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Jan Apell on Tuesday keeps Muster away
The second day of the Australian open was not a memorable one for some of the men's seeds with as many as three seeds falling by the wayside. First to go was Austria's Thomas Muster who lost in straight sets (6-4, 7-6, 7-5) to Sweden's Jan Apell. Following Muster were Croatia's Goran Ivanisevic, a 6-2 7-6 3-6 6-4 loser to Netherland's Jan Siemerink and Britain's Tim Henm,an who lost 6-3, 6-7, 6-2, 3-6, 11-9 to French Jerome Golmard.
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Tired Anand settles for a quick draw
Viswanathan Anand drew his fourth round match at the ongoing Hoogovens Grandmasters International chess tournament. Anand, playing black, drew his match against Jeroen Piket to take his tally to three points in four games.
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Indian spikers cruise into final
Defending champions India and hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) marched into the final of the Third Rashid International Volleyball Championship with emphatic semi-final wins. While India defeated Lebanon 15-7, 15-10, 15-10, the UAE Seniors disposed off Poland's under-19 squad 15-10, 15-9, 15-10.
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Bagan hold edge over Kochi on home turf
Two of the better placed teams in the second Philips National Football League will meet in a crucial match at Calcutta today. FC Kochin with 13 points so far and Mohun Bagan currently the leaders with 14 points, are not new to each other, yet both will find it difficult to form a strategy.
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