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Ramesh, Dravid lead Indian run-feastThere was cheer and joy in the Indian camp on the first day of the second league match of the Asian T...

Ramesh, Dravid lead Indian run-feast
There was cheer and joy in the Indian camp on the first day of the second league match of the Asian Test Cricket championship in Colombo on Wednesday. Left-hander Sadagoppan Ramesh stroked away to his maiden century 143 while Rahul Dravid 107 continued his tremendous run-spree outside the country. The two stitched a record 232 runs for the second wicket against Sri Lanka to make it a happy day for India. Then, little master Sachin Tendulkar blazed to a quick-fire 53 in 54 balls to give India a score of 351 for 3 and also four batting bonus points.

India win Test
Spirited India rallied majestically from a two-goal deficit to defeat arch-rivals Pakistan 3-2 in a closely fought final tie of the nine-match hockey series in Lahore on Wednesday. Pakistan, however, won the double-leg series 6-3. The Indians came out fighting after being down 0-2 at the half-time and struck through Dilip Tirkey 37th, Baljit Singh Saini 53rd and Baljit Singh Dhillon 66th to end the annual series on a winning note.

ACB draws flak
Shane Warne and Mark Waugh should have been suspended for taking money from a bookmaker, according to the independent lawyer who investigated allegations of bribery and match-fixing in Australian cricket. Rob O8217;Regan said on Wednesday the Test pair should have been banned after the Australian Cricket Board ACB learnt they had sold information to an illegal Indian bookmaker during a limited overs tournament in Sri Lanka in 1994.

Haryana stunned
Maharashtra surprised last edition8217;s runners-up Haryana with a solitary goal victory to claim the women8217;s hockey title at the National Games in Imphal on Wednesday.

Maharashtra win
Maharashtra played like champions to clinch their first ever men8217;s football gold outclassing Assam 3-1 in the final of the fifth National Games in Imphal.

Indians falter
India had yet another bad day when both of its participants 8211; international masters Abhijit Kunte and Neelotpal Das suffered defeats in the fifth round of the 4th United Insurance Grandmasters Chess tournament in Dhaka on Wednesday.