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Drumbeat: Ad Buzzaar
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Tuesday, May 26, 1998
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India made to toil for victory
India's high-profile batting made heavy weather of chasing a meagre Bangladesh total before scampering home by five wickets at the Wankhede Stadium last night. If Bangladesh batsmen were guilty of surrendering meekly, the Indian batsmen too were equally culpable of putting up a shoddy display in this Coca Cola Cup triangular series cricket encounter.
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Sampras survives as seeds fall
Four seeds crashed out of the French Open yesterday but Pete Sampras and Martina Hingis, both bidding for to win the world's classic clay court event for the first time, cruised safely into the second-round. Sampras, 26, who has won 10 Grand Slam singles titles but has never been able to impose his powerful serve-and-volley tennis on the deadly slow red clay courts at Roland Garros, came through 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in a tough all-American showdown with Todd Martin.
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Argentina first team in semis
Argentina became the first team to enter the semi-finals in the women's World Cup hockey tournament when they scored their fourth straight win in Pool B with a 2-1 verdict against New Zealand, on Monday. With 12 points in their kitty, Argentina need to play the Netherlands in their final league game, the result of which will be inconsequential for Argentina.
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Spain stun Pak, Aussies rout Malaysia
Defending champion Pakistan went down 1-2 to Atlanta Olympic silver medallist Spain in the crucial Pool B match of the ninth men's World Cup hockey at the Galgenwaard Stadium. The defending champions now have six points from three matches but have to play Australia and Poland.
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More to life than hockey
The ambience at the Galgenwaard complex is more of a picnic than the senior business of World Cup hockey. Massive crowds, unofficially estimated at around 30,000, have been thronging the venue where it is one big party with equipment, entertainment and food stalls dotting the grounds outside the stadium.
Babu regains lead
International Master N Sudhakar Babu (6.5 points) of Indian Bank regained the lead with a fighting victory over Chandrasekhar Gokhale (5.5) of Indian Airlines in the seventh round of SK Vaidya Memorial International Rating chess tournament in progress at Arwade High School. Former Asian sub-junior silver medallist TS Ravi (5) of Indian Oil lost to Atanu Lahiri (6) of West Bengal.
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 Umpiring shows FIH in poor light
Dean Jones announces his retirement
Award for Mandela
Seeds hold sway
Jayasuriya named vice-captain
Khalsa Gymkhana rout Brothers
CBI enter quarters
Parwani downs Jain
SNG, Central YMCA to clash
Mahindras break jinx to down IT
Achrekar XI emerge champs
India File
Umrigar XI pull off a coup
Take mini turfs to schools
Ashish, Atiq lead Sky Chef into Super League
Vimal, Harish, Lalit sparkle in N. Rly win
Rizwan, Dogra star in Krishi Exports upset win
Thundercatz lift President's Cup
Mumbai pair wins Lalbhai Trophy
MSWA squad for Cadet Natls
Rehanullah bags snooker title
Mahajan castigates Jothikumaran
Short Corner -- Pune
Chandigarh boxing squad
Hockey team's performance in the World Cup draws flak
Army, Government join hands to revive polo in Punjab
Youth Cricket Club post 8-wicket win
Rally on pollution control
Short Corner -- Chandigarh
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