Tuesday, December 15, 1998
Sikdar makes it a golden day
An avalanche of medals. That's what it was and made even more stark by India's lack of success in Asian Games athletics for almost two decades now. Not since the Games were last held in India in 1982 has India experienced such an excellent day in international athletics.
Bribery scandal rocks IOC
Allegations from leading International Olympic Council (IOC) official Marc Hodler at the weekend that agents have been trying to run cash-for-vote deals for a decade have given IOC president Juan-Antonio Samaranch his biggest problem since the Soviet boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles Games and Johnson's positive test for steroids.
ICC may probe betting issue
Jagmohan Dalmiya, chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), today hinted at a ``high powered'' commission to investigate growing allegations of betting and match-fixing. The ICC chief's act was a desperate attempt at immediate damage control than anything else.
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