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August 1999

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• August 31, 1999
England drop Ramprakash for SA tour
Azharuddin likely to miss Toronto series
Australia hope to equal England's record

• August 28, 1999
Pak president on notice in PCB case

• August 27, 1999
Sohail, Latif in probables list
Revised itinerary for series against Kiwis
Issue of suspect action left to countries
Australia v Sri Lanka, Premadasa Stadium, August 26, 1999
50 injured in Bangladesh cricket violence

• August 26, 1999
Umpire Pathirana suspended
Pakistan to play West Indies in Toronto
India to play in Toronto?
India v Sri Lanka, Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo, August 25, 1999

• August 25, 1999
Geoff Marsh to give up coach's job
Injured Jayasuriya to play against India

• August 24, 1999
Kiwis upbeat after triumph
England cricketers lambasted

• August 21, 1999
ICC panel to discuss 'throwing' policy
DD hits the jackpot

• August 20, 1999
Bad back could rule Sachin out
'I am mentally and physically fully fit,' asserts Sachin
England may lose Test sponsorship
Wheels within deals

• August 19, 1999
Agarkar's injury disappointing, says Tendulkar

• August 18, 1999
'We need to be positive,' says Sachin
Magiet is first black SA selection chief
Four in fray for cricket telecast rights
Hamstring injury forces Agarkar out

• August 17, 1999
Australia expect to face Ranatunga
Lankans plan tight security
Team morale is high, says Gaekwad
Four changes in England squad for fourth Test

• August 15, 1999
Warne bids for return to Test form
Ronnie Irani stakes Test claim with 3-for
Fierce bidding on for mini-World Cup

• August 14, 1999
Ranatunga returns to practise

• August 13, 1999
Warne loses Victoria captaincy
Wasim Raja to coach Pak
Ramnath Parkar passes away
Double troule for Pak
Ranatunga barred from practice

• August 11, 1999
Sony bags telecast rights for Sri Lanka cricket
Umpire Randell found guilty on 15 sex charges
'World Cup was one of those bad tours,' says Lanka board chief

• August 10, 1999
Siddiqui appointed cricket team manager
Bangladesh prepare for Test status

• August 08, 1999
BCCI, govt in conflict over playing Pak decision
Last season for Gavin Larsen
Eddie Barlow to coach Bangladesh

• August 07, 1999
Kambli, M S K Prasad in team
Kambli, M S K Prasad in team
Mahanama announces retirement
Pybus gives Pakistan World Cup team a clean chit

• August 06, 1999
Pakistan look to Boycott for coach
Border exhorts Tendulkar
Ranatunga, de Silva axed from one-day team
Aravinda off the hook on discipline charge

• August 05, 1999
Kiwis go into Test with new zeal
Pak gets new selectors, but will they play?
Lanka impose discipline, D'Silva flouts it
Azhar rules himself out of contention

• August 04, 1999
To play Pakistan or not
Wizards of Oz to ignore Lankan bomb threats

• August 03, 1999
Sahara Group lashes out at Dalmiya
No India-Pakistan cricket, says Imran

• August 01, 1999
Sahara Cup is definitely out this year, says sponsor
Be transparent, Bedi tells Tendulkar

   OTHER SPORTS
• August 31, 1999
Indian lifters shine at Asian meet
Libyan fans get unruly at Pan Arab Games
Jeev drops to 34th position
Bangkok hockey heroes felicitated
Johnson, Greene make history

• August 29, 1999
US Open Qualifier
Chess World

• August 28, 1999
Nirupama in last round of US Open qualifiers
Khalifman tightens grip on world title
Born to run
The can do, will do man

• August 27, 1999
Sampras, Rafter face stiff test
Paes fails to qualify for US Open singles
Akopian wins third game
Marion Jones injured; may miss rest of meet

• August 26, 1999
Nirupama shocks 14th seed Gabrin
Players were not mentally tough, says Bhaskaran
Khalifman maintains lead
Savon avenges 1997 loss
El Guerrouj proves too good

• August 25, 1999
Paes meets Hill is US Open qualifiers
Usha bags second gold
Last jump gives Montalvo and Spain gold

