Tennis
Manisha Malhotra shocks Daskovic
The Indian lass recovered after losing the first set to down the second seed from Yugoslavia in a first round match in the ITF women's tennis tournament.
Pete Sampras becomes first time father
U.S. Open champion Pete Sampras and his actress wife Bridgette Wilson have announced the birth of their first child Christian Charles.
Football
Milan promise night to remember against Real
The Italians have played some of the most adventurous football seen for some time in Italy for some time and are not about to change their approach against Real.
Indian Bank outplay Dempo
Former India striker Sabir Pasha's brace gave the bankmen a 3-1 victory in the National Football League match. Complete coverage
Pre-season injuries plague players: researchers
Four out of 10 professional footballers are injured before the season even starts, which increases the odds of further injury during the official season.
Hockey
Pillay turns villain again
The ace India player, irked by a decision going against his team, manhandled the umpires and hurled expletives at them in the final of the Nehru hockey tournament.
Controversial golden goal gives Punjab Police title
Gagan Ajit Singh's goal in extra-time enabled the policemen beat Indian Airlines 3-2 in the final of the Nehru hockey tournament.
Golf
Randhawa assumes APGA Order of Merit lead
The 30-year-old Gurgaon-based golfer's second place finish at the BMW Asian Open earned him $166,660, and swelled season's earnings to a whopping $246,667.
Badminton
Thomas Kurien loses in Scottish Open b'minton final
The Indian shuttler's winning run in the tournament was halted by world No. 92 Antti Vittiko of Finland.
Chess
'I was compared with Anand by many'
'It was quite a different experience for me to be in the limelight when sister Viji was there,' says Meenakshi Subbaraman, talking about her fine showing in the chess World Cup.
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