Watch out for the Aussies
AMSTELVEEN: Out of 24 editions of the Champions Trophy, the Australian team has stood on the topmost stand of the podium eight times. Quite a feat that, especially in light of the European presence in the form of Germany and the Netherlands.  

CRICKET / MRF Trophy 
KSCA’s largesse helps CAB  emerge champs
BANGALORE: The inexperience of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) XI batsmen let the team down for the second successive day. 

ATHLETICS / Junior State Championships  
Dakshina Kannada take first day honours
BANGALORE: Dakshina Kannada athletes bagged eight gold medals on the opening day of the Junior State athletic championship at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here today. 

Court bars Yashika from  under-13 meets 
BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka Badminton Association not to consider Yashika Poonacha to participate in the under-13 age group competitions in any of the tournaments conducted by them or their affiliates until further orders. 

Laxman happy to be back 
BANGALORE: When he should have been in South Africa with the Indian squad doing battle in the World Cup, V V S Laxman was instead sent to the West Indies as the skipper of the India ‘A’ side 

CRICKET / All-out efforts to keep players drug-free 
Trainer relief for physio Leipus 
BANGALORE: For Andrew Leipus, the appointment of a full time physical trainer for the Indian cricket team must have been like manna for heaven. 

Anand scores over Polgar in game IV
MAINZ: Viswanathan Anand lifted himself back into the match with a win against Judit Polgar to once again bring the match to level status at the midway stage of the Chess Classic of Mainz 2003.  

BADMINTON / All-India ranking tournament 
Anand, Trupti take home titles 
BANGALORE: Chetan Anand was not at the top of his game today in the men’s singles final of the Canara Bank All-India ranking badminton tournament. But whatever he produced was good enough to subdue Vidyadhar J B S 15-11, 9-15, 15-11 in a little over an hour at the Raheja KBA Stadium. 

GOLF / US PGA Championship 
Micheel holds two-stroke lead
ROCHESTER: PHIL Mickelson, co-leader overnight, twice found water to surrender a three-shot cushion in the US PGA Championship second round yesterday before the unlikely Shaun Micheel moved two strokes clear. 

CIL held by ADE 
BANGALORE: CIL failed to hold on to their 39th-minute strike and settled for a 1-1 draw with ADE in the BDFA Super Division football league here. 

 Some of the Indian probables go through one of the many team-building drills on day three of the conditioning camp in 
Bangalore on Saturday as fellow-probables join in in the fun. DH photo

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