The Indian Express -- Sports

Friday, December 19 1997

Anand in fifth round

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand yesterday stormed into the fifth round of the Fide world chess championship at Groningen, Holland. Exhibiting chess of very high calibre, Anand outplayed GM Zoltan Almasi of Hungary in the second game with white pieces.

English pupils set to turn masters

England, expected to be the whipping boys of the Akai-Singer Champions Trophy cricket tournament have, instead, been The Team of the tournament. Their commitment, team-work and professionalism have carried them this far and a title triumph today would be a vindication of all they stand for.

Aussies rout old foes

Belinda Clark's Australian lasses overpowered arch-rivals England with much ease in the last league tie of the Hero Honda women's cricket World Cup at the VCA Stadium. On their way to an eight-wicket win, the Australians also saw that they study weaknesses of England, whom they project as their rivals in the title bout.

Global Sport -- MCC to vote on women being made members

Malviya hat-trick helps UBI to second successive victory

Gopi, Aparna clinch titles

Services bid adieu in style

Chaos over Baskaran's role

Century, 6 wickets for Khanvilkar

English pupils set to turn masters

Mahindras hope to come good

Anand in fifth round

Bhandari storms back

Short Corner -- State junior football team announced for Nationals

Aussies rout old foes

Ferreira enters semis

Six axed in major shake-up after Sharjah debacle

Railways emerge a formidable side

Annihilation