Scots win, as do England
England stumbled into the European 2000 Championship despite a 1-0 loss to Scotland on Wednesday, with tiny Slovenia, Turkey and Denmark rounding out the 16-team field for next summer's tournament.

Indian duo makes the correct opening move
India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi opened their campaign in style with a straight set win over eighth seeds Piet Norval and Kevin Ullyett in the ATP Tour World Doubles Tennis Championship.

Aussie bowling has Pak batsmen hopping
Steve Waugh's confidence in his Australian bowlers yielded dividends as Pakistan were dismissed for 222 on the opening day of the second cricket Test at Bellerive Oval on Thursday.

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