The Indian Express -- Sports

Wednesday, May 7 1997

Azharuddin dropped from team for Independence Cup

Former captain Mohammad Azharuddin has been dropped from the 14 selected for the Indian cricket team for the first three matches of the Independence Cup to be played from May 9. Vinod Kambli has been recalled while young Gagan Khoda earns his maiden place in the squad to be led by Sachin Tendulkar.

That magnificent man and the "flying" machine

Hundreds of chess enthusiasts paid $25 each to watch world champion Garry Kasparov face off against IBM's Deep Blue computer on Sunday. Scattered among them were high-tech hackers eager to see the silicon high-speed powerhouse providing flying replies -- the 1.95-metre box can calculate an average of 200 million positions per second!

Stich enters German Open 2nd round

Former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich cheered up his local fans with a win over Slovakia's Karol Kucera in the first round of the German Open. The 28-year-old German's assured 6-4 6-4 victory over Kucera was the highlight of a day.

Seeds have a bad day

Becker, Graf and a Stich in time

Short corner -- Junior Inter-District basketball from today

Class consciousness inevitable in UEFA Cup

Sanklecha slams second ton

New Zealand are an organised side: Raja

Global sport -- Players threaten to launch own table tennis

Caterers feast on Rhino

Shooters, officials declare ceasefire

Ken Doherty does it

Pak board wants Sohail to apologise

Jamaica fined

India file -- Boxers excel in King's Cup

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