Cairns cameo carves slender lead
New Zealand missed a golden opportunity to shut the West Indies out of the first Test, but they still held a slight advantage at stumps on third day.



Vijay's recipe -- Anand captain, Ramesh coach
The question many are wrestling with is: ``Anand (Amritraj) or Ramesh (Krishnan) as the Davis Cup captain for the Indian tennis team ?'' But Vijay Amritraj, the former Davis Cup captain, says, ``Anand and Ramesh will make a good combination.''



Season to play golf and be merry
The Asian PGA Tour, also called the Davidoff Tour, has been a boon, for Indian golf and for our professionals. Travelling all around Asia has its benefits, apart from the delayed flights and the odd time when players are told that an engine has failed and the flight has to turn back.



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