Chess
India's medal hopes at Chess Olympiad diminish
With three more rounds remaining, the men's team, with 26 points, is placed joint 17th, while the women's team, with 19 points, is placed 11th.
Formula One
Jaguar to launch 2003 car
Jaguar, with an all-new line-up of Australian Mark Webber and Brazilian Antonio Pizzonia, will launch next year's R4 Formula One car in Britain on January 13.
Golf
Jeev, Atwal well-placed
The two premier Indian golfers were placed fifth and 23rd respectively on the second day of the second stage in the US PGA Tour Q-School tournament.
Sergio Garcia to trim U.S. schedule for 2003
Sergio Garcia says he has played too much golf on both sides of the Atlantic this year and is not planning to extend his playing schedule in Europe for 2003.
Football
Bagan enter Airlines Gold Cup final
The Kolkata giants laboured to a 2-1 victory over Tata Football Academy in the semi-finals.
West Ham, Arsenal and Spurs out of League Cup
West Ham United suffered a humiliating home defeat in the third round of the English League Cup by second division Oldham Athletic on a night of shocks.
Valencia suffer major King's Cup upset
Third division Alicante came back from 3-1 down in extra-time to beat Spanish champions Valencia on penalties and provide the shock of the night in the second round.
Ferguson's job no easier after 16 years
After an indifferent start to the season Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson had plenty to ponder as he marked 16 years in charge at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Manipur lift Santosh Trophy
Tomba Singh's goal in extra-time gave the hosts a 2-1 victory over Kerala in the final and the National football title for the first time. Complete coverage
Tennis
Seles reaches last 8 after dramatic comeback
She fought off seven match-points to beat Lindsay Davenport for the first time in five years in the $3 million WTA championships.
Paradorn looks to Buddhism for top-10 spot
The 23-year-old Thai, who rose from 120th in the world at the start of the year to 16th, says devout religious beliefs have given him the mental strength of a champion.
Hockey
Hockey Olympian Joginder Singh passes away
A member of the gold medal-winning Indian hockey team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Joginder died in a Kolkata hospital after a protracted illness.
Asian Games
Fresh hope for Sunita Rani
A newspaper report said there were "huge discrepancies" in the amount of nandrolone detected in the middle distance runner's 'A' and 'B' samples, tested during the Asian Games in Busan.
'The gold medal is everything for me'
'When you dream about something for this long and it actually happens, it's a feeling out of this world,' says Asian Games golf gold medallist Shiv Kapur.
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