Lara pulls out of England tour
A `disillusioned' former West Indies captain Brian Lara has pulled out of the Caribbean team's forthcoming tour of England and is expected to announce retirment in a few weeks.



India have little to lose
Qualifying to square off against World badminton powers after a gap of 12 years, a depleted Indian side led by Pulella Gopi Chand have everything to gain when they take on star-studded Denmark in their opening match.



Seth advances
Mumbai's Vir Seth won matches in both the under-11 and under-13 of the Otter's Club All-India squash tournament on Thursday.



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