Indian chase falls short
India once again lived up to their tag as poor chasers and lost their way in the late stages to crash to a 26-run defeat against South Africa in the final of the LG Cup quadrangular one-day cricket tournament yesterday.

Rana gets his eighth gold
Jaspal Rana was bang on target as he made it eight out of eight in the SAF Games shooting competiton yesterday.

IOC suspends Afganistan
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended Afghanistan's Olympic Committee on grounds that it can no longer function under the Taliban regime in Kabul.

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