The Indian Express -- Sports

Saturday, August 2 1997

Frontline batsmen, the Indian hope

While the Colonial Cousins were receiving a red-carpet welcome in Sri Lanka, the beleaguered Indian cricketers huddled into their team bus for a wet-carpet welcome at the ground. Three of the frontline batsmen -- Sidhu, Mohammed Azharuddin and Saurav Ganguly -- are among runs. It will certainly help the side, whose main strength -- at least on paper -- is its batting.

Anand poised for title

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has outclassed Swiss International Master Yannick Pelletier in the ninth round and needs a draw with Anatoly Karpov of Russia in the final round to clinch the Credit Suisse International Grandmasters chess title.

Old warhorses face surrender to the youngsters

Glory beckons the sprinters on a fast track under the warm Mediterranean summer even as the sixth world athletics championships in this birthplace of Olympism could mark to a total change of guard as it gets under way at the Spiridon Louis Olympic Stadium from today.

Barkat go down to Bombay Intl

A-I shuttlers dominate

Lawrence of Arabia fancied for Our Select Trophy

Simmo's advice sought

Airlines meet Juniors in final

Spinners hold the key: Sachin

India File -- India down Ireland in opener

Short Corner -- Kanga League matches called off

Nitin Mongia claims title

Gaekwad likely to replace Madan Lal

Holy Family triumph

Modi, Sim Sim knock out seeded players

BCCI offer to Doordarshan

Senior National hockey team coach to be named today