Thursday, November 5, 1998
Anand thwarts Sadler
Managing to hold on a tough challenge from Mathew Sadler, Vishwanathan Anand continued to lead Peter Leko by a half a point going to the final round of the Fontys-Tilburg international chess tournament. Anand has seven points and Leko 6.5. Sadler, Jeron Piket and Vladimir Kramnik have 5.5 points.
Pak shock World champions
A young Pakistan side shocked Holland 5-3, handing the World and Olympic champions their first defeat in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament. But Holland still leads the points table in the six-team competition with nine points.
Pillay retained skipper
Mercurial forward Dhanraj Pillay has been retained as captain of the 16-member Indian men's hockey team for the 13th Asian Games to be held in Bangkok from December 6 to 20.
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