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December 2001


December 31, 2001
  • Taylor and McAllister receive New Year honours

  • Gambill secures U.S. Hopman win

  • Lennox Lewis and Nasser Hussain honoured

  • Ivanisevic swaps army fatigues for tennis shirt

  • Goa draw with Manipur, enter semis

  • Mahindra, Salgaocar draw goalless

  • ITI hold Bagan, stay unbeaten

  • FC Kochin notches up first win

  • Bruguera, Voltchkov pull out of Indian Open


  • December 29, 2001
  • Gopichand gets a thrashing

  • Vijay Kumar wins Royal Challenge golf

  • Manipur storm into semi-finals

  • Martin looks to extend his winning streak against Sampras

  • Hewitt relishing Hopman challenge

  • Venus Williams prepares for Australian Open


  • December 28, 2001
  • Gopichand, Gade to clash in Copenhagen Masters

  • Strong vote of confidence for Blanc

  • Sasikiran seeded No. 2 at Hastings

  • Vijay Kumar, Randhawa share the lead

  • Rose blooms as Jordan hits all-time low

  • Vasco hold Churchill with late goal

  • Pierce frustrated by lengthy injury layoff

  • Racing win first title for 35 years

  • Oliver Marach gets wildcard: Tata Open

  • Prakash Amritraj gets wildcard for Tata Open qualifiers

  • Sunil Kumar wins Tata Futures

  • China win team golds in Asian Jr. TT


  • December 27, 2001
  • Goa, Manipur post narrow wins

  • East Bengal rally to down JCT

  • HAL shock Mohun Bagan

  • Salgaocar take full points

  • ITI stun F C Kochin

  • Dragila tranforms image of pole vault

  • Newcastle back on top, United win again

  • Sipaeya, Vishal in final

  • Jordan's Wizards run out of tricks


  • December 26, 2001
  • Bhupathi, Paes seek No.1 ranking

  • Ranjit Singh takes day 1 honours

  • Vishal rallies to overcome Amanjot Singh

  • Paes gets wildcard for Tata Open

  • Indian boys claim Asian TT bronze

  • Zidane enjoys greater freedom in Spain


  • December 24, 2001
  • Di Pasquale gets wildcard for Australian Open

  • IA offers 50% off for hockey players

  • Rajasthan and AP in last eight

  • Mahindra rally to down Tollygunge

  • Arsenal win at Liverpool, Chelsea hit top form


  • December 23, 2001
  • Anelka loan is 'fantastic bargain' - Houllier

  • JCT, Salgaocar in goalless draw

  • Goa and Kerala advance to quarters


  • December 22, 2001
  • Anelka joins Liverpool on loan

  • I thought about quitting England - Beckham


  • December 21, 2001
  • Bagan to concentrate more on football

  • Sasikiran bounces back to share lead

  • Giggs is vital to United revival: Ferguson

  • Vasco score over Punjab cops

  • East Bengal rally to hold Mahindra United

  • HAL, Tollygunge in goalless draw

  • Liverpool and Arsenal aim to bounce back

  • Sri Lankans' winning run ends

  • Soumyadeep, Mouma to lead


  • December 20, 2001
  • TN, MP post impressive wins

  • Mahindra, E Bengal clash on Friday

  • Pele admits his image has been tainted

  • Ronaldo's winning plaudits again

  • Safin retains Wilander as coach

  • Two unseeded Sri Lankans in semis

  • Hot Jordan leads Wizards past Hawks


  • December 19, 2001
  • Bowyer slams transfer list decision

  • Sasikiran wins, keeps lead

  • Henry to be reported to FA: BBC

  • Dileep nets brace for Kerala

  • Top seed Nedunchezien upset


  • December 18, 2001
  • Bhutia rules out playing for Indian club

  • Figo pips Beckham to world award

  • Vugrinec is one to watch for World Cup

  • 'Pillay revitalised the forward line'

