Steve Waugh rescues Australia
Skipper Steve Waugh rescued Australia with a fighting, unbeaten 98 on the first day of the fourth Test against West Indies on Tuesday.



Anand inches to magic figure
Viswanathan Anand will inch towards the magical mark of 2,800 on the Elo scale after his crushing victory over Alexie Shirov of Spain in the World Chess Championship finals.



New Zealand fail on opening day against Zimbabwe
New Zealand provided woeful running between the wickets to surrender an opening day advantage in their one-off Test against Zimbabwe on Tuesday.



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