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October 31, 2002

  • Impressive Safin serves up Paris treat

  • Sanchez-Vicario puts Spain on top in Fed Cup

  • Real Madrid and Arsenal go through despite losing

  • NBA: Wizards start with a loss

  • Bad day for India in Chess Olympiad

  • Air India win Bombay hockey league

  • Joshna Chinnappa retains title

  • Women's 4x400m relay team wins Asian junior gold

  • October 30, 2002

  • Agassi and Hewitt both through in Paris

  • Indian teams back to winning ways at chess Olympiad

  • Goa, Manipur snatch semi-final berths

  • Bayern crash out but Juventus secure second phase place

  • October 29, 2002

  • Becker served up more tax trouble

  • Schumacher faces tougher test under new F1 rules

  • Sanchez-Vicario eyes more records in Fed Cup

  • Indian men falter against Russia

  • Kerala, Services enter semi-finals

  • October 28, 2002

  • Formula One bosses meet to decide on change

  • Goa, Tamil Nadu snatch full points

  • India continue good showing at Chess Olympiad

  • Oliver Kahn faces fine for disco visit

  • Kerala athletes complain of bias

  • October 27, 2002

  • Aimar fires Valencia to win, Real Madrid held

  • Chievo end leaders Milan's unbeaten run

  • Arsenal lose again as Liverpool stretch lead

  • Nalbandian surprises Federer to reach final

  • Indians off to a winning start at Chess Olympiad

  • Bengal go down to Kerala, Maharashtra beat Railways

  • October 26, 2002

  • Grosjean to meet Agassi conqueror Kucera

  • Champion Henman knocked out by Nalbandian

  • 5 AFC teams for FIFA World Youth Championship

  • Churchill lose but advance in Champions League

  • Indians optimistic of doing well at Chess Olympiad

  • Sridhar upsets Ghouse for men's title

  • Manipur, Karnataka snatch full points

  • I have no fear about my knees, says Ronaldo

  • October 25, 2002

  • Games will be ready on time, Athens 2004 chief says

  • Escaping jail is my biggest win, says Becker

  • Agassi, Safin stunned in St Petersburg

  • Zidane says Real could be his last club

  • Liverpool prepare red-hot reception for Redknapp

  • SAI suspends Sunita Rani's coach

  • Narrow win for Bengal; Maharashtra held

  • Sridhar halts Verman's run

  • Colombian football player killed by lightning

  • October 24, 2002

  • Brazilian player knocked unconscious by police

  • Proud father Henman sets his sights on Shanghai

  • Agassi speeds into second round in St Petersburg

  • Milan, Man Utd and Barcelona reach second phase

  • Becker gets 2-year suspended term for tax dodging

  • Kannan, Goutham sent packing

  • October 23, 2002

  • Owen hat-trick secures Liverpool win

  • Palestinian national soccer team hunt Latin players

  • Auxerre send Arsenal crashing to another defeat

  • Nice guy Lineker faces tough task at Leicester

  • Sunita Rani has been framed: Milkha Singh

  • Tired Arsenal lose their sheen

  • Carelessness cost us, says Real Madrid coach

  • Becker's reputation suffers as Wimbledon memories fade

  • Prosecutors press for Becker's arrest

  • Gobind steals the show in swimming

  • October 22, 2002

  • Becker trial puts spotlight on German tax exiles

  • Real, Arsenal and Valencia smell second stage

  • Soccer fan Federer happy to be on home ground

  • Ronaldo set to make European debut for Real

  • Woods settles for third best, despite a closing 63

  • Sikdar lashes out at Sunita Rani

  • Bengal, Maharashtra, Manipur in last eight

  • Mohun Bagan rout Valencia

  • Kannan, Ghouse sail into second round

  • Roberto Carlos eyes golden end to 2002

  • October 21, 2002

  • Ali hands over 'The Greatest' mantle to Lennox Lewis

  • Armstrong is boss in problem-ridden season

  • AC Milan go top, Real Madrid and Arsenal lose

  • Motomura and Morigami win Australian Open wildcards

  • Ecclestone signs six-year China F1 deal

  • Aslam Sher Khan appeals for foreign coach

  • OCA strips Rani of Asiad medals

  • India go down fighting to Japan

  • Bopanna fails in Australian Open wild card bid

  • Easy wins for Tripura, Sikkim, Karnataka

  • October 20, 2002

  • Rooney lives up to billing as future big name

  • Agassi to face Novak in Madrid final

  • Man U matches were rigged, says former player

  • Last-ditch equaliser saves Inter Milan

  • Bopanna moves one step closer to Australian Open

  • India U-21 win four-nation tourney

  • Anand, Xu retain titles

  • October 19, 2002

  • Radcliffe, Montgomery named on athlete of year list

  • Seaman will soon win back fans' respect: Wenger

  • Anand, Xu Yuhua draw first round games

  • Liverpool go top as Diao goal sinks Leeds

  • October 18, 2002

  • Liverpool ready to punish faltering Leeds

  • Agassi sets up quarter-final clash with Ferrero

  • Anand beats Dreev to enter final

  • J&K, Assam score big wins

  • Mukesh Kumar opens up massive lead

  • Salgaocar win Goa Pro League

  • October 17, 2002

  • Philippoussis to take part in Tata Open

