Short corner 8212; Chandigarh

Chance for India to seek revenge
Rejuvenated India sans star batsman Sachin Tendulkar face a daunting task to regain the lost sheen ahead of the World Cup, when they lock horns with Pakistan in the third encounter of the Pepsi Cup cricket triangular series at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium tomorrow. The two titans of the subcontinent will see each other on the Indian soil in the shorter version of the game after three years since the hosts8217; nail-biting win over the visitors in the quarter-final of the World Cup at Bangalore.

TN in semis
A fortuitous goal in the dying moments of the game by Jagan Senthil helped runners-up Tamil Nadu scrape past a spirited Central Reserve Police Force to enter the semifinals PSB-SBI 59th Senior National hockey championship. TN riding on that providential occurrence, rather than proficiency, earned the right to meet Central Excise, who earlier outwitted, outthought and eventually outplayed PSB by a 2-0 margin.

Moody in
Australia8217;s cricket selectors ignored man-of-the-moment Stuart MacGill when they announced the 15-man squad for the World Cup in England later this year but gave old stagers Paul Reiffel and Tom Moody a recall.

Bhupathi injured
One of the key ingredients in a professional tennis player8217;s survival kit is rest. Mahesh Bhupathi was left with little choice but to keep playing, unable to take the end-of-the-season break. Asia Cup, Asian Games, Challengers, Davis Cup8230; the list of commitments went on.