Aussies set India tough target This Boxing Day Test would, barring a massive miracle, appear headed only one way towards a 15th consecutive win for Ricky Pontings all-conquering band.
We will try our best to win, says Harbhajan Harbhajan Singh was perhaps being no more than politically correct when he said he believed India had what it took to knock off 499 in the fourth innings and win the first Test against Australia.
Dynamos pip Shers Sandeep Singh made a strong statement on Friday. A statement that he is not to be taken lightly. That point he made when he scored both the goals to power local team Chandigarh Dynamos to a 2-1 win over Sher-e-Jallandhar in the Premier Hockey League here.
Penalty corner camp on On the sidelines of the ongoing Premier Hockey League, the members of the Indian team and some others playing in the event here are sweating it out in a penalty corner camp at the Sector 42 stadium here.
Ready to rock... Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova poses for photographers in Singapore on Friday. The former world No 1 will play compatriot Anna Chakvetadze in an exhibition match on Sunday.AP
Will Anil Kumble-led Indian cricket team be able to break the jinx and achieve India’s first series win Down Under? Or will the Australians prove to be a difficult nut to crack? We invite our readers to give their opinion in about 100 words.
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