Tuesday, March 2, 1999
Bombay boys await Board results
Vinod Kambli and Ajit Agarkar, two key players among the World Cup probables, underwent a strenuous fitness test on Monday to prove that they had recovered from their leg injuries, which had forced them into the sidelines for months.
Cullinan enters record books
Daryll Cullinan became South Africa's highest individual Test scorer with an unbeaten 275 out of the team's total of 621 for five declared on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand at Eden Park on Monday. Cullinan passed the 274 scored by Graeme Pollock against Australia at Kingsmead in 1969-70.
Williams sisters rewrite history
Sisters Venus and Serena Williams of the United States rewrote the tennis history books on Sunday when they won separate tournaments. The 17-year-old Senena triumphed in the Paris Indoor Open, beating French hope Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4) and 18-year-old and fifth-ranked Venus beat Amanda Coetzer 6-4, 6-0 in Oklahoma.
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