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Tendulkar vows to carry the team the distanceJOHANNESBURG, MARCH 2. What will the commentators say now? Well, the team would be justified in questioning the credentials of some of these men in those vantage positions, casting aspersions, passing judgment without trial and generally ... India peaking at the right time: Ranatunga JOHANNESBURG, MARCH 2. Sri Lanka's World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga gave India the thumbs up on Sunday, saying they were peaking at the right time to have a go at the title. ``I think India can go far, they are looking very good at ... Aussies can be jolted, but not beaten PORT ELIZABETH, MARCH 2. It was a fabulous story straight out of the pages of fiction. After some heart-stopping moments Australia happily came out victorious by two wickets. Michael Bevan once again offered evidence of his being a match-winner ... Kenya prepares to lobby for Test status PORT ELIZABETH, MARCH 2. Kenya wants to be a Test playing nation. Its present generation is keen to rub shoulders with the big stars of world cricket and share the limelight with them. The Kenyans feel they have been put through the wringer and ... A place in the final not beyond India India is running hot. After Sachin Tendulkar set Pretoria alight with his brilliant strokeplay the Vindaloos were able to collect the runs needed to secure a place in the last six of this ever changing competition. Thanks to Rahul ... What an innings! What an innings it was from the little genius on a big occasion. A spellbinding effort, a knock that will go down in World Cup history as one of the greatest. Sachin Tendulkar's early onslaught on the Pakistani pacemen virtually sealed the ... It's a do-or-die battle for South Africa DURBAN, MARCH 2.Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya aims to crush South Africa's World Cup dream when the two sides clash in a do-or-die World Cup encounter under the Kingsmead lights tomorrow. ``I think we've got a good chance,'' he said of ... New Zealand aiming for big win BENONI, MARCH 2.Stephen Fleming's New Zealand goes into Monday's World Cup match against Canada knowing that even a huge win in its last league outing may not secure it a place in the Super Sixes. Even as the Kiwis take on the minnows, their ... Minnows play for pride BLOEMFONTEIN, MARCH 2. The only World Cup teams without any points, Namibia and Holland have little to play for other then pride when they meet at Goodyear Park on Monday. The only prize at stake is avoiding last place. With a debate still ... Anwar's affair with India ** Saeed Anwar was playing in his 50th match against India. He becomes the third Pakistani after Ijaz Ahmed (53) and Salim Malik (52) to do so. ** This was Saeed Anwar's 20th hundred of his career in 246 matches. His last three-figure score ... Playing India brings out my best: Anwar JOHANNESBURG, MARCH 2. An emotional Pakistan opener is preaching Islam to recover from the death of his young daugher Bismah who died in Lahore in August, 2001 following a mysterious illness. ``Her death was God's wish and turning to religion ... Odumbe's best bowling in LOIs The maestro dedicates knock to brother Ajit CENTURION, MARCH 2. Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has dedicated his hurricane 98 against Pakistan to his elder brother Ajit and termed it as the most outstanding knock of his career yet. Tendulkar walloped Pakistan with a most memorable ... Other Stories
Athletics Harjit takes gold; Sunita fades to fifth CHENNAI, MARCH 2. The focus was to be on Asian gold medallist Sunita Rani, when her name was announced at the start of the track events, just the men's and women's 1,500m races, in the all-India Police athletic championship after the colourful ... Chess Kasparov outwits Anand CHENNAI, MARCH 2.World No. 1 Garry Kasparov of Russia, displaying superb endgame skills, defeated overnight joint leader Viswanathan Anand in the seventh round of the 20th City of Linares super category chess tournament at Linares, Spain on ... Sasikiran in joint lead KOZHIKODE, MARCH 2. Top seed Krishnan Sasikiran of India, Darmen Sadvakosov of Kazakhstan and Eshan Ghaem Maghami of Iran shared the lead after the eighth round of the fourth Asian individual men's championship in Doha, according to information ... Cricket 
Sensational win for MaharashtraCHENNAI, MARCH 2. It was a combination of factors, really, that saw Maharashtra pull off a thrilling two-wicket win with a ball to spare against Tamil Nadu at the Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. It was as much about bad management of overs by ... 
Tejinder Pal, Pagnis script Railways' victoryCHENNAI, MARCH 2. The smashed window pane on the second floor of the SRMC students hostel building told its own story. Yet another one of the left-handed Tejinder Pal Singh's lovely straight hits had cleared the ground, on a day when he was a ... Football Mahindras drubs HASC BANGALORE, MARCH 2. Hindustan Aeronautics Sports Club (HASC) took a beating like never before in recent times. And its faint hopes of a home win and staying in the elite group nose-dived as Mumbai's Mahindra United inflicted a crushing 5-0 ... Bagan blanks Churchill KOLKATA, MARCH 2. Defending champion Mohun Bagan came back to winning ways beating Goan team Churchill Brothers 3-0 in a 17th round encounter of the Oil PSU VII National Football League here at the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday. Having beaten ... Volleyball VFI ropes in Bulgarian coach BANGALORE, MARCH 2. The Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) will be hiring a Bulgarian coach on a one-year contract as the country prepares to host the Asian youth championship at Visakhapatnam from April 6 to 13. Hristo Iliev is likely to ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Business | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
  
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