Steve hits ton
Steve Waugh played yet another brilliant knock to score a century and wrest the initiative for Australia in a match where the England team might have got a sizeable lead. Not only was Steve's strokeplay immaculate, he also showed his tactical mastery over England to reverse a situation that was going against Australia.

Haryana in trouble
Haryana were facing the prospects of a follow on as Services' medium pacer Syed Javed claimed three wickets on debut to reduce the visitors to 151 for seven on the penultimate day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy league match today.

Three lead
International Masters -- top seed Sasikiran of Tamil Nadu and Tejas Bakre (Indian Airlines) -- alongwith A Kidambee of Tamil Nadu shared the lead at four points each after the fourth round matches of the 28th National Junior chess championship today.

Chandigarh win
Tamil Nadu men caused a major upset stunning defending champions Kerala to sail into the quarter-final of the 47th Senior National volleyball championships. In women's category, Chandigarh brushed aside a weak challenge from Gujarat 15-5, 15-5 and 15-4.

Windies collapse
Two sensational catches by Herschelle Gibbs and a controversial take by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher sent West Indies plummeting towards a third successive Test defeat by South Africa today. When bad light stopped play on the third day of the third Test, Windies were 246 for eight.