Boys remain boys, after all
The supposedly best Indian hope of the next century was banished to the sidelines. That was no consolation considering the appalling tennis dished out by two other hopefuls in the MTNL Asia Cup at the DTA Complex today. Mustafa Ghouse and Vijay Kannan, turning out for the second string India `A', made a hash of the big opportunity to hand over the quarterfinal tie to the Japanese. It was gift-wrapped so well that the Japanese would have been instant converts to Indian hospitality.Indians in Brisbane
The Indian cricket team arrived in Brisbane today on a 76-day tour of Australia amid expectations of renewed confrontation between captain Sachin Tendulkar and Aussie spin wizard Shane Warne. The Indian captain, however, put the tour in perspective, saying "the series is not just about two players."
Fat cheque
A Fat cheque, the biggest on the Wills Sport Indian Golf Tour, and a spanking new car, which costs almost twice as much as the winner's purse of Rs. 4,53,000 await the winner of the Honda-Siel PGA Championships which rolls out at the spectacular Delhi Golf Club greens for the first time in six years.
Jeev joint 27th
Jeev Milkha Singh finished joint 27th in the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Japan last week. The Indian star carded rounds of 74, 70, 73 and 69 to aggregate 286 and earned 1,520,000 yen, which was approximately US $ 15,000. The event was won by Swede Thomas Bjorn who took the title and 40 million yen, equivalent to about US $ 381,000.
PSB champions
Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) overcame defending champions Border Security Force 5-3 via tie-breaker to emerge champions of the 36th Nehru hockey tournament. Both teams were locked 1-1 a the end of regulation period with the goals coming through penalty corners.
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