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Sachin sacked, it's Azza again
It's the end of Sachin Tendulkar's reign as Indian cricket captain. The national selectors have re-instated Mohammed Azharuddin's as the Indian captain for the three-nation limited overs tournament at Dhaka, the subsequent Test series against Australia and the triangular series at home which would also feature Australia and Zimbabwe.
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South Africa crawl on first day
Failed Test batsman Michael Bevan justified his recall for Australia as a specialist spinner by claiming two wickets as South Africa laboured to 197 for five in 97 overs on the first day of the second cricket Test. For the Proteas, skipper Hansie Cronje and Herschelle Gibbs hit fifties while adding 97 runs for the fourth wicket partnership.
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Anand in trouble: 1st game
Viswanathan Anand and Anatoly Karpov have renewed their battle in the Slav Defence after a long time in Game One of the World Chess Championship final at Lausanne yesterday. Anand, playing black, took recourse to a safety-first tactic as he employed the Slav Defence, the opening which he consistently used against Karpov in their first match at Brussels six years ago.
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Kutsenko, Tomasevich in title clash
Top seeded Vadim Kutsenko had a walkover after his opponent Marcus Hilpert, down 2-6, 0-3, complained of a sore shoulder and conceded his semi-final match. While in the other semi-final of the ITF Future circuit tournament, fifth seeded Uzbek Dmitri Tomasevich recorded a 6-7(2), 7-5, 6-2 win over second seed Lior Mor. Both now face each other in the title clash.
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