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Vaughan stands down as England test captainLONDON (Reuters) - Michael Vaughan has decided to step down as England test captain in the wake of the series defeat by South Africa, he told a news conference on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:17 pm Harbhajan and Sharma bowl India to victoryGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma bowled India to a series-levelling 170-run victory on the fourth day of the second test against Sri Lanka on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:07 pm Sri Lanka v India second test scoreboardGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Scoreboard on the fourth day of the second test between Sri Lanka and India on Sunday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Aug 2008 | 11:48 am Samaraweera and Dilshan steady Sri LankaThilan Samaraweera and Tillakaratne Dilshan guided Sri Lanka to 109 for four, chasing 307 for victory, on the fourth day of the second Test against India on Sunday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Aug 2008 | 10:38 am Indian pacers destroy Sri Lankan top-orderSri Lanka were fighting with their backs to the wall after losing three early wickets for 24 at lunch while chasing the 307-run target set by India on the fourth day of the second cricket Test.Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Aug 2008 | 7:40 am Taufel urges Aussies to tour 'friendly' PakistanUrging the Australian cricket team to stop worrying about its safety in Pakistan, world's leading umpire Simon Taufel called on Ricky Ponting's men to fearlessly tour the "friendly" nation for Champions Trophy.Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Aug 2008 | 6:52 am Anand to meet Carlsen in Mainz finalWorld champion Viswanathan Anand set up a summit clash against Norwegian sensation Magnus Carlsen in the Grenkeleasing World Rapid Chess Championship after signing off his preliminary campaign with two wins and four draws.Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Aug 2008 | 5:19 am Smith rates match-winning century his bestSouth Africa skipper Graeme Smith said his match-winning innings of 154 not out that steered his team to their first series win in England for 43 years on Saturday was the best of his 16 Test hundreds.Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Aug 2008 | 5:06 am Djokovic stuns Nadal to reach finalNovak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 6-1, 7-5 to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters and bring the Spaniard's 32-match unbeaten streak to a halt.Source: Sify.com Sports | 3 Aug 2008 | 5:01 am S.Africa's Smith labels match-winning century his bestBIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - South Africa skipper Graeme Smith said his match-winning innings of 154 not out that steered his team to their first series win in England for 43 years on Saturday was the best of his 16 test hundreds.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 3 Aug 2008 | 3:43 am Blast In Class may score in the Air Command CupHyderabad: Blast In Class, who is in fine fettle, may score in the Air Command Cup (2,000m), the main event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Aug. 3). False rails will be placed and the distances marked accordingly (Race distances ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Indian Bank regains trophyMadurai: Indian Bank (Chennai) regained the Rajamani memorial trophy, defeating the defending champion Southern Railway (Chennai) 1-0 in the final of the State-level hockey tournament at the Police Centenary Stadium here on Saturday. Southern ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Messi’s release: Barcelona appealsMADRID: Barcelona has appealed against FIFA’s decision ordering it to release Argentine under-23 player Lionel Messi to compete in the Olympic Games, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said. CAS said the appeal would be handled at ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Coimbatore enters quarterfinalsCoimbatore: Host Coimbatore, thanks to K.N. Sounderamani’s all-round show, pulled off a seven-wicket win over Puducherry and entered the quarterfinals of the TNCA under-22 inter-district cricket tournament at the SNR Sons College grounds ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am ‘New rule changes the dynamics’Chennai: An interesting experimental rule was in place during the recently concluded quadrangular Emerging Players tournament in Brisbane. The second or third set of Power Play overs was actually decided by the batting side. S. ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Focus on women’s 4x400m relay teamThe struggle to qualify shows where Indian athletics standsSource: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Tarun and Pradyumna share leadChennai: Tarun Veeraraghavan and Pradyumna Prakash shared lead in the open draw of the Sportstar Open golf tournament, ending Saturday’s round on 72 (two-over-par for the course) each. L. Selvadurai is in third place ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Narasimha Rao named coachVIJAYAWADA: Former international M.V. Narasimha Rao will be the coach of Andhra Ranji team for the 2008-2009 season, the ACA Secretary, V. Chamundeswaranth, said here on Saturday. “We have appointed M. Sasikanth, a National ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Sharath Kamal pulls outCHENNAI: National champion Sharath Kamal has ruled himself out of the on-going inter-institutional table tennis championships at Nagpur. “I did talk to Mr. M.C. Chowhan, Secretary, TTFI, and Mr. V.K. Bawa, Advisor, Petroleum ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Nora in fine nickPune: Nora, who is in fine nick as evidenced by her track movements, may win the Lufthansa August Handicap, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday (Aug. 3). False rails will be announced two hours before the first ...Source: The Hindu - Sport | 3 Aug 2008 | 12:00 am Smith guides South Africa to series victoryGraeme Smith plundered a fighting 154 not out to lead his South Africa team to a five-wicket victory over England that clinched the Test series at Edgbaston on Saturday.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Aug 2008 | 7:26 pm England v South Africa scoreboardREUTERS - Scoreboard after South Africa beat England by five wickets on the fourth day of the third test at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Saturday:Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Aug 2008 | 7:00 pm Smith guides South Africa to series victoryBIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Graeme Smith plundered a fighting 154 not out to lead his South Africa team to a five-wicket victory over England that clinched the test series at Edgbaston on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Aug 2008 | 6:43 pm Mendis presence will prolong Muralis careerIndias famed batting line-up is often the envy of other teams with the exception of Australia - who have a fabulous array of batsmen themselves.Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:52 pm Ashok Mankad, a 'king' around the circuitAshok Mankad was a prime example of a cricketer who failed to live up to his early promise. But perhaps the fault was not entirely his:Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:48 pm Stats: VVS Laxman joins 100-Catch ClubIndian players have the distinction of taking 100 or more catches in a Test career, with V.V.S.Laxman becoming the latest player to achieve it when he held Prasanna Jayawardene off Harbhajan Singh. Others are: Rahul Dravid (175), Sunil Gavaskar (108) and Mohammad Azharuddin (105)Source: Sify.com Sports | 2 Aug 2008 | 5:09 pm Ramprakash hits 100th first class centuryLONDON (Reuters) - Mark Ramprakash became the first player in a decade to reach 100 first-class hundreds when he hit his third century of the season during Surrey's county championship match against Yorkshire at Leeds on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Aug 2008 | 4:00 pm Myanmar, North Korea move into AFC Challenge Cup semisMyanmar and North Korea are through to the semi-finals of the AFC Challenge Cup football tournament after winning their second Group B matches at the Gachibowli Stadium here Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 3:30 pm Sri Lanka captain backs ICC technology trialGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene backed the International Cricket Council's (ICC) technology trial after India's Rahul Dravid was dismissed on the third day of the second test on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 2 Aug 2008 | 3:16 pm It is a do or die match for us: HoughtonIndia's football coach Bob Houhgton says his team has largely overcome injury worries, enabling him field his best eleven in the must-win last group match against Turkmenistan here Sunday to stay alive in the AFC Challenge Cup.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 3:02 pm Archers confident of a podium finish in Olympics: DolaDays before leaving for the Beijing Olympics, ace Indian archer Dola Banerjee Saturday exuded confidence that the nation would get a medal in the sport.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 3:01 pm Myanmar virtually through to the AFC Cup semisMyanmar are virtually through to the semi-finals of the AFC Challenge Cup football with a 3-1 victory over Sri Lanka in their second Group B match at the Gachibowli Stadium here Saturday.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 3:01 pm Boxers leave for Beijing full of beansBeijing-bound boxing medal hope Akhil Kumar asked the people of the country to back the contingent to win medals in the Olympics.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 2 Aug 2008 | 12:30 pm
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