  • Henry inspires France to 4-0 win over Malta

  • "Unlucky" England still on course says Eriksson

  • Henman, Haas head home from Madrid

  • Wales stun Italy in Euro 2004 qualifiers

  • Anand, Humpy draw first semi-final games

  • Manipur score eight against HP

  • India rout Bangladesh: Asia under-20 football

  • Mukesh upstages Vijay to snatch lead

  • October 16, 2002

  • Safin defeat caps eventful second day in Madrid

  • Roy Keane handed five-match ban and hefty fine

  • UEFA appeals against Eindhoven fine for racism

  • Figo slams uncertainty over Portugal coach

  • Italy chief backs under-fire Trapattoni

  • Scolari keen on coaching in Europe

  • IOA promises "strictest" action against Rani

  • Anand advances into semis

  • Humpy pulls off incredible win to reach semis of chess World Cup

  • October 15, 2002

  • Gonzalez, Rios quickly off the mark in Madrid

  • Slovak soccer chief apologises for crowd racism

  • Jose Molina career on hold after cancer diagnosis

  • Humpy scores; Anandsettles for a draw

  • October 14, 2002

  • Radcliffe shatters women's marathon record

  • Eriksson keen to focus on work after off-field dramas

  • Federer overpowers Novak to capture Vienna title

  • Zidane sees Real Madrid as football's dream team

  • Anand squeezes into last eight

  • Ballack set to return for Germany

  • October 13, 2002

  • France, Turkey, England score important wins

  • Beckham condemns racist chants in Bratislava

  • Schumacher leads Ferrari one-two in Japan

  • October 12, 2002

  • Schumacher takes 50th pole position

  • Players tried their best, says Rajinder

  • Anand back in contention

  • October 11, 2002

  • World Cup winners Brazil still in limbo

  • Time for England to deliver, says Beckham

  • Cheers and jeers mark Ferrari's year

  • Higuita tests positive for cocaine

  • Schumacher and failure are 6,400 km apart

  • England bank on winning start in Slovakia

  • Sasikiran shocks Anand in second round

  • Churchill take full points from Saigon Port

  • October 10, 2002

  • Early but vital days on the road to Euro 2004

  • Meenakshi beats world champ; Anand splits point

  • Hingis beaten, drops out of top 10

  • Seat-swapping proposal for Formula One drivers

  • Sampras pondering one last Wimbledon

  • October 9, 2002

  • Safin and Kuerten struggle in Lyon

  • Clijsters clambers past Myskina

  • Chess champ Kramnik trounces Deep Fritz computer

  • Romario breaks goal-drought in Fluminense win

  • Valencia rally to hold Mohun Bagan

  • Brazilian ace Leonardo is back with AC Milan

  • Anand to play Jun Xu in World Cup opener

  • October 8, 2002

  • Rusedski undergoes surgery

  • Porsche Tennis Grand Prix women's tournament

  • Formula one chiefs call for change

  • United stun Everton with rousing finale

  • Stage set for World Cup chess

  • October 7, 2002

  • UEFA faces racism challenge

  • Chess champion Kramnik beats 'Deep Fritz' computer

  • Schumacher needs weighing down says Ecclestone

  • Ronaldo leads Real's Spanish title charge

  • Arsenal extend unbeaten run with Sunderland win

  • Late equaliser saves Juventus but Inter, AC Milan cruise

  • Two down, 23 to go for Ronaldo

  • October 6, 2002

  • Gamble on players paid off for Arsenal: Wenger

  • Totti could miss Italy qualifiers with knee injury

  • Eriksson wants perfect start to Euro 2004

  • Sao Paulo end winless streak, Palmeiras move off bottom

  • Suvrajit Saha wins National 'B' chess

  • Arjun wins Honda-Siel PGA by nine strokes

  • Carlsen wins Tokyo Open

  • October 5, 2002

  • Henry set for more success, says Wenger

  • Robson aims to focus players on the home front

  • Monkey tears off soccer coach's ear

  • Carlsen outlasts Paradorn

  • Arjun Singh takes six stroke lead

  • East Bengal lift Independence Day Cup

  • October 4, 2002

  • Ronaldo tries to ease pressure over debut

  • Sampras can walk away "the greatest ever": Kafelnikov

  • Arjun Singh surges ahead with 5-under 66

  • Srichaphan shocks Hewitt

  • October 3, 2002

  • Kramnik ready for super-computer match

  • Sampras hangs up racket for the year

  • Champions League: Liverpool thrashed Spartak Moscow 5-0

  • Real fight back but Inter's proud home record ends

  • Ghei leads with a three-under 68

  • October 2, 2002

  • Bayern need a miracle, says Beckenbauer

  • United cruise to 4-0 win over Olympiakos

  • 'Magic' Del Piero back to his best, says Lippi

  • Real, Arsenal and Valencia eye third successive wins

  • FIFA refuses to embrace television technology

  • Arjun Singh sounds warning with a 6-under 65

  • October 1, 2002

  • Kahn says he's ready to step down as captain

  • Todt defends Ferrari over U.S Grand Prix finish

  • Van Nistelrooy doubtful for Olympiakos clash

  • Sampras will play in Australian Open

  • Bayern and Milan square up in clash of Euro giants

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