Saturday, September 5, 1998
Paes-Bhupathi march into third round
India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes marched into the third round of the US Open tennis tournament doubles with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Karsten Braasch (Germany) and Marcos Ondruska (South Africa) on Friday. The Indians, seeded fourth, entered the second round beating Fernando Meligeni (Brazil) and Mariano Puerta (Argentina) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5).
Srikkanth exudes confidence
Cricket manager of the Indian team for the Commonwealth Games K Srikkanth is confident the team picked for the prestigious event will perform with distinction. "We will try and do our best and win a medal,'' the former dashing opener said in an interview.
Russia, Cuba taken to 4 sets
Win they did but not in the manner they would have liked to. Both Olympic champions Cuba and Russia the holders of the title in Kobe last year, were stretched to four sets by Italy and Korea, respectively, on the opening day of the third leg of the IndianOil Servo World Grand Prix Women's Volleyball Championship at the Jawaharlal Nehru Multipurpose Indoor Stadium on Friday.
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