Short Corner 8212; Chandigarh

Early blows haunt West Indies
Steve Waugh fell one run short of a double hundred but aggressive fast bowling by Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie had the West Indies reeling at 80 for four at the end of the second day of the third Test at the Kensington Oval on Saturday. Australia completed their first innings at 490 all out and then savaged the home batting.

Azhar injured
Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin will not play in India8217;s last two league matches of the ongoing triangular limited over series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan because of a shoulder injury. Azharuddin has consulted sports medicine expert Dr Anand Joshi, who has adviced him rest, according to Board of Cricket Control in India BCCI today.

Karnataka win
Unperturbed by a 40-minute interruption due to faulty power supply, hosts Karnataka taught a few lessons in set-piece volleyball to a hapless Himachal Pradesh to start their campaign in the National Volleyball league- Group I preliminaries with a 25-16, 25-11, 25-14 win.

Anand assured
Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand virtually assured himself of the rapid play title after draws against Fide world champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia in both sections in the penultimate round of the Amber Rapid and Blindfold chess tournament here last night. Anand played out a quick 25-move draw in rapid play to maintain his lead in the section with 7.0 points and kept his fourth position.