Frenchman fries Indian hopes
Cedric Pioline, the stormy petrel of French tennis, lifted the tottering ATP Gold Flake Open tournament with a classic allround display which pitchforked him as the firm favourite to win the title.



Whisper media targets Sachin
Sachin Tendulkar will be keeping an eye on a few disturbing developments as he leads his team into the triangular series against Australia and Pakistan.



ICC panel banning Shoaib Akhtar lacked quorum
The controversy surrounding Shoaib Akhtar over his bowling took another twist on Thursday when it was revealed that the International Cricket Council committee which banned the Pakistan paceman lacked quoram.



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