Its the same old story More than 15 hours were lost because of elemental intervention in the first test, and that made any chance of a result a remote possibility.
Mahesh hints at patch-up with Leander Mahesh Bhupathi on Wednesday gave the first signs of rapprochement with Leander Paes, saying their partnership gave India the best chance of winning a tennis medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
TABLE TENNIS / World meet
Sharath-Roy pull off upset National champion Achanta Sharath Kamal and Soumya-deep Roy upset the Austrian pair of Stefan Fegrel and Werner Schlager 11-4, 6-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 to enter the doubles second round of the World Table Tennis Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
TENNIS / ITF Womens Circuit tournament
Ankita survives Sonal scare
Second seed Ankita Bhambri was stretched by unseeded Sonal Phadke before the Delhi girl made it to the quarterfinals of the USD10, 000 MSLTA-ITF Women's Circuit tennis tournament played at the G A Ranade Complex on Wednesday.
Rezai stuns Venus Unseeded Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai produced a major upset when she defeated former Wimbledon and US Open champion Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of the Istanbul Cup on Wednesday.
Amanjyot Singh in action in the second round of the Eagleton Junior and Sub-Junior golf tournament in Bangalore on Wednesday. Jaipur’s Amanjyot is in second spot in Category A after two rounds. DH photo
The term of A P J Abdul Kalam is coming to an end. Should India go in for a woman President? If so, who should be the first woman President?
Most of Deccan Herald readers are of the opinion that the idea of ‘Woman as President’ is as exciting as old wine in a new bottle. While some feel that the time is ripe, most are unanimous in their opinion that only a non-political nominee would fit the bill for the highest office in the country.
