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March 2002


March 31, 2002
  • Montoya takes pole position in Brazil


  • March 30, 2002
  • Arjun Atwal is top seed for SRF Matchplay

  • India win SAARC golf for fourth time

  • Brilliant fight-back by Mukesh at HT Pro Golf

  • Mahadevan, Jayalakshmi champs

  • SAF Games early next year

  • Schumacher fastest in new Ferrari

  • Federer ends Hewitt's winning sequence


  • March 29, 2002
  • Hewitt battles past Safin to reach semifinals

  • Bad 15 minutes cost U.S. in Rostock, says Keller

  • Capriati grinds down Seles

  • Serena gets big win over big sister


  • March 28, 2002
  • Lively return by Ronaldo as Brazil beat slavia

  • France still not a "dream team": Lemerre

  • Five-star France lead the charge to finals

  • Pele shirt scores auction record

  • Williams sisters to meet in Miami semifinals

  • Agassi, Rios to clash in Miami semifinals

  • Austin Okolo stars in Mahindra United's narrow win


  • March 27, 2002
  • Indian Airlines rout SAIL

  • Sunil Kumar, Uppal in last four

  • Leeds United fans face Leicester City ban

  • Eriksson helped by distance from England

  • Ronaldo sure of dispelling fitness doubts

  • Lewis-Tyson 'Bloody on the Muddy' roils Memphis


  • March 26, 2002
  • Bopanna falls by the wayside

  • Lewis set to fight Tyson in Memphis on June 8

  • Ronaldo back for Brazil after 30-month absence

  • SRF adds Matchplay to Indian Golf Tour

  • Hewitt, Safin survive but Sampras stumbles


  • March 25, 2002
  • England's Football League clubs on the brink

  • Massa aims to make an impact

  • Seeded players cruise into pre-quarters

  • Super sub Smicer sends Liverpool to top of table

  • Hierro hat-trick keeps Real Madrid top in Spain

  • Capriati to get serious after third round scare


  • March 24, 2002
  • Ashok Shandilya crowned Asian champion

  • United's title hopes dented by Boksic strike

  • Capriati and Venus Williams race into next round

  • Ivanisevic ponders layoff after fresh retirement


  • March 23, 2002
  • Shandilya, Advani in Asian billiards final

  • Railways, Punjab in National women's hockey final

  • Bopanna wins ITF Futures crown

  • Man United can make Deportivo pay for gamble: Wenger

  • Bayern and Real's dream final ruled out by draw

  • UEFA bans Roma for one home match after brawl

  • Agassi opens defence of title with win over Rusedski


  • March 22, 2002
  • Kournikova crashes out in first round

  • Shandilya, Sethi snatch quarter-final slots

  • Prahlad Srinath gets Davis Cup recall

  • Mumbai book last semi-final berth

  • Bopanna romps into final

  • Milan pair roar into UEFA Cup semis


  • March 21, 2002
  • Joshi stuns Sethi; Alok halts Advani's winning run

  • Leverkusen, Panathinaikos head into quarters

  • England's finest show the right stuff

  • Tougher sanctions, fewer engines for F1

  • SRF Open format changed to matchplay

  • Railways, Haryana, Punjab in semi-finals

  • Bopanna advances, Srinath exits

  • Roddick ready to roll at Miami Masters

  • Skier Baxter stripped of bronze medal


  • March 20, 2002
  • Indian cueists continue good show

  • Liverpool and Barcelona head into last eight

  • Three Indians in last eight


  • March 19, 2002
  • Pankaj Advani shocks Ashok Shandilya

  • Blatter confident of remaining FIFA president

  • Vijay Kumar seventh on Davidoff merit list

  • Sasikiran shares lead with five others

  • Hantuchova's dream is a rude awakening for Hingis

  • Goal feast in National women's hockey

  • Vishal Uppal shocks third seed Mark Hilton

  • Tyson rejects Lewis compensation bid for foul move

  • India regain Rashid Volley title

  • Woods going into "fifth major" in top form


  • March 18, 2002
  • Nikhil Kanetkar loses in semis

  • Bindra, Humpy get Birla awards

  • Formula One ponders a change of scene

  • Players reading up to learn how to beat Hewitt

  • Sridhar, Sipaeya lose in first round

  • McLaren under pressure as Williams take initiative

  • Pires magic inspires Arsenal, Fowler lifts Leeds

  • Inter, Juve win to keep up pressure on Roma

  • India stun Ukraine, to play Iran in final

  • Tiger burns brightly at Bay Hill


  • March 17, 2002
  • Ralf Schumacher wins Malaysian Grand Prix

