Sunday, January 24, 1999
Pakistan start Indian tour with a bang
The cameras finally turned away from the sten guns towards the 22-yard strip bang in the middle of the Roop Singh Stadium here. A 24-year-old Pakistani Christian, Yousuf Youhanna, then ensured that they stayed that way for the rest of the day with an impeccable 124.
Borgula wins battle of Slovaks
They were like Paes from the same pod. But the one that was fresh got picked. The Slovaks -- third seed Boris Borgula and qualifier Filip Kaskak -- are clubmates, travelling mates and even have a similar pattern of play.
Sethi, Shandilya notch easy victories
Geet Sethi was not exactly in his best form, but he is certainly approaching it as the National billiards competition neared the knock-out stages. The Asiian Games silver medallist in the individual billiards competition demolished Sunil Sharda 1287-170 in a hopelessly one-sided match.
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