The Indian Express -- Sports

Wednesday, November 26 1997

India might bank on their pacemen again

As the cricket caravan rolled into the Orange City of Nagpur to pitch tent for the second Test between India and Sri Lanka, the talk centred around the 22-yard strip at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium where the two teams would lock horns from today. While the Lankan commander Arjuna Ranatunga termed it as a ``slow turner'', the Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar decided to play it safe, saying ``it appears damp''.

Jeev third as Binaghi is struck by lightning

Chiranjeev Milkha Singh shot a par round and was placed joint third in the Qualifying Tour School at Guadalmina Golf Club, in Costa del Sol, Spain on Monday. The news of the day, however, was the miraculous escape of Italian golfer Alberto Binaghi, who was struck by lightning while on the 14th green as thunderstorms continued to wreak havoc on this European Professional Golfers Association (EPGA) Tour qualifying tournament.

Jet-lagged Paes crushed

Leander Paes thrives playing in front of home supporters. But for the second time in as many Challengers, Paes became a first-round casualty. It happened in Ahmedabad last November and it happened in Mumbai yesterday -- just hours after zipping into the city from the United States to defend his status as the No 1 seed in the Famous Grouse ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Challenger. Paes lost his first-round match in the tournament to South Africa's David Nainkin, 6-2, 6-4.

Jeev third as Binaghi is struck by lightning

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