  • HAL stun Salgaocar

  • JCT, FC Kochin draw

  • Totti top of the pile in 2001


  • December 17, 2001
  • New qualifying system for next hockey World Cup

  • Goa score in Jr. National football

  • Mahindra prevail over Vasco

  • ITI held by last-minute goal

  • Paes hoping to improve singles ranking

  • Dream duo shine in magical year

  • Jordan's Wizards win sixth in a row


  • December 16, 2001
  • Ruiz keeps title with draw against Holyfield

  • Lot of hard work ahead: Dhillon

  • Churchill too good for Punjab cops; Barreto nets winner for Bagan

  • Mukesh Kumar wins Servo Masters golf

  • Kannan, Chakravarthy champs


  • December 15, 2001
  • Athens 2004 village boss sacking may spur project

  • Beckham set to miss out again for United

  • India wins Champions Challenge trophy

  • Holyfield knows winners write history

  • Bakre wins the First Saturday GM title

  • Woodgate avoids jail, Bowyer cleared


  • December 14, 2001
  • India looking for final flourish

  • Chen is women's world chess champion

  • Mukesh, Feroz share the lead

  • Henry to light France's World Cup fire

  • Holyfield's determination is scary

  • Bakre in sight of title

  • Smooth sailing for Tarapore-Kapila

  • Women's sumo wrestles with tradition


  • December 13, 2001
  • Anand falls on the threshold

  • Menezes excels; India meet South Africa in final

  • Engquist fined $1,900 for drug smuggling

  • United blast back with 5-0 win

  • Goosen named European Tour's golfer of the year

  • Van der Sar frustrates Liverpool

  • Feroz leads with course record

  • Bakre emerges sole leader

  • Jordan helps Wizards to fourth win

  • Bagan win with quick goals

  • Mahindra United-ITI draw

  • HAL hold Vasco

  • Churchill take full points from opener


  • December 12, 2001
  • Anand looking to wrap it up

  • Unhappiness descends on Anelka again

  • Athens still late for very important date

  • Rafter to miss Australian Open

  • India rout Japan to keep hopes alive; Argentina snatch late win

  • Jansen hat-trick sees off Arsenal

  • Bakre shares top spot; Humpy wins

  • Aizwal side wins Subroto jr football title


  • December 11, 2001
  • Strata to sell Indian football

  • Anand draws third game in a row

  • South Africa down Belgium

  • Harika wins Nat. junior girls'chess

  • Beckham says he wants to stay at United

  • FIFA may grant India $400,000 for special project

  • Bakre wins; Humpy draws

  • Knicks name Chaney coach for rest of season

  • Meghalaya school wins Subroto sub-jr title

  • Arsenal get approval for new stadium


  • December 10, 2001
  • Anand draws game 2 of semi-final

  • Beckham wins BBC award

  • Malaysia shock India

  • Plans finalised for Indian football headquarters

  • Forget continues French celebrations

  • Humpy in the environs of leaders

  • Humpy scores fourth win

  • Kewell lifts Leeds, Newcastle wins too


  • December 9, 2001
  • Argentina score first win


  • December 8, 2001
  • Ivanchuk, Anand draw game 1 in semis

  • South Africa hold India

  • Ivanchuk to meet Anand in semis

  • Hewitt coaching offer was a surprise: Stoltenberg

  • Feroz Ali wins Surya Nepal Masters

  • Humpy loses again; Bakre draws

  • Sipaeya wins Asian jr tennis

  • McEnroe fears for future of senior circuit

  • Indian hockey team hit by malaria scare

  • Indian Airlines too good for Air India

  • Tyson targets Lewis after calling off Mercer fight

  • Four confess to yachtsman Blake Amazon attack


  • December 7, 2001
  • Anand reaches semi-finals

  • Sethi, Patel lose in semi-finals

  • India hails woman boxer's silver at world meet

  • India labour to down Belgium

  • Feroz Ali retains lead

  • Humpy scores second win

  • Sipaeya enters Asian jr tennis final

  • Wizards win on Jordan's return to line-up

  • Indian Airlines, Air India to meet in semis

  • Bhupathi goes down


  • December 6, 2001
  • Anand beats Shirov in first game

  • British F1 Grand Prix in doubt

  • Feroz Ali grabs lead

  • Hockey World Cups trimmed to 12 teams

  • Humpy splits point

  • Annacone says split with Sampras best for both

  • New partnerships fail for Paes, Bhupathi

  • Sipaeya in semi-finals

  • Sampras hires Tom Gullikson as coach


  • December 5, 2001
  • Anand beats Dreev to enter quarters

  • Pat Cash out to avenge Davis Cup defeat

  • Arsenal rock Juve as Raul's Madrid roll on

  • Henry could be the best of the best: Wenger

  • Muhammad Ali lights Olympic torch in Atlanta

  • Pele says England can win World Cup

  • Mundy smashes record to take lead

  • Two Indian golfers in Asian top-10

  • Humpy tastes success

  • Sania Mirza upset

  • Paes crashes, Bhupathi advances


  • December 4, 2001
  • Anand faces tough road ahead

  • Gebrselassie rehearses in fog for London debut

  • Jeev, Chopra fail to make it

  • Humpy loses second match

  • Tushar Liberhan shines

  • Japan to reveal nothing


  • December 3, 2001
  • Quick draw for Anand in round 4

  • Marykom falls at final hurdle

  • Hockey team ready for Champions Challenge

  • Germans relieved after World Cup draw

  • Garcia clinches Sun City Challenge

  • Chopra fires five-under 67

  • Paes, Bhupathi for Thailand Open

  • Rohan Gajjar upset in Asian junior tennis

  • Uncertain times rock Man United


  • December 2, 2001
  • Anand through to last 16

  • Escude completes famous French Davis Cup victory

  • Humpy suffers shock defeat


  • December 1, 2001
  • Anand settles for draw, Van Wely loses in third round action

  • Geet Sethi shocked

  • Aussie gamble backfires as France takes lead

  • France, Senegal to kick off 2002 World Cup

  • I'll show critics the 'real Robbie Fowler'

  • Jeev in tied-88th position

  • Let champions decide whether to qualify, says Pele

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