July 20, 1997
LONDON: Australian captain Mark Taylor and tour manager Geoff Marsh hit out today at both the quality and the attitude of their opposition ...
CHANDIGARH, July 19: Versatile Olympian half-back Baljit Singh Saini was today named captain of the 21-member junior Indian hockey team for...
July 19, 1997
CAPE CANEVERAL, July 18: The US space shuttle Columbia touched down on Thursday in Florida after completing a research mission cut short in...
WASHINGTON, July 18: India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Tommy Ho of the United States lost to the US pair of Geoff Grant and Mark Merklein in the ...
July 18, 1997
BEIJING, July 17: Hoping to broker an end to the civil war in Cambodia, a delegation of Southeast Asian diplomats met today with King Norod...
July 17, 1997
UNITED NATIONS, July 16: The United Nations General Assembly delivered a sharp rebuke to Israel on Tuesday with member nations voting not t...
Music, magic to promote Commonwealth GamesKUALA-LUMPUR: Organisers of the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, stung by critics of their pu...
July 15, 1997
DHAKA, July 14: An outbreak of diarrhoea has been reported among thousands of flood victims in Bangladesh as the death toll in the week-lon...
AUCKLAND: New Zealand off-spinner Dipak Patel is expected to announce his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday.New Zealand Pr...
BUENOS AIRES, July 14: He rarely moved faster than a stroll, he struggled to keep pace with the game, and he hobbled off the field in the s...
July 14, 1997
July 13: Eurotunnel shareholders voted in favour of a bank debt restructuring deal meant to put an end to the channel tunnel operator's fin...
JANA NOVOTNA PARIS, July 13: Jana Novotna, playing for the first time since her Wimbledon final defeat, scored a straight-sets victory ov...
July 10, 1997
Agassi to return next weekWASHINGTON: Former World number one Andre Agassi is set to return, in the Washington ATP Tournament next week, af...
July 9, 1997
MADRID, July 8: In the single largest expansion of the Western alliance in its 48-year-old history, NATO today formally invited Hungary, Po...
MUMBAI, July 8: The Reserve Bank of India today submitted before the Mumbai High Court a list of irregularities because of which it had wit...
July 8, 1997
TOKYO, July 7: Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Monday it would spend about Rs 62 crore ($ 17.3 million) for a majority stake in its Indian joint...
July 7, 1997
NEW DELHI, July 6: Bihar Chief Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav said tonight that he was not averse to seeking Congress support for the survival...
CALCUTTA, July 6: Rathyatra in West Bengal was today marred by clashes and police firing in which one person was killed and six including f...
TIRANA, July 6: Rival democratic and socialist parties prepared for the second round of a crucial vote intended to help put Albania on the ...
July 4, 1997
HEBRON, WEST BANK, July 3: In the firebomb-scorched alleys of Hebron and the sand dunes of Gaza, Israeli troops fired live rounds and rubbe...
June 30, 1997
The British government blocked a takeover by leisure and drinks group Bass of brewer Carlsberg-Tetley, which would have turned Bass into th...
June 29, 1997
BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona says he is in ``marvellous'' physical shape and has set the date for his return for Boca Juniors' in a July 13...
June 28, 1997
Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson (left) stands on the scales as Nevada Bozing Commissioner Mark Ratner (R) reads his weight at 218 pound...
LAUSANNE: Double Olympic champion Michael Johnson has withdrawn from all competition in Europe until July 12 after finishing well behind in...
June 26, 1997
OCA to shift seven venues in Bangkok Asian GamesHONG KONG: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) will shift the venue for seven sports for next...
