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Saturday, May 23, 1998

	Quick draw brings Anand crown Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand of India annexed the Torneo Magistral crown with a fluent 23-move draw against world number nine Peter Svidler of Russia to bag his third Super Category title of this season. World number two Anand played with determination against Svidler, a better rated player than other GMs in the seventh edition of the Madrid tournament and remained undefeated, scoring 6.5 points from nine games.		India play Lanka in opening encounter India are to take on hosts Sri Lanka in the opening match of the Independence Cup tri-series to be played at Colombo and Galle from June 19 to July 7. India will meet Sri Lanka under lights at Colombo on June 19 and then take on New Zealand at the same Premadasa Stadium in another day-night clash on June 23 after the hosts had squared off against the Kiwis on June 21, also under lights.
	Malaysians rally to beat Danes, Indonesia score A courageous fightback from Roslin Hashim helped Malaysia sneak into the Thomas Cup final showdown with Indonesia after they scored an upset win over Denmark in the semifinal. In the second semifinal, Indonesia's men shrugged off a defeat for former World Champion Heryanto Arbi in the opening rubber to beat China.		Roberto Baggio, Bergomi in Italian squad Bowing to a nationwide clamor, coach Cesare Maldini has included veteran star-forward Roberto Baggio on Italy's World Cup team for France '98. In a surprising decision, Maldini also called 34-year-old Inter Milan defender Giuseppe Bergomi while dropping from the list of 21 players Chelsea's star Gianfranco Zola and Lazio's striker Pierluigi Casiraghi.

Sampras faces tricky start
World number one -- Pete Sampras -- faces a tricky first round match against Todd Martin in the French Open but, if victorious, his passage to the semifinals appears relatively easy. Sampras is bidding to win the only Grand Slam title eluding him at the Open starting.

Australia send China crashing
Holders Australia and Germany expectedly won their second round of league matches in Pool B which virtually put them beyond the reach of the rest while putting them firmly on the path to the semi-finals in the women's World Cup hockey tournament.

Merchant dominates
Sane, Isha win in contrasting styles
Marathe ton guides Shivalkar XI home
Union Bank score convincing win
Short Corner
Jadeja lauds selectors' decision
Bangladesh seek encore, Kenya revenge
Indian men pull major coup over Aussies
India File
States should develop hockey in schools
Polo all set to return to Punjab
Chetan stars in Gymkhana's 4-wicket win
FCI top Group D
Lal reaches semis
Deepti in line for double
Flagged off
DAV-8 and SAI Hostel in finals
ICC XI enter final
Sunil and Amanjot bag titles
Short Corner -- Chandigarh
Short Corner -- Delhi