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Cricket
Clarke helps Aussies wrap up series
HARARE, MAY 29. Michael Clarke's maiden international century steered Australia to an easy eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the third one-day cricket match at Harare Sports Club on Saturday. His belligerent 105 not out off 102 balls ...

Steve Waugh to pen memoirs
COIMBATORE, MAY 29. Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh might have stopped wielding the willow. Now he has picked up the pen to write a book on what it takes to be an international cricketer. Waugh was in the city on Saturday to meet and ...

Bashar hits century
ST. LUCIA, MAY 29. Captain Habibul Bashar smacked a stroke-filled 113 as Bangladesh enjoyed a satisfying first day of the first cricket Test against the West Indies at the Beausejour Stadium on Friday. Teenager Mohammad Ashraful chipped in ...

BCCI's `Spin Wing' set in motion
KOLKATA, MAY 29. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has constituted a `Spin Wing' that will work on the specialised art of bowling separately as part of the National Cricket Academy (NCA). A host of legendary spinners — ...

Other Stories

Raunak hits century

Big win for Aruna Sports CC

South turns the tables on West

All-round display by Satender

Davison puts Canada on top

Stuart Binny steers IACA into final

Efforts on for cricket stadium at Tumkur

Six-wicket haul by Shoaib

Narrow win for Mysore (Chamundi)

Title for Sehwag XI

Big win for Catpro

Joy for Maninder, despair for Deepak

Convincing win for GE Capital XI

Prathiba CC takes title

UK Cricket World wins

Tennis
`Guga' too good for Federer
PARIS, MAY 29.Inspired by the familiar chants of "Guga! Guga!" at Roland Garros, three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten upset top-ranked Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday in the third round of the French Open. A sore right hip that required ...

Rushmi asserts supremacy
LUCKNOW, MAY 29. Top-seeded Rushmi Chakravarthi handled the challenge of Ankita Bhambri with assurance, saved a matchpoint, and asserted her supremacy with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (10-8) triumph in the final of the $10,000 ITF women's tennis tournament ...

Other Stories

No cashing in on historic success

Madhurima and Ranjan triumph

Sanaa enters main draw

Shetty, Soniya win titles

Rastogi wins doubles title

Football

Punjab & Bihar enter semifinals

Delhi Administration holds Zakir Husain College

Archery

Goutam, Reena steal the limelight

Athletics

Ramesh and Venkatesh take the honours

Career-best throw by Seema Antil

Basketball

IOB strengthens grip on title

Easy for ANDB Academy

Chess
Sangma, Mary Ann Gomes take honours
KOZHIKODE, MAY 29.Rahul Sangma, Mary Ann Gomes, K. Vijay Keerthi, H. Sowmya, S. Nitin and K.E.R. Ranjitha emerged the winners in the under-16, under-14 and under-12 sections respectively in the National children's rapid chess championship at the ...

Humpy wins in style
ELISTA, MAY 29.Koneru Humpy came up a brilliant display to overwhelm World Cup champion Xu Yuhua in the first game of their two-game quarterfinal match in the Women's world chess championship here on Saturday. The top seed now needs just a draw ...

Racing : Horse
Own Vision in fine nick
BANGALORE, MAY 30. Own Vision, who is in fine nick, has an edge over her rivals in the Karnataka Cup (1,600m), the feature event of today's races. False rails (width about 6mts from 1,600m to 1,000m and 8.5mts from 1,000m to ...

Racing : Motor
Schumacher claims pole position
NUERBURGRING, MAY 29. Six-time World Formula One champion Michael Schumacher rebounded from mishaps over the past week and claimed his 60th career pole position in European Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday. Ayrton Senna has the record at 65. ...

Other Stories

Kremer emerges leader

The top ten

Sailing
Mayekar-Shelar pair triumphs
MUMBAI, MAY 29. The weeklong regatta of the Naval Sailing Club concluded here on Saturday with Army Yachting Node's pair of Ninad Mayekar and Prasad Shelar winning the 420 class event of the Yachting Association of India (YAI) youth national ...

Sports : General

Dhanya to lead

Squash

Double each for Saurav and Joshna

Swimming

Five more records tumble

Table Tennis
MSRIT triumphs
BANGALORE, MAY 29. M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT) emerged the champion, blanking National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysore 3-0 in the final of the VTU inter-zone table tennis tournament at the Dr. Ambedkar Institute of ...

Other Stories

Ranjitha clinches title

Volleyball

Asian Central Zone meet from July 13

Camp players' names released

World View

Australia pitches in for Super Series bid

Figo's swansong?

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