The Indian Express -- Sports

Friday, July 25 1997

Selectors show wisdom, defer team announcement

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday decided to defer the selection of the 16-member squad for the forthcoming Test and One-Day series in Sri Lanka till the Asia Cup final on Satruday.

Stunning victory for Anand

Walking delicately through the minefield of complications, Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand (2.5) of India overcame Grandmaster Boris Gelfand (1.5) of Belarus in the third round of Credit Suisse International Grandmasters Chess Tournament being played at Congress Centre in Biel (Switzerland).

England's first floodlit tie is a big success

A crowd of 15,174 flocked to the county and Test-match ground on Wednesday to see Warwickshire earn a 35-run win in the floodlit Axa Life League clash. Warwickshire made a profit of 70,000 pounds, considering the club's total revenue through the turnstiles last season was just 40,000 pounds.

Aerogramme triumphs

Hockey Centre of Excellence cleared

First One Home should be first at home

Australia lodge complaint over pitch switch

Brilliant team effort puts India in final

Focus on Sikdar and Rosa Kutty

Aussies deserved the lucky breaks

The win has put us in the right frame of mind: Tendulkar

Inderjit, Harinder qualify for Asian championships

Bhupathi enters doubles semis of Infiniti Open

Baggio's warning

Vijayalakshmi beats Werner; Kunte excels

Centaur earn a point

Hussain nets last-minute winner

Global Sport -- $18,000 for Holyfield's ear !

Philippoussis loses battle of serves but wins the match