Khannas' promise
Ten years into his term as President of the All India Tennis Association, Raj Kumar Khanna, alongwith son and Davis Cup committe chairman, Anil Khanna, has shaped AITA into a financially sound body. As the next step, they are trying to instill an international focus into Indian tennis.

Thipsay triumphs
Indian Grandmaster Praveen Thipsay ended his jinx in Teheran recording a fluent win over Jordan's S. Mansour (2280) in the third round of the Asian Chess Championship on Monday night. GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) emerged as the sole leader with three points when he outwitted GM elect al-Modiahki of Qatar.

Third umpires
Yielding to demands for greater use of technology to reduce umpiring errors, the International Cricket Council has decided to allow the ground umpires to consult the third umpire on all dismissals except leg before wicket (lbw). But lbw decisions, probably the most contentious of all, will remain the domain of the umpire at the wicket.

Subhash wins
India's Subhash Agrawal and B Bhaskar chalked up fluent victories in their respective opening league matches of the Walter Lindrum Centenary IBSF World billiards championship, in Melbourne.