The Indian Express -- Sports

Monday, August 18 1997

Paes-Bhupathi defeat top seeds in Pilot Pen semis

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi upset top-seeded Dutch pair of Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to enter the finals of the Pilot Pen International Tennis Tournament. The sixth-seeded Indian Davis Cup duo lost the first set 4-6, but fought back to win the next two sets and the match.

Leonard shatters the Winged Foot course record

Justin Leonard, ignoring oppressive heat and a two-hour weather delay, shot a course-record 65 yesterday, in a scintillating duel with David Love that left them tied for the lead after three rounds of the PGA Championship.

Baggio chops `divine ponytail'

The most famous ponytail in world soccer has been given the chop. Roberto Baggio turned up for training with his hair cropped short, his trademark style a thing of the past. The ponytail, which made its debut 7 years ago lies quietly in a drawer in Baggio's house in Caldogno.

`Tired' Maurice Greene loses again

Indian challenge ends as Oberoi loses in semis

India lose a nail-biter by two runs

Bjorkman, Moya enter RCA final

Roy, Ganguly joint leaders

Jokes apart, Popov is serious about winning

Shane nets three

UBI go down fighting to BoI

S Africa make it to France '98

Star Comrade claims feature

Feroz scores thrice as Saki Village Boys trounce All-parsees

Chiranjeev finishes third

Automobiles win

National bow to Gokarna's diktats

Ramprakash back in England squad

Short corner -- State Ranking TT from August 20 at Kalyan