  • Vijay Kumar wins maiden Asian PGA tour title

  • Hantuchova upsets Hingis to claim first title


  • March 16, 2002
  • Abhinn knocked out of French Open

  • Freeman wins easily in return to one-lap racing

  • Vijay Kumar well-placed to win Indian Open

  • Branislav Sekac wins ITF Futures title

  • Japan to ban flights over World Cup venues

  • Semifinal breakthrough for Sampras

  • Schumacher takes pole in Malaysia

  • NRAI gunning for Olympic gold

  • Usha hopes to produce Olympic medal-winner

  • Woods powers four shots clear at Bay Hill


  • March 15, 2002
  • Tough draw for Abhinn at French Open badminton

  • Rome brawl becomes diplomatic incident

  • Schumacher fastest as Coulthard's car catches fire

  • Raikkonen leaves Schumacher trailing

  • Woods shares lead as he bids to make Tour history

  • Vijay Kumar emerges second round leader

  • Srinath goes down to Sherwood

  • Sampras and Nike 'kiss and make up'

  • Sasikiran wins Grandmasters' tournament

  • Hapoel coach hails "greatest ever" Israeli win

  • Hewitt surprised by his recovery

  • Hingis reaches another Indian Wells final


  • March 14, 2002
  • Rome brawl overshadows Champions League action

  • China's fans prepare for debut

  • Prahlad Srinath in last four

  • Hingis, Seles set up desert showdown


  • March 13, 2002
  • Agassi left cursing his tiebreak hoodoo

  • Caniggia in, Batistuta out for Argentina

  • 16-man field for Asian billiards

  • 7-point format to be reviewed: Gopichand

  • Srinath, Uppal in last eight

  • Tyson gets green light to fight Lewis

  • Paes-Bhupathi split causes heartburn among tennis


  • March 12, 2002
  • Tamil Nadu, Railways cagers supreme

  • In-form Gibson eyes Indian Open

  • Formula One statistics

  • Roddick faces $20,000 fine for late withdrawal

  • Creature of habit Sampras tries new tricks

  • Schumacher aiming for Malaysian hat-trick

  • DC ruling possible Tuesday on Tyson boxing license


  • March 11, 2002
  • Agassi overcomes Balcells to win 50th title

  • Paes, Bhupathi part ways again

  • Safin parts company with coach Wilander


  • March 10, 2002
  • Camilla Martin wins All England women's crown

  • Phalguni Dutta critical after road accident


  • March 9, 2002
  • ATP Insider

  • Hong keeps All England title hopes alive

  • Camilla Martin in final

  • Gopichand gearing up for Commonwealth Games

  • Humpy's poor run continues


  • March 8, 2002
  • Top seed Xia ousted in All England thriller

  • National stadium named after hockey legend Dhyan Chand

  • Mukesh Kumar bags DHL Open

  • Seles gives Sharapova tennis lesson

  • FIFA may use X-Ray technology to determine player ages


  • March 7, 2002
  • Holders Schalke knock Bayern out of cup

  • Mukesh Kumar snatches DHL Open lead

  • All England champion Gopichand out on first day

  • Man Utd back on top as Liverpool beat Newcastle

  • Sharapova outshines Kournikova with winning debut

  • Agassi eases past Rusedski to reach quarters


  • March 6, 2002
  • Argentine football continues despite violence

  • Arsenal go top, Blackburn sniff survival

  • Gopichand, Shyam Gupta in second round

  • Mohd Salim leads DHL Open

  • High court seeks status report on doping

  • Humpy suffers third straight loss

  • Rivaldo still to decide on Barca future


  • March 5, 2002
  • FIFA to discuss fallout of burst financial bubble


  • March 4, 2002
  • Els thwarts Woods charge to take Genuity title

  • Pacers extend winning streak over Kings

  • Two-goal Romario turns up the heat on Big Phil

  • Serena's win denies Capriati world No. 1 spot

  • Hewitt edges Agassi in San Jose final classic


  • March 3, 2002
  • Schumacher victorious in Melbourne mayhem

  • Forsyth wins Carlsberg Malaysian Open

  • Raul header puts Real back on top in Spain


  • March 2, 2002
  • Kournikova inches towards first WTA title

  • Ferrari's Barrichello takes Melbourne pole

  • Birnerova wins ITF women's title

  • Soumyadeep, Mouma reign supreme


  • March 1, 2002
  • Forsyth leads Carlsberg Malaysian Open

  • Peng, Birnerova in final

  • Sports scribe Ron Hendricks passes away

  • Schumacher fastest in old Ferrari

  • Blatter talks of "destabilisation" campaign

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