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June 2001

June 30, 2001
Anand strikes back
Top athletes shine in Rome
Jeev moves into the lead
Sampras matches Laver
Schumacher shatters Mansell's lap record
Sunil kumar qualifies for Wimbledon boys' singles
Tea and tennis
Vikrant Chadha on a roll
Start summit talks with sports: Uma
Kafelnikov out of Wimbledon

June 29, 2001
Anand faces uphill task
Paes-Bhupathi crash out
Jeev well-placed in Japanese event
Grand double for Goutham
Sania Mirza gets Wimbledon girls' singles entry
Big guns roll into third round
Ivanisevic beats Roddick

June 28, 2001
Kramnik downs Anand in game 3
Indian players not ambitious enough, says Bhutia
Nirupama/Rika through to round two
Paes crashes out of Wimbledon singles
Parmar takes set off Kafelnikov
When an Indian won British hearts
Cowan gives Sampras a scare
Sludnov sets 100m breaststroke record

June 27, 2001
Anand-Kramnik draw first two boards
Krabbe wins compensation from IAAF
Paes through to round two
Arvind Parmar to take on Kafelnikov
Sanchez-Vicario falls by the wayside
Safin, Ivanisevic in round 3

June 26, 2001
Returning 'Europeans' will revive Brazil's fortunes, feels Rivaldo
Colombian rebels kidnap soccer official
Humpy sets sights on jr. world title
Jeev invited for US PGA Tour event
Asian golfers for Dunhill Links tourney
Roddick enjoys debut at Wimbledon
Venus, Agassi through to round 2

June 25, 2001
All eyes on Kramnik-Anand tie
Karamjit Kaur sets Nat. pole vault mark
Jones wins 200, Johnson clocks year's best
Kramnik finishes unbeaten
Thailand eliminates India
Hingis suffers shock defeat
Ferrari's Schumacher wins as Ralf falters
Wimbledon-Seedings
Sampras, Safin, Serena cruise

June 24, 2001
Badal presents Rs 10 lakh to shooter Bindra
Anand shines in Mainz
India notch up consolation win

June 23, 2001
Anand readies to take on Kramnik
Racist remarks hurt Toronto's Olympic bid
Indian duo looking to regain Wimbledon crown
India make poor start at Merdeka
Tyree Washington out of world championships
Indians at Wimbledon

June 22, 2001
Federation Cup athletics from Saturday
Ralf Schumacher extends contract
Greene runs year's fastest 100m
Hussain Ali 'tricks' for Bahrain
'I live to play in the Grand Slams'
Court orders Rahman to fight Lewis first
Watch out Wimbledon, the A-Rod is coming

June 21, 2001
Indians expect doubles event to be delayed for Afro-Asian Games
Move over, Kournikova
Beckham in an Anglo-Indian film?
Capriati to chase Wimbledon dream
Hockey coach blames umpiring for defeat
Paes qualifies for Wimbledon
Merdeka Cup campaign begins on Friday
Nirupama falls at the threshold

June 20, 2001
2,000 athletes expected for Afro-Asian Games
Mankad falls at first hurdle
Jones prepares for assault on 200m world title
Squash great Jansher Khan retires
Paes in qualifying final
Nirupama in qualifying final
Sampras, Williams better watch out

June 19, 2001
Paes-Bhupathi get easy first round draw
Paes, Nirupama in round 2 of Wimbledon qualifiers
Thuram is most expensive defender
Sampras, Hingis top seeds for Wimbledon

June 18, 2001
Paes faces Bulgarian in Wimbledon qualifier
Manisha Malhotra wins doubles crown
Karthikeyan hopes to test drive in July-August again
Paes/Bhupathi lose at Queen's
Rivaldo does the 'trick' for Barcelona
Sampras still the man to beat at Wimbledon
Hewitt beats Sampras, Henman for title
Harsh Mankad claims first pro title

June 16, 2001
Freeman's Olympic suit sold for cancer research
Venkatraman wins ITF title
Jaguar have no place for Karthikeyan
Paes-Bhupathi in Queen's semis
Karthikeyan upbeat about Formula One future
Bengal win Jr. National football
Harsh Mankad rallies to make semis

June 15, 2001
Anand six points off 2800 barrier
Vijayalakshmi makes it four in a row
Barua pips Sasikiran for title
Johnson to run last compeitive race at Goodwill Games
Karthikeyan upbeat about Formula One future
Well done, Lee-Hesh
Safin out but Henman, Rusedski go through

