CRICKET / Gambhir, Uthappa among the runs as Scotland suffer
India race to commanding victory Led by solid half-centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa, India hunted down the revised target of 209 runs as per the Duckworth-Lewis system, losing just three wickets.
Red-hot Anup in quarterfinals The Indian showed ner-ves of steel to come out tru-mps from a neck-and-neck thriller 21-19, 18-21, 21-15 and move into the last eight.
Rayudu leads exodus to ICL The 21-year-old Ambatti Rayudu, who is seen to be a promising prospect, was among the seven players who have decided to align with the Subhash Chandra-owned Essel Groups parallel venture.
Sharmada rallies to get past Vaniya In the girls U-14 quarterfinals, Sharmada came from behind to scalp 14th-seeded Vaniya Dangwal of Delhi 3-6, 6-0, 6-1.
MOTOR SPORT / K-1000 Rally
Keen fare on the cards; Gill holds edge Delhi-based Gaurav Singh Gill (co-driver Moosa Sherief) will lead the MRF challenge in the third round of the INRC from August 17 to 19 at Sidhlagatta on the Bangalore-Hyderabad highway.
Rahul Dravid has drawn much flak for not enforcing follow on in the Oval test. But some ex-cricketers have also supported him. Was his decision justified?
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