Golf
Ghei leads with a three-under 68
The Delhi-based golfer handled the tough conditions well to take a slender lead after the opening round in the Rs 2.5 million Honda-Siel PGA Championship.
Tennis
Sampras hangs up racket for the year
The American ace, who won his fifth US Open singles crown last month, withdrew from all the remaining ATP tournaments he had entered in 2002.
Chess
Kramnik ready for super-computer match
The World chess champion said he is ready to battle with Deep Fritz, but admitted his "monstrous" opponent has a psychological edge.
Football
Real fight back but Inter's proud home record ends
Arsenal and Valencia maintained their perfect starts and almost certainly booked their places in the second phase of the Champions League.
Liverpool thrash Spartak Moscow 5-0
Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier hailed his team as "tactically perfect" following their rout of the Russian champions in the Champions League.
Asian Games
Gopichand's chances are good
Oft-crowned India doubles badminton champion and now coach Leroy D'Sa says the 15 points x 3 games format at the Asian Games will be to Gopichand's advantage.
Shiv Kapur in joint lead in individual golf
The Delhi-based golfer shares the lead with Chinese Taipei's Chen Liang Cheng after the first round in the Asian Games individual golf event.
Indian shooters claim silver in men's team trap
China won the gold with 353 points and The Philippines took the bronze with 331 points.
Dingko Singh crashes out in first round
The 1998 Bangkok Games gold medallist was no match for North Korean challenger Phyong Chol Choe, and lost the Asian Games bantamweight bout 26-6.
Qi Hui wins second swimming gold
The Chinese world record holder was pushed all the way by teammate Luo Xuejuan in the 200 metres breaststroke final but prevailed in a thrilling finish at the Asian Games.
Liu Xia betters world lifting record
The Chinese lifter set a new mark in the women's 63-kg weightlifting at the Asian Games. India's Pratima Kumari finished fifth in the event.
India, Korea looking to settle scores
The two Asian hockey giants, assured of berths in the semi-finals of the Asian Games, meet tomorrow to decide who tops the preliminary group.
Indian rowers disappoint
China won 12 of the 13 gold medals on offer in the rowing competition at the Asian Games, which ended on Thursday.
Malaysian athletes pilloried at home
Malaysian newspapers slammed their athletes after three sepak takraw players were kicked out of the Asian Games after testing positive for morphine.
Badminton
'The competition is getting tougher, both on the Asian and European circuits'
Indian women's badminton champion Aparna Popat talks to Nagraj Gollapudi about her game and her best moments.
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