Tuesday March18thCricket:Ishant ruled out of first test,R.P.Singh is back in team.Bangalore: Ishant Sharma is the notable absentee in the 14-member
Indian squad for the first two Tests of the three-Test series against
South Africa.Harbhajan and Dhoni have to attend a fitness test at the NCA on March 21
Deodhar Trophy
matches in Vizag
VISAKHAPATNAM: The port city will host three matches of the Deodhar
Trophy tournament at the ACA-VDCA stadium, on March 20, 23 and 26 with
North Zone playing the other three Zones.
It takes on West Zone on Thursday and faces South on March 23 and
East on March 26. The North and West teams are arriving here on Tuesday.TennisSania Mirza sends Peer packing
Sania Mirza continued her domination of Shahar Peer, defeating the
ninth-seeded Israeli in three sets, to reach the
fourth round of the
Pacific Life Open here on Sunday. Sania triumphed 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-3 for
her third straight win over Peer in four meetings.
“We always play tough matches, but it’s about finding a way to win,” Sania said. Sharapova through
Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova, the fourth seed, advanced with a 7-5, 6-3
victory over Greece’s Eleni Daniilidou.Roddick loses to Haas
In the men’s event, Andy Roddick lost his temper as well as his
third round match. Roger Federer, meanwhile, was as cool as usual.
Roddick broke at least two rackets, hit a ball out of the crowded
stadium and threw several temper tantrums in a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Tommy
Haas.
Later, the top-ranked Federer, weakened by illness and coming off
consecutive losses in tour matches, began his bid for a fourth Indian
Wells title with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Spain’s Guillermo
Garcia-Lopez. Motor RaceNarain takes ninth spot
Coimbatore: India’s Narain Karthikeyan battled all odds to finish a
creditable ninth in the feature race of the A1GP in Mexico on Sunday.
Chess
Anand shares lead
NEW DELHI: Viswanathan Anand produced a flawless performance to
outwit Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the rapid game to register a 1.5-0.5
victory in the second round of the Amber blindfold and rapid chess
tournament at Nice, France, on Sunday.
The victory kept Anand in the lead with Levon Aronian and Vassily Ivanchuk.
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