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Cricket

Fans are the biggest winners
RAWALPINDI, MARCH 17. The Samsung series has thrilled the senses so far despite all the apprehensions about security. While security has been tight, the teams have gone about their job with a lot of passion, the matches have been roller-coaster ...

`I have not seen a batsman better than Tendulkar'
As I was sitting in the stands watching Sachin Tendulkar unravel his genius, I found myself wondering if I have ever watched a better batsman. I could not think of anyone surpassing the diminutive maestro — not even Viv Richards. Tendulkar ...

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Gilchrist leads fightback

Musharraf praises Tendulkar and Balaji

Tamil Nadu takes first innings honours

Four TN players for academy training

Tennis
Agassi in last eight
INDIAN WELLS, MARCH 17. Andre Agassi moved into the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Russia's Mikhail Youzhny on Tuesday. Top-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland and Argentinians Juan Ignacio Chela and ...

Sukul upsets Mathew
KOLKATA, MARCH 17. Second seeded Jaco T. Mathew was upset by local challenger Saurav Sukul in straight sets while the other seeds in the men's singles cruised into the next round of the Central Excise Open grass court tennis, here on Wednesday. ...

Football
Felix stars in Mahindra's big win
KOLKATA, MARCH 17.Mumbai giant Mahindra United rode on Felix Aboagye's hat-trick to accomplish one of the biggest victory margins so far thrashing Mohammedan Sporting 5-1 in a 16th round match of the eighth National Football League here at the ...

Athletics

Shobha sets National record, qualifies for Olympics
NEW DELHI, MARCH 17. J.J. Shobha erased a National record on Wednesday. More importantly, the 25-year-old Andhra woman achieved the heptathlon qualification standard for the Athens Olympics. The second day of the BSNL-sponsored Federation Cup ...

Chess
Ganguly, Gokhale join leaders
NEW DELHI, MARCH 17. Hopes of an Indian champion stood resurrected when National champion Surya Shekhar Ganguly added to his dominating head-to-head score against defending champion and fellow-Grandmaster R.B. Ramesh and Chandrashekhar Gokhale ...

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