Monday, September 27, 1999
Joshi spells doom for SA
Left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi claimed an incredible haul, of five wickets for just six runs, as India crushed formidable South Africa by eight wickets with as many as 27.2 overs to spare in their opening tie of the four-nation Quadrangular Cricket Tournament at Nairobi yesterday.
India bag 13 gold on opening day
PT Usha (11.45) produced some of the old form but only for a silver as Sri Lanka's Damayanthi Darsha won the women's 100m final in the South Asian Federation Games Athletics events.
Hockey team fourth
India squandered a 3-2 lead and went down 3-5 to Canada in a keenly contested bronze medal playoff to end their campaign on a dismal note in the four-nation pre-Olympic Hockey Tournament in Sydney yesterday.
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