Short Corner 8212; Chandigarh

Dravid hits unbeaten century
Standing tall amidst ruins, Rahul Dravid struck an unbeaten century to steer India to 248 for six, a lead of 27 runs, by stumps on the second day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club Ground on Thursday.

Vijay wins
Vijay Kannan just fades into the wallpaper but Friday morning on the olive green deco turf courts at the Delhi Tennis Association could hurtle him towards a whole new destiny. The junior national champ set the stage for another high in his career with a 6-3, 6-4 statement against Jagdish Tanwar in the men8217;s singles quarter-finals at the DSCL national tennis championship.

Kahlon lying second
Rakesh Kumar of Indian Navy and India number three, Shiraz Kalra of Lucknow were jointly leading on the opening day of the Blue Diamond Amateur Open golf championship in Pune. Both Kumar and Kalra were one-under-par 70. Two strokes behind the leaders was Harmeet Kahlon Chandigarh.