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    Cricket
    Graeme Smith in aggressive mood
    KINGSTON: Captain Graeme Smith smashed a run-a-ball 103 to guide South Africa to an eight-wicket win with five overs to spare in the first One-Day International against the West Indies here on Saturday. Smith shared an opening stand of 131 ...

    Tennis
    Coria ousts Agassi
    ROME: Andre Agassi's Rome Masters bid ended when he lost 7-5 7-6 to Argentine ninth seed Guillermo Coria in the semifinals on Saturday. In the final Coria will play another claycourt specialist, Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal who beat ...

    Football
    Real Madrid overwhelms Santander
    MADRID: Ronaldo and Raul Gonzalez scored two goals each to help Real Madrid beat Racing Santander 5-0 and improve its chances of catching FC Barcelona in the Spanish league title race. The victory at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday ...

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    Archery


    Athletics
    An opportunity for throwers
    NEW DELHI: The Indian athletics season begins this year with a National meet for throws and pole vault. Christened the ATE Salwan National meet, it will be held at the Salwan Public School here on Monday and Tuesday. Competitions will be held ...

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    Basketball
    It's ICF vs. Indian Bank
    TUTICORIN: Indian Bank and Integral Coach Factory, both from Chennai, will clash for the title in the last match of the semi-final league in the State-level basketball tournament. They posted their second successive win here on Sunday. The ...

    Southern Railway women claim title
    NAGERCOIL: Southern Railway, Chennai, lifted the Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Trophy defeating Western Railway, Mumbai, 69-41 in the women's title match in the IOC-sponsored all-India invitation basketball tournament on Sunday. The results: ...

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    Equestrian


    Generalia
    Inspirational Lea(n)der
    Sir, — Leander Paes inspired the Indians to victory over Uzbekistan. With a 74-30 win-loss record in Davis Cup, Leander has pulled level with the Brazilian player of the sixties, Tomas Koch, who had a 74-44 record. Considering his passion ...

    Racing : Horse
    Romantic Count catches the eye
    BANGALORE: Romantic Count impressed when the horses were exercised here on Sunday morning. Outer sand: 800m: Solar Fire (Chandrashekar) 1-2, 600/47. Moved freely. Arturo (C. Alford) 59.5, 600/44.5. Moved on the bit. ...

    Brush With Fame bags Vellore Plate
    Udhagamandalam: Mr. Om. Sp. L. Al. Alagappa Chettiar's Brush With Fame (A. Mohan up) won the Vellore Plate, the main event of the races held here on Sunday. R. Foley trains the winner. 1. AGRA PLATE (1,300m) — Cl. II: Indian ...

    Racing : Motor
    Kimi Raikkonen ruins Spanish party, claims third victory
    BARCELONA: Kimi Raikkonen of McLaren-Mercedes won the Spanish Grand Prix from the pole on Sunday, claiming his third career Formula One victory and ruining the day for a 115,000 sellout that hoped to see a victory for Spain's Fernando Alonso in a ...

    Mixed feelings for Narain
    CHENNAI: Narain Karthikeyan will leave Barcelona with mixed feelings after finishing the Spanish Grand Prix in 13th place on Sunday. That he finished at all, in challenging track conditions, will please him to an extent. But the relief will be ...

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    Sailing


    Sports : General
    Beenamol on a new track in life
    THRISSUR: Ace athlete K.M. Beenamol took to a new track in life as she exchanged marriage vows with Dr. Vivek George at a simply ceremony at the Infant Jesus Church, Kallettumkara, Irinjalakuda, near here on Sunday. The small church hall was ...

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