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SPORT at the highest levels is not for the faint-hearted; the demands it makes on the top performers are so extraordinary that there is no room at the top for athletes who find the mental edge rather elusive.
Lloyd lords over othersFor his team's domination of world cricket, his own ability to unite his players, as well as for encouraging an entertaining brand of cricket, Clive Lloyd wins the vote as the greatest captain in Test cricket history, writes KANTA MURALI.
Chelsea saved and richONE moment Ken Bates, Chairman and chief of Chelsea, is contemplating meltdown, the immediate prospect of the club going into administration, unable to pay its massive £90 million debts. The next, enter a Russian billionaire who shells out £150 million, buys the club and puts £17 million into Bates' pocket.
IN the end, the fire that drove Nasser Hussain consumed him. It can happen to the brightest of stars.
Tarnishing the image of WICBAN obscure clause in the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of ethics forced Chetram Singh, long-serving head of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), to withdraw as the sole candidate to succeed Wes Hall as president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) at its recent annual general meeting.
IN any game, despite all the hard work, a player needs an element of luck. The big breaks have to come at the right time.
HOW historic the East Bengal win! How prehistoric the camera through which DD brought such a momentous occasion "live" into our living room!
The new South African captain spells out his agendaTHE first Test between England and South Africa began with a triple century stand in 75 overs and ended in a stalemate as the England captain Nasser Hussain announced that he wanted to quit.
Curtis let off choking crime Ben Curtis is the golfer who choked but still won.
Smith in full cryDURING his twin knocks of 277 and 85 (in just 70 balls) in the first Test against England at Edgbaston, South African skipper Graeme Smith had the following distinctions: **Smith while scoring 277, became only the third batsman after Australian ...
Armstrong vs other stars A LOOK at Lance Armstrong's Tour de France career and how it fares against Tour legends. Tour Wins: Five consecutive, from 1999-2003, matching Spaniard Miguel Indurain's record five straight, from 1991-1995. Three others won five but ...
THE heart of the matter is, you got to have the heart for the battle. That courage to look adversity in the eye and conquer it.
'It really takes it out of you'MIGUEL INDURAIN
Grandfather's course was Curtis' schoolThere is no mill and no creek at Mill Creek Golf Club in Ostrander, Ohio, and for far too long on that July Sunday, there was no reception on the three big televisions inside, either.
Showing of emotions in publicCHAMPIONS do show emotions, especially when talking about their families or someone close to them who have helped in their development to the champion status.
Brazil's fantastic run continuesIT was samba time for Brazil in the $15 million men's World League, which was held in Madrid recently and the South American team put up a fantastic show while capturing the coveted title for the second time.
The journey continues for him Despite crushing disappointments in his career, Trevor has learnt to pick up the pieces and move on.
The champions1903: Maurice Garin (France); 1904: Henri Cornet (France); 1905: Louis Trousselier (France); 1906: Rene Pottier (France); 1907: Lucien Petit-Breton (France); 1908: Lucien Petit-Breton (France); 1909: Francois Faber (Luxembourg); 1910: Octave ...
A record number of entriesEVERY year a large number of budding players wait with a sense of expectancy for the announcement of dates for the Krishna Khaitan memorial all-India junior badminton tournament. And unfailingly this tourney attracts a huge congregation. This ...
Alec Stewart has decided to call it quits after the Oval Test. He was one of a kind and will be greatly missed.
WHEN Nadia Comaneci finished her performance on the uneven bars at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, something incredibly bizarre occurred.
2003 Tour de France Stage winners THE Stage winners in this year's Tour de France 3,427.5 kilometres (2,128.48 miles). July 5: Prologue, Paris, individual time trial, 6.5 kilometres (4.03 miles) (stage: Bradley McGee, Australia; overall: McGee). July 6: ... TOUR DE FRANCE Armstrong wins one for a club of millions LANCE ARMSTRONG has joined an exclusive club. He is now one of five cyclists to have won the Tour de France five times.
Erapalli Prasanna rolled his radiant eyes, and then a mild smile crossed his lips. Happy memories were drifting in.
The future looks very promisingARCHERY in India, compared to the Far East, Europe and the American nations, is much behind in terms of facility and wherewithal. Sheer perseverance, in the face of many odds, has been India's strong point. Looking at the recently concluded 42nd ...
Rehan enthrals with four recordsINDIAN swimming has found a new hope. Karnataka's Rehan Poncha had been on the horizon for quite some time, but after a three-month training stint in Australia, Rehan has shown a tremendous promise to go all the way. For a 17-year-old Indian, ...
Frangilli, Yun Mi Jin reign supremeKOREA dominated the 42nd World outdoor target archery championship held in New York City from July 14 to 20, but Italian Michele Frangilli held his own winning the coveted men's individual Olympic round.
Local talent to the foreA month long junior tennis extravaganza marked the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association's calendar in May-June. As many as five AITA tournaments, under the new regulations, were conducted in Karnataka, with Bangalore hosting four events and ...
Test captains are born or manufactured or arrive by accident.
DESPITE Bangladesh's much improved performance in the second Test at Cairns, most questions about the side's credibility at Test level remained.
Factfile * Former teams: Motorola (1993-1996), Cofidis (1996, year in which he was diagnosed with cancer. Did not ride competitively for the team, left in 1997), US Postal (1998-present). * Principal wins: * One-day races: World ...
His climb to the topLANCE ARMSTRONG has been on top of the world so long that the rest of us sometimes forget how he got there. Not Armstrong. Barely 18 hours after crossing the finish line on the Champs-Elysees, he left his room at the luxury hotel where the ... |
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