Paes gets wild card for Olympics
The Indian ace was nominated for one of the six wild cards issued by the International Tennis Federation.

'The boys have worked hard, so definitely they should get the gold'
India hockey coach Vasudevan Bhaskaran talks to Ivan Crasto about the team's preparations and his hopes for the Sydney Olympics.

8 wild cards for Asians
The ITF's Olympic Committee granted two in the men's singles, four in the women's singles, one in the men's doubles and three in the women's doubles.

India to participate in Olympics: Dhindsa
Union Sports Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa Friday said India's withdrawal from the Sahara Cup cricket tournament against Pakistan could not be the ground for its staying away from the Olympics.

Rana questions NRAI's wisdom
India's pistol ace asked why young shooter Abhinav Bindra, who has qualified for the Olympics, is being forced to attend a camp instead of performing abroad.

World under-21 snooker from Sunday
60 cueists from 21 countries will vie for honours in the 15-day championship, at Bangalore.

Bengal paddlers have field day
They bagged three slots in the semi-finals of the sub-junior girls' singles in the national ranking table tennis tournament.

Once, there was a man
In a time of greed and excess but so little achievement, the memory of an older, better time and of a quiet, humble champion named Leslie Claudius returns to haunt Rohit Brijnath.

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