Short Corner 8212; Chandigarh

Spain keen
Spain are desperate to make amends for their shock 3-2 defeat by Nigeria and plan to make Paraguay pay dearly for that disaster in Friday8217;s Group D match.

India-Lanka tie
At the start of each One Day tournament nowadays you hear how at least one team is 8220;fine-tuning8221; for the 1999 World Cup. Rest assured the smart players allot only enough time to give a passing thought to that far off event before the bulk of their concentration is focused on the trophy within reach.

Anand wins
Indian Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand coming back from a break in his hometown, Chennai, scored an excellent win over world8217;s highest rated player Garry Kasparov in the second round of the Siemens Nixdorf Giants tournament late last night.

Steffi Graf loses
Steffi Graf8217;s preparations for her Wimbledon comeback took a wrong turn today when she was beaten by Russian teenager Anna Kournikova in an uncharacteristically bad-tempered match at the Eastbourne Grass-Court tournament.