Golf
Ganapathy creates history with 12-under 60
The Mysore pro recorded the lowest ever score in a single round on the Hero Honda Golf Tour, but it was not good enough to upstage Mukesh Kumar from the lead in the Servo Masters.
'My patience with hard work is second to none'
Ace Fiji golfer Vijay Singh tells Onkar Singh it is easy to reach the top but you got to work twice as hard to stay there.
Football
Ferdinand out due to thigh injury
Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand will be out for up to four weeks
Parma out as Panathinaikos and Celtic triumph
Italy's Parma suffered a shock UEFA Cup second round exit as Greek side Panathinaikos and Scottish champions Celtic won their battles for local pride.
Bellamy hungry for more glory
Craig Bellamy is dreaming of even more glory after his two goals put Newcastle United into the Champions League's second phase.
Taejon Citizen leave Bagan in the cold
The South Korean side routed the India's champion club 6-0 in the AFC Champions League final qualifying round first leg match 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
Mankad, Kirtane to clash for title
They scored contrasting victories over Ajay Ramaswami and Manoj Mahadevan respectively in the semi-finals of the ITF men's Futures tournament.
Sania romps into semis
The Hyderabad lass beat Diana Nulianto of Indonesia in straight sets to advance in the $10,000 Union Cement ITF/PHI women's tournament in Manila.
Injured Agassi quits Masters
Agassi had been due to play already-qualified Swiss Roger Federer in a final group match today but withdrew injured.
Motor racing
Belgium senators bid to save Spa from F1 axe
The race officials axed the country's grand prix at Spa last month because of a government ban on tobacco advertising.
Hockey
Three Indians named for top hockey prize
Dhanraj Pillay, Gagan Ajit Singh and Prabhjot Singh are among 24 players nominated for the FIH men's 'Player of the Year' awards for 2002.
PSB, Bharat Petroleum in final
They prevailed over Punjab Police and Air India respectively in thrilling semi-final matches in the Surjit Singh hockey tournament.
Miscellaneous
Ancient athletes knew performance-enhancing tricks
In the 18th ancient Olympiad in 708 BC they were using hand-held stone or lead weights in the standing long jump event to improve on their natural ability.
Asian Games
Govt to investigate Rani's positive dope test
A senior bureaucrat, who was until recently with the sports ministry, and a pharmacology professor will conduct the investigation.
Sunita Rani vows to fight till the last
The beleaguered athlete alleged that "certain quarters" do not want her to participate in the Athens Olympics since she has a chance of winning a medal.
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