Monday, October 12, 1998
Turkish humiliation for Germany
Germany and England suffered severe blows to their pride in the European Championship qualifying matches -- Germany crashing to a humiliating 1-0 defeat in Turkey and England being held to a bitterly disappointing 0-0 draw by Bulgaria at Wembley.
Pallavi Shah becomes IWM
India tasted success in both the men's and women's sections in the 12th round of the 33rd Chess Olympiad in the Chess Palace on Sunday. Pallavi Shah of Kolhapur became India's tenth International Woman Master when she completed her third and final IWM norm with a win.
Luthra, Kahlon in Indian team for Asiad
With the Indian Golfing Union (IGU) selection procedure being totally transparent, with merit being the sole criteria, Amit Luthra, Harmeet Singh Kahlon, Amit Dube and Digvijay Singh were named as the four-man Indian squad for the forthcoming Bangkok Asian Games to be held in November.
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