The Indian Express -- Sports

Friday, August 8 1997

Taylor leads the assault as Aussies make merry

Australia, led by off-form skipper Mark Taylor's knock of 76, scored an impressive 302 for just three wicket on the first day of the fifth Test against England yesterday.

Havelange threatens to bar Brazil from France '98

Fifa President Joao Havelange is threatening to bar Brazil from the 1998 World Cup if Congress approves a proposal by Pele that would radically change professional soccer in the South American country.

Shot put champion stripped of medal

Robert Korzeniowski of Poland yesterday added the World Championship gold medal to his Olympic title last year in the 50 km walk, but Alexandr Bagach of Ukraine was stripped of his shot put title for drug abuse.

Jayasuriya -- hand grenade without a pin

Konguvel shocks Murshed

Shetty critical of Lankan approach

Sampras breezes past Gimelstob

Paes-Bhupathi in second round

Vora stunned by collegian

Namjoshi shocked

Prakash invites BAI to merge with IBC

Golfers make poor start

Vikrant, Vaswani register easy wins to meet in semifinals

India has suffered the most from proliferation of one-dayers