Anand to compete in Fontys meet
Viswanathan Anand, India's ace Grandmaster, would compete in the Fontys Chess Tournament scheduled in Tilburg, a town in southern Holland. The Fide rated Category-18 tournament would start from October 22 to November 4 with November 1 as rest day.

Rafter cruises into second round
Second-seeded Australian Pat Rafter breezed to a 6-2, 6-2 win over American Steve Campbell on Tuesday in the first round of the $725,000 Lyon Grand Prix ATP Tour tournament. The two-time US Open champion took just 67 minutes to seal his spot in the second round.

French clubs make merry, English teams struggle
French quartet Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille and Monaco all put themselves in sight of the third round of the UEFA Cup with superb performances on Tuesday night.

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