• August 24, 1999
Paes/Delaitre go down in RCA final
Indian swimmers make waves
Heyns breaks own World swim mark
Deja view
Khalifman wins first game of chess final
Cuba, Uzbekistan boxers shine
Green, Jones fastest

• August 22, 1999
Sampras joins Rafter on injury list
Rivaldo and Ronaldo return for Brazil friendlies
Mohun Bagan win 'home' match
Jones, Greene win opening heats easily
Political protests mar Seville opening

• August 21, 1999
Injury worries for Sampras and Rafter
Dutch sprinter tests positive
Mohun Bagan hold the edge
Khalifman to meet Akopian in final
Seville set to go

• August 20, 1999
Maharashtra hockey team to Europe
Nisipeanu forces a tie-breaker

• August 19, 1999
Susantika's request granted
Ottey tests positive
Mandela farewell match a let down
Spate of nandrolone cases spark controversy
Akopian beats Adams; Khalifman up
Athletes arrive for World Championships

• August 18, 1999
Akopian maintains lead
Sebastian Xavier cries foul

• August 17, 1999
Paes, Bhupathi to play with new partners at Indianapolis
Mansher Singh on target
Sampras in elite company
Double header brings mixed luck for Karthikeyan
Record participation in Seville
S'Africa down India in hockey test
Romanian athlete gets life ban for doping
Adams produces stunner, downs Kramnik

• August 15, 1999
Welsh double-header crucial for Karthikeyan
Men of the Millenium
The millenium milestones
Graf goes softly, on a sigh
Shirov dumped by "tourist"
Two Indians in prize list at British open

• August 14, 1999
Paes-Bhupathi crash out in second round
Mammoth contingent for SAF Games
'Maybe I am not destined to win a tournament yet'
Steffi Graf calls it a day
Khalifman scores on day of draws
Kidambi holds GM Baburin

• August 13, 1999
Ivanchuk blunders, Nisipeanu plunders
Kidambi bags second IM norm
Top athletes set for Seville

• August 12, 1999
Bhupathi back in action
BAI protest Gopichand's exclusion
Shirov, Akopian in last eight
Shashikiran, Pravin Thipsay score
Bhutia set to join Bury of England
Gopichand, Popat best

• August 11, 1999
Chinese swimmers banned for doping
Shirov scores lone victory of fourth round
Gopichand, Popat score easy victories

• August 10, 1999
Accidents dog Narain's tracks in Holland
Pritam Rani to lead team to New Zealand
Hingis whips Venus Williams
Leko, Lautier bow out
Mike Russell solid and sure
Sunita Rani, Shakti for World athletics

• August 08, 1999
Weary Waldner in semis of World TT
Cuba defends Sotomayor, points finger at CIA
Kiril Georgiev shocks Peter Svidler
Hodgson, Ward share lead in British Chess
Agarwal goes down tamely in semi-final

• August 07, 1999
Kamsky falls to Khalifman
Gormally emerges sole leader
Arun Agarwal shocks Geet Sethi

• August 06, 1999
Day of the avengers at Las Vegas
Sotomayor fails doping test, loses gold
Ben Johnson doubts Greene's record
Gill lashes out at Gavaskar
Mexico win Confederations Cup
Britons share lead in British Chess
Nalin Patel joins Sethi in last eight
Champs on cue at world billiards meet
Jones leads chase for $1 million jackpot

• August 05, 1999
Deja view
Gold Flake Open to be held in January
US third in Confederations Cup
Kamasky too good for Khalifman
Anupama Gokhale shocks GM Davies
Shandilya, Rupesh Shah score

• August 04, 1999
Another first round crash for Leander
Indian girls routed again
Barua crashes out of world chess meet
Kumar shocks indisposed Ferreira

• August 03, 1999
Paes for du Maurier Open
Germany's soccer team under fire
Brisbane to host Australia-Russia Davis Cup semi-final
Brazil, Mexico in Confederations final
Barua kicks off with an upset
Barua loses game two, sets up tie-breaker

• August 01, 1999
Venus Williams crushes Kournikova
Riaz, Chauhan to lead IHF teams
US stun Germany to enter semis

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