The Indian Express -- Sports

Thursday, December 25 1997

Anand one step short

Viswanathan Anand of India reached the final of the qualifying round of the Fide World Chess Championship when he overcame Boris Gelfand of Belarus in 37 moves in Game Two of the sixth round play at Groningen yesterday. The win gave Anand a 1.5-0.5 result.

Aussies beat India, in final

Australia yesterday defeated India by 19 runs to reach the final of the fifth Womens World Cup final. Electing to field, Indian bowlers restricted Australia to 123 in a match that was reduced to 32 overs after almost two-and-a-half hours were lost due to the soggy outfield. The Indian eves, however, managed to score only 104 runs in their alloted 30 overs.

Neha's last bid for Nagano Winter Games

With only 45 days to go before the Nagano Olympics, 16-year-old Neha Ahuja of Delhi is making a last-minute bid to compete in the winter sports carnival. Ahuja, yet to fulfill the requirements set by the International Ski Federation (FIS) to compete in the Winter Games, is in Japan to take part in three official alpine races which would determine her fate.

Indians seek "convincing" victory

Anand one step short

Manipur, Meghalaya qualify

Vikram passes Fazaluddin test

Vijayan, Ancheri consider deals for playing abroad

Neelima stuns Manjusha

Aussies beat India, in final

Captain Pramila Bhatt announces retirement

Sumavathy shatters national record

Neha's last bid for Nagano Winter Games

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