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Greene disappointed by Jones's Zurich exclusion

Staff Reporter · Aug 7, 2004 · 2 min read

ZURICH, Aug 6 (Reuters):Olympic 100 metres champion Maurice Greene expressed disappointment on Thursday over fellow American Marion Jones's exclusion from Frida...

Akram hopes for a memorable Olympic at Athens

Staff Reporter · Aug 7, 2004 · 2 min read

NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (UNI) The name of Akram Shah may not ring a bell among sports followers across the country but the lone Indian judoka at Athens is not ready to...

Sports minister to be honoured with police medal

Staff Reporter · Aug 7, 2004 · 1 min read

BHOPAL, Aug 6 (UNI): Minister of state for sports and youth welfare Rustam Singh will be honoured with the President's Police Medal on August 15. Chief Minister...

Anand trounces Shirov in second game, takes lead

Staff Reporter · Aug 7, 2004 · 2 min read

MAINZ, Germany, Aug 6 (UNI): World Rapid Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand amended his mediocre show in the first game by registering a comprehensive victory in ...

Indian wrestlers hope to emulate Jadhav's feat

Staff Reporter · Aug 7, 2004 · 4 min read

NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (UNI): More than five decades after Kashaba Jadav bagged Independent India's first individual Olympic medal at Helsinki, Indian wrestlers hope ...

Dalmiya blames ICC for impasse over South Africa tour

Staff Reporter · Jun 10, 2004 · 2 min read

NEW DELHI, June 9 (NNN): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief Jagmohan Dalmiya has blamed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the impasse ...

Top PCB officials yet to submit ticket account for India series

Staff Reporter · Jun 10, 2004 · 3 min read

ISLAMABAD, June 9 (NNN) : Two top officials of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are yet to submit details of tickets valued at approximately Rs 6.5 million taken by...

Competition for slots of seamers in team is healthy: Agarkar

Staff Reporter · Jun 10, 2004 · 3 min read

BANGALORE, June 9 (Agencies) : Describing as "healthy" the heightened competition for slots of seamers in the national team, pace bowler Ajit Agarkar today said...

Delhi ready to welcome Olymic flame tomorrow

Staff Reporter · Jun 10, 2004 · 3 min read

NEW DELHI, June 9 (Agencies) : The Olympic flame, with all its glory and history, will return to the country for the first time in four decades when it arrives ...

Slater announces retirement

Staff Reporter · Jun 10, 2004 · 2 min read

SYDNEY, June 9 (Agencies) : Australian batsman Michael Slater today announced his retirement from all cricket, bringing down curtains on a career which saw him ...

Anju finishes fifth in Super Grand Prix at Ostrava

Staff Reporter · Jun 10, 2004 · 2 min read

BANGALORE, June 9 (Agencies) : India's ace long-jumper Anju Bobby George finished fifth with a below par leap of 6.59 metres at the Golden Spike Super Grand Pri...

Pak series: special visa camp to be set up at Amritsar

Staff Reporter · Apr 17, 2004 · 2 min read

Amritsar, Mar. 15 (NNN): Local authorities here would help the Pakistan High Commission set up a temporary visa camp in this historic city for cricket fans from...

Rahul Dravid, Murali Kartik visit Buddhist monastery

Staff Reporter · Apr 17, 2004 · 1 min read

Rawalpindi, Mar. 15 (NNN): Taking a day off from the game Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid and left arm spinner Murali Kartik found their own way of unwinding _...

Rejuvenated Pakistan looking to exploit bowling conditions

Staff Reporter · Apr 13, 2004 · 2 min read

RAWALPINDI, Apr 12 (Agencies) : High on confidence after the victory in Lahore, Pakistan will look to exploit the chink in the Indian batting by putting the vis...

Ganguly bothered about ball not bowler

Staff Reporter · Apr 13, 2004 · 1 min read

RAWALPINDI, Apr 12 (Agencies) : Unfazed by the battery of Pakistan fast bowlers his team will have to tackle in the series-deciding Test starting here tomorrow,...

Chopra dropped, Ganguly might open the innings

Staff Reporter · Apr 13, 2004 · 3 min read

RAWALPINDI, Apr 12 (Agencies) : India today expectedly axed opener Aakash Chopra for tomorrow's curical series-deciding Test against Pakistan with skipper Soura...

Either Ganguly or Yuvraj to open, Chopra dropped

Staff Reporter · Apr 13, 2004 · 8 min read

RAWALPINDI, Apr 12 (Agencies) : India today dropped opener Aakash Chopra and Ajit Agarkar but a decision on who would open the innings in the series-deciding cr...

Experienced Indians have the upper hand in Pindi Test

Staff Reporter · Apr 13, 2004 · 5 min read

JALLANDHAR, Apr 12 (Agencies) : The Indo-Pak Friendship Series, locked at 1-1, is set up for a grand finale. The pressure levels on the players will be immense,...

India our chief threat in junior Asia Cup: Pak Coach

Batsmen · Apr 13, 2004 · 3 min read

ISLAMABAD, Apr 12 (Agencies) : Pakistan would be banking on home advantage to snuff out their chief threat, defending champions India, in the fifth Junior Asia ...

'PCB chief skills help break cricket tour impasse'

Staff Reporter · Mar 11, 2004 · 18 min read

Karachi, Feb. 15 (NNN) : The diplomatic background of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan played a big role in breaking the impasse over th...

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