Uphill task for Indian cricketers
From the City of Joy (or Trouble!), the historic Asian Test Championship moves to the Emerald Island. For the beleaguered Indian team, there is no let-up as within days of losing to Pakistan in Calcutta, they face Sri Lanka in the second league match of the championship, starting in Colombo on Wednesday. Having picked up just five points at Calcutta, the Indians have an onerous task of having to beat Sri Lanka at home if they hope to remain in contention for a shot at the title.Indians positive
A steady drizzle greeted the Indians at the Lahore Airport in the afternoon. It has been raining since early morning, though local officials informed that after the exciting match at Rawalpindi, there was a lot of enthusiasm here for the final clash of the hockey `Test' series to be held at the National Stadium tomorrow.
Indian eves lose
Fourth seeds India were given a wake up call by the Bangkok Asian Games team gold medallist Chinese Taipei as the top-seeded team outclassed the Indians 3-0 in the second round-robin tie of the Asia-Oceania Zone-I Fed Cup qualifiers in Thailand on Tuesday.
Life ban
Pakistan judge inquiring into the allegations of match-fixing and betting against country's leading players has said he would be recommending life ban on the guilty as he has got "sufficient evidence" to substantiate the charges. ``I have prima facie evidence and based on the evidence I am now fully satisfied that match-fixing is going on," Justice Malik Mohammed Qayyum of the Lahore High Court told Star News in an interview telecast on Tuesday.
Gold for Manipur
Hosts Manipur routed Bengal 4-1 to bag the gold in the women's football which was introduced for the first time in the National Games this year.
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