WIMBLEDON / Roddick marches on with hard-fought win
Federer lights up murky day The Swiss world number one lit up a gloomy day on a Centre Court after a smooth 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili.
PAKISTANS QURESHI MAKES HISTORY
Bonding with neighbours Pakistan's sole entrant to this year's championships had said earlier that qualifying itself was a dream come true.
CRICKET / Rakesh Patel, Ranadeb Bose, Ishant Sharma to join squad in Ireland as six players go down with flu
Hit by fever, India summon reinforcements The frosty conditions in Belfast have taken its toll on Indian players as more than half of the team has been affected by viral flu ahead of their match against South Africa on Tuesday.
CRICKET / Ntini, Steyn will pose big threat
SA pace set to test India again The prospect of facing the likes of Makhaya Ntini, Dale Steyn and Andre Nel on a pitch that offers bounce and movement in ample measures certainly might not have lost on the Indian think-tank.
Kallis men to go all out South Africas stand-in skipper Jacques Kallis said his team will have to put their best foot forward to beat India irrespective of the fact that many of the rival camp players were down with fever.
The nations conscience is divided between whether to retain incumbent President Abdul Kalam or anoint a woman president in the form of Pratibha Patil. Will the UPA candidate Ms Patil make a better constitutional head than Mr Kalam? Certainly not, feel a majority of Deccan Herald readers. Since Ms Patil will become a pawn in the hands of her political boss, they want someone with a firm hand to be in the post.
