Short corner — Chandigarh

Lankan lions roar, just when it matters
The bugles, the drums and the songs were back. The Premadasa Stadium for the first time in the tournament was overflowing with people. The crowd had reasons to celebrate. The move to discard the old and inject the team with a number of youngsters had made the difference. And this youthful, energetic and supremely fit Sri Lankans side had a surprise in store for the Australians.

Indian team
Seven months after stunning the world with a 10-wicket haul in a Test innings, leg-spinner Anil Kumble does not find a place in the Indian team. Kumble and Mumbai southpaw Vinod Kambli have been dropped from the team for the forthcoming tour to Toronto, where India will play West Indies in three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) on September 11, 12 and 14. Sampras outTHE US Open received a jolt today when four-time champion Pete Sampras was forced to withdraw before playing a match because of a back injury. Sampras suffered a small herniated disc in his back. Sampras withdrew from a tournament in Indianapolis two weeks ago because of a hip injury. He apparently injured his back during practice on Sunday and asked US Open officials to delay his first-round match until tomorrow. Jeev 30thINDIA pro Jeev Milkha Singh finished at the 30th spot with an aggregate of six-over 294 after four rounds, in the US 365,000 Scottish PGA Championships at the Monarch’s Course in Glenagles, Scotland. The Chandigarh-based golfer shot a two-over par 74 under difficult conditions on the final day with two birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey.

India win
There was an air of predictability about opening session of the Indian Oil Servo seventh Asian Junior table tennis championship which commenced on Tuesday at Chennai.