Short Corner -- Chandigarh

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Prahlad streamrolls past German opponent
Second seed Prahlad Srinath survived a Teutonic barrage, wordy turbulence and an opponent as sporting as a lion whose tail had been stepped upon, in the $6250 State Bank of India ITF Satellite Circuit tennis tournament. The Indian stayed cool even as his quarter-final opponent, German Gerhard Fahlke, boiled and evaporated 2-6, 4-6.

Aussies on top
Sloppy fielding helped Australian skipper Mark Taylor score his fourth Test hundred against the home team on the first day of the second Test match against Pakistan. His previous three hundreds against Pakistan - 123, 101 not out and 100 - all were scored in Australia.

Azhar skipper
The national cricket selectors today retained Mohammed Azharuddin as India's captain for the two forthcoming back-to-back limited overs tournaments at Dhaka and Sharjah. "It was just a formality," selection committee chairman Ajit Wadekar told reporters after the meeting and the decision was taken in a very short time.

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