAndrew, to gain the upper hand in the Coimbatore sector, Indian leg, of the London-Sydney marathon, organised by the Spitfire Motor Sports ...

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Trulli disappointing

Tuhin Mehta wins Delhi leg

The top ten

Sports : General
Academies close to source of talent planned
HYDERABAD, JUNE 20. The Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh has decided to go in for relocation of its academies with the objective of establishing these centres closer to the source of the talent that is available in the State. According to ...

Wide coverage
Sir, _ It was wonderful to go through the coverage of Euro 2004. In spite of India not being there, it is remarkable to see you give wide coverage to one of the best sporting events. For Chennaites, thanks to CAS, many people are unable to view ...

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Balakrishna, Manjula bag honours

`It's all because of red tapism'

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