In Brief

8220;The baby boy was born at 1030 hours IST after a Caesarean operation. Both mother and child are doing well,8221; hospital sources said. The Tendulkars have a daughter named Sarah. The ace batsman was present at the hospital at the time of his son8217;s birth, the hospital sources said.

Agassi, Graf in love

LAS VEGAS: Score it love-love for Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. Agassi confirmed yesterday that he is romantically involved with Graf. He said the relationship 8220;has probably come on a little quicker than anticipated.8221;

8220;Sometimes life can throw you some curves. It8217;s nice when good curves come along. She8217;s a good one,8221; he told a TV channel. Agassi, 29, and Graf, 30, have been seen around town together, most recently at Saturday8217;s De La Hoya-Trinidad boxing fight.

Australia lead2-0

BRISBANE: Rookie Wayne Arthurs stunned World No 2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov to give Australia a surprise 2-0 lead over Russia in the Davis Cup semi-final today. Arthurs, ranked 91, unsettled Kafelnikov with his penetrative left-handed serves to win 6-2 6-7 4-7 6-2 6-0 after Lleyton Hewitt defeated Marat Safin 7-6 7-0 6-2 4-6 6-3. In Pau, France was leading Belgium 1-0 in the other semi-final.

Athletes killed

HARARE: Four of Zimbabwe8217;s top road runners and a leading athletics coach were killed in a car accident on the way to an international event in Swaziland.

Those killed were Stanford Chiyangwa, Cosmas Numwitike, Honest Dandara and Fungai Kapanyota and coach Ray Haworth. Two other athletes, Debbie Lambourne 8212; the current National women8217;s marathon champion 8212; and Charles Magurira, were admitted to hospital.

Selectors meet

NEW DELHI: The senior National cricket selection committee meeting, scheduled to be held tomorrow to pick the representative sides to take on New Zealand intheir upcoming tour of India, has been shifted to New Delhi from Chennai.

Fleming let off

GALLE: Australian medium-pacer Damien Fleming has been let-off without any disciplinary action for deliberately elbowing Sri Lanka8217;s Chaminda Vaas on the second day of the second cricket Test in Galle yesterday. Sri Lankan officials said both teams decided not to make an issue of it.

Madugalle referee

MUMBAI: Ranjan Madugalle Sri Lanka has been appointed as the ICC match referee for India8217;s forthcoming home series against New Zealand. Peter Manuel Sri Lanka, Darrel Hair Australia and Rudi Koertzen South Africa will be the neutral umpires to stand in the three-Test series.