August 2, 1997
BIEL, Aug 1: Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand outclassed Swiss International Master Yannick Pelletier in the ninth round and needs a draw with...
HARARE, August 1: A goal three minutes from time by Sandeep Kaur following a penalty- corner brought India a 1-0 win over Ireland in their ...
July 30, 1997
NEW DELHI, July 29: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was given the go-ahead to arrest former Bihar Chief Minister Laloo Prasad Yad...
NEW DELHI, July 29: The Congress party, determined to gain maximum mileage from the Mumbai desecration episode, today continued its tirade ...
COLOMBO, July 29: A 20-year-old Sri Lankan cricket fan committed suicide because his mother scolded him for playing too much, a press repor...
MUMBAI, July 29: Four Maharashtra tennis players, including former Junior National Champion Harsh Mankad, are among seven probables invited...
LEEDS, July 29: The ENGLAND cricket team is facing a major shake-up ahead of next week's series-deciding fifth Test at Trent Bridge in the ...
July 29, 1997
PATNA, July 28: The four-day-old Rabri Devi Ministry in Bihar today won a facile confidence vote in the State Assembly by 194 to 110 with t...
BEIJING, July 28: A prominent Chinese businessman reported to have been connected with donations to United States politicians has denied th...
July 28, 1997
GANDHINAGAR, July 27: More than 5,000 people and 2,509 cattle were evacuated on Sunday in Broach and Baroda districts of Gujarat as the Nar...
MAHESH BHUPATI LOS ANGELES, July 27: India's Davis Cupper Mahesh Bhupathi and Rick Leach of the United States, entered the doubles final ...
LONDON: England striker Alan Shearer could miss the start of the English Premier League after injuring an ankle during Newcastle's friendly...
PATNA, July 27: The victory of Rabri Devi-led Rashtriya Janata Dal Ministry in Bihar appeared certain today with 16 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-...
July 27, 1997
July 26: Japan's Finance ministry Friday filed a criminal complaint against Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd. (DKB) for allegedly making false repo...
ISLAMABAD: In his heydays he was the scourge for the rival defenders and Friday night Shahnaz Sheikh taught the dacoits how difficult it wa...
MOSCOW, July 26: Forces loyal to ousted Rabbani government in Afghanistan have entered capital Kabul tonight, a Russian television channel ...
July 25, 1997
LOS ANGELES, July 24: Mark Philippoussis lost the battle of serves, but overcame fellow Australian Sandon Stolle 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the Infin...
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24: The Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) may face difficulties in dealing with the European Union (EU) wit...
July 24, 1997
PHNOM PENH, July 23: Cambodia's Second Premier Hun Sen today made an emotional appeal for the international community to recognize the lega...
MILAN, July 23: Manchester United will have to watch out for Inter Milan's number 10 here on Sunday, as the Italian club prepare to unlease...
KITZBUEHEL, July 23: Carlos Costa defeated fellow Spaniard Emilio Alvarez 6-4, 6-2 yesterday to face top seed Thomas Muster in round two of...
July 23, 1997
STANFORD, CALIFORNIA, July 22: Lisa Raymond, returning to the site of the first of her two NCAA singles titles, defeated Francesca Lubiani ...
July 22, 1997
WASHINGTON, July 21: World number two Michael Chang won his second consecutive ATP Washington Classic here yesterday when he came back to d...
July 21, 1997
NEW DELHI, July 20: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has described the Fifth Pay Commission's recommendations as approved by the Cent...
WASHINGTON, July 20: Defending champion Michael Chang and second seed Petr Korda advanced to their first meeting in an ATP final with strai...
