Anand looking to extend winning run
The world champion starts as favourite in the Dortmund chess tournament which gets under way on Thursday.

India win Castrol hockey festival
Daljit Singh Dhillion scored a brace as India beat Japan 4-3 in the concluding match of the tournament.

Jim Rafter defends son Patrick
'The way he handles defeat, I believe, makes him a great man,' he said.

Goran Ivanisevic returns in triumph
The newly-crowned Wimbledon champion was given a hero's welcome by 150,000 ecstatic fans in his home town of Split.

Beijing defends human rights record
However, it conceded it faces a challenge persuading world opinion ahead of Friday's vote to decide the host for the 2008 Olympics.

Big Business drools over Beijing prospects
The International Olympic Committee will choose between Beijing, Toronto, Paris, Osaka and Istanbul on Friday the host for the 2008 Olympics.

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