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  August 21, 2003 | 20:35 IST


Ones to watch - Dwain Chambers

Dwain Chambers is seen by many as the biggest threat to America's domination of the 100m.
[ bbc.co.uk ]



World Athletics men's events

BBC Sport Interactive looks at the medal prospects in each of the men's events at the 2003 World Athletics Championships.
[ bbc.co.uk ]



'One false jump can be fatal'

Amelia Gentleman takes a walk with one of the founders of free-running, the world's most fashionable - and dangerous - extreme sport.
[ guardian.co.uk ]



Schumacher gets grid reprieve

Ralf Schumacher was left releived after an FIA court of appeal quashed a penalty from his last race.
[ guardian.co.uk ]



I will overcome, vows brave Paes

Tennis star Leander Paes has demonstrated an incredibly large heart when playing for India in numerous Davis Cup encounters.
[ mid-day.com ]



Leander's illness stuns Bhupathi

If we've learnt anything from watching Leander Paes over the years — scurrying around the court to make improbable drop shots, diving full stretch for that impossible volley or finding an angle that geometry knows doesn't exist — it's that he's a fighter.
[ mid-day.com ]



Neurosurgeon speaks on Paes' health

Tennis star Leander Paes has been diagnosed with a four milimetre cyst, medically called 'space occupying lesion' in the left posterior of his brain.
[ sify.com ]



Sania Mirza gets ready for senior tour

Sania Mirza's life has changed in several ways since she won the junior Wimbledon girls doubles title earlier this year.
[ mid-day.com ]



It's so good to be Beck

David Beckham enjoyed a triumphant homecoming with a goal in his first game on English soil since his move to Real Madrid.
[ thesun.co.uk ]



Ronaldo flattered by Beckham's praise

Manchester United's new teen sensation Cristiano Ronaldo said on Wednesday he is honoured by the words of praise lavished on him by the team's recently departed star David Beckham.
[ timesofindia.indiatimes.com ]



Sven hails 'inspirational' Beckham

England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson purred with delight after David Beckham had inspired England to a 3-1 victory over Croatia at Portman Road today.
[ foxsports.news.com.au ]



32 England fans arrested

Thirty-two fans were arrested on suspicion of public order offences at a friendly between England and Croatia, British police said today.
[ foxsports.news.com.au ]



Today's hot soccer shorts

Darius Vassell has thrashed out a new deal to stay at Aston Villa.
[ thesun.co.uk ]



England player ratings

Marks out of 10 for the England players in their international friendly against Slovakia.
[ bbc.co.uk ]



Mahindra United medio comes of age

From zero to sixty, at furious pace. No, it's not an advertisement for a jeep, just an apt description of Mahindra United midfielder James Singh.
[ mid-day.com ]



Soccer school plans league for street children

A private football body is set to popularise the game with a league planned exclusively for street children, another one for girls and a specialised training programme on the lines of the Football Association (FA) of Britain.
[ hindustantimes.com ]



Tardis Tennis (Fun & games)

Play against a friend or go solo and try to take on The King
[ bbc.co.uk ]



Diver takes the plunge for marathon challenge

A man who runs marathons in an antique deep sea diving suit has started training for an underwater assault on the Loch Ness Marathon.
[ ananova.com ]



Ralf escapes with fine

Williams driver Ralf Schumacher was today hit with a $US50,000 ($75.600) fine following his appeal against sanctions that would have compromised his chances of winning the Formula One world championship.
[ foxsports.news.com.au ]



Loss of vision caused GP crash: Ralf

Ralf Schumacher pleaded a case of temporary loss of vision when he appeared before motor racing's governing body today in connection with last month's German Grand Prix crash.
[ foxsports.news.com.au ]



Woods opts out of World Match Play Championship

Tiger Woods will miss the revamped 2.3 million pound ($3.67 million) World Match Play Championship at Wentworth because it clashes with his annual foundation clinic which he holds for talented young players.
[ timesofindia.indiatimes.com ]



Tiger dismisses 'slump' talk

Tiger Woods today brushed aside suggestions he is in a slump, insisting he is playing some of the best golf of his career.
[ foxsports.news.com.au ]



Asthma patient wins MSSA badminton

Sudeep Soparkar has battled asthma from childhood. But the Dadar Parsee Youth student showed no signs of discomfort as he brushed aside Pankaj Patil of IES VN Sule Guruji 21-11 in the second round of the Colgate-sponsored inter-school badminton team championship at the Cricket Club of India yesterday.
[ mid-day.com ]



Pittman's money hurdle

Jana Pittman calculates she will spend $93,000 this year on her campaign to pick up where Olympic champion Cathy Freeman left off.
[ foxsports.news.com.au ]



Russian finds medical miracle

The mystery surrounding Jana Pittman's Russian rival deepened yesterday when her recent serious illness was put down to a combination of a stroke, slimming tablets, over-training and the weather.
[ foxsports.news.com.au ]

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