June 14, 2001
Barcelona suffer embarrassing cup defeat
Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos recalled by new Brazil coach
Saheli Barua shocks Vijayalakshmi
Barua catches up with Sasikiran
Karthikeyan set for formula one test drive
Karthikeyan first India to drive F1 car
Paes-Bhupathi in last eight
Sampras and Henman impress at Queen's

June 13, 2001
Abhinav Bindra aims for more medals
Vijayalakshmi assured national crown
Sasikiran hangs on to solitary point lead
Kalmadi withdraws IAAF candidacy
Paes-Bhupathi advance

June 12, 2001
Vijayalakshmi sits pretty at the top
Neeraj Mishra stuns Sasikiran
Gill laments lack of support for hockey
Greene clocks 9.91 seconds in Athens 100 metres
Victorious jr hockey team felicitated
Wimbledon backs down but have seeds won?

June 11, 2001
Code of conduct for Indian athletics
Anand performs a 'trick' in Advance chess
Abhinav Bindra bags bronze
Sasikiran enhances lead
Vijayalakshmi shocked
Kuerten deepens love affair with Paris
No Carnival at Wimbledon this year
Brazil coach Leao resigns, says report
'Positive test at French Open'
Two Schumachers is quite enough for Hakkinen
Chinappa, Ghosal excel
Wimbledon doubles number of seeds

June 10, 2001
Anand edges past Leko
Hendrawan wins world badminton
France claim Confederations Cup
Mukesh wins BGC golf
Jr Asia Cup hockey title for India
Kuerten clinches third French crown
A grand comeback: Ramesh Krishnan
Merchant makes short work of Long

June 9, 2001
Shirov beats Topalov
Indian football team for England
Ali beats Frazier in clash of daughters
Capriati wins epic French Open final
Barua outplays Sasikiran
Viji scores lucky win
Australia beat Brazil
Mukesh snatches the lead
Sonal Phadke triumphs
Kuerten chases rare French 'trick'
World champ Nicol beaten
Paes-Bhupathi win French Open title
Yasin Merchant in final

June 8, 2001
Anand to clash with Leko
Bhutia interested in foreign team only
Sasikiran takes sole lead
Paes-Bhupathi are favourites...
France set to complete rare 'trick'
Vijay Kumar assumes sole lead
Gopichand crashes out
India romp into Jr Asia hockey final
Corretja, Kuerten in men's final
Bhupathi - Likhovtseva beaten

June 7, 2001
Ali, Frazier daughters resume family feud
Olympic champion, top seed both bow out
Capriati too good for Hingis
France, Japan in Confederation final
Claycourt kings set for battle royal
Three share lead in Leela-BGC golf
Gopichand in quarter-finals
Paes-Bhupathi in final
Germany and Russia stay on course for World Cup
Germany and Russia stay on course
Palmer praises dedication of Woods

June 6, 2001
Three seeds beaten on first day
Bhupathi - Likhovtseva in semis
No change in Champions Trophy dates
Vijaylakshmi maintains sole lead
Konguvel inches closer to GM-norm
Agassi shown the door
Top seeds ease into French Open semifinals
Gopichand in third round
Jones separates from husband, plans divorce
Williams clan plan Wimbledon fightback

June 5, 2001
Manjusha Kanwar qualifies
Gopichand romps into second round
Vijaylakshmi takes sole lead
Kuerten, Hingis in semis
Agassi edges Squillari to set up Grosjean clash
Second win for India in Jr. Asia Cup hockey
Paes-Bhupathi in semi-finals
Teams looking to consolidate

June 4, 2001
Argentina whip Colombia
Jain, Anand in final qualifying round
Chinese look favourites
Bhupathi - Likhovtseva in quarters
Viji, Anupama share the lead
Chima turns to television serials
Top Indian golfers in battle of mathematics
Hewitt survives five-set marathon
Samrita Sekar stuns Thukkiandi
Asian Olympic body calls for postponement of Champions' Trophy
PGAI clarifies
Indians pick three squash titles
Kuerten scrapes into quarters, Ferrero has it easy at French Open
India go down to New Zealand

June 3, 2001
Uma steers clear of cricket with Pakistan
French Open: Paes-Bhupathi in quarters

June 2, 2001
Holders China flirt with defeat
Lewis wants title back before taking on Tyson
Fans boo as Brazil draw
IFA lifts ban on Chima Okerie
Dhanraj launches green campaign for academy
IMG sets sights on Indian golf
Paes-Bhupathi in round 3
Roddick departs in agony
Safin falls to bogey man Santoro
Capriati, Williams cruise

June 1, 2001
Indonesia in Sudirman Cup final
France crash to Australia
Ferrero, Kafelnikov in last 16
Safin digs deep to beat Calatrava
Rana 11th, Shilpi 10th in Air Pistol

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