The Indian Express -- Sports

Saturday, May 10 1997

Astle gives the Kiwis a kick start

New Zealand scored a 22-run facile win over hot favourites Pakistan at Chandigarh in the opening match of the Pepsi Independence Cup. The man of the match was Nathan Astle for a scintilatting century plus some restrictive bowling.

Pierce packs off Seles in pre-quarters

France's Mary Pierce beat Monica Seles for the first time in her career to send the top-seeded American out of the Italian Open tennis tournament. In a remarkable match at the clay court Foro Italico, Pierce deservedly won 7-6 7-6 to reach the quarter-finals after fighting back in each tiebreak to 8-6 from 6-3 down.

Muster goes down tamely

After Boris Becker's comeback shuddered to a halt amid the wind and rain at the German Open yesterday, beaten 7-6 6-2 by Spain's Felix Mantilla, top-seeded Thomas Muster capitulated to a storm of brilliance from a 23-year-old Moroccan Hicham Arazi.

Tickets sale

Globalsport -- Hingis hopes to be fit for French Open

Republicans, Rebels in final

Inquiry ordered into Brazilian soccer scandal

Khoda system to silence critics

Swati Ghate wins U-18 title

World Cup to embrace pay TV revolution

An Indophile to the core

RCF lift Shield

Natekar to clash with Tanwar

India file -- Pak team sans logo

Whistle blown on ref