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VOL.26 :: NO.43 :: Oct. 25 - 31, 2003
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LAST fortnight, the world of sport celebrated the record-breaking feats of two remarkable champions, two men who have something in common yet are worlds apart in many ways. While the epoch-making sixth Formula One drivers' championship won by the ...
`I can't quite believe it'Matthew Hayden's record-breaking innings was the ultimate triumph by a bold man who has cut the figure of a Greek God at the crease but was considered by experts who followed his early development as too ungainly and heavy-footed to make a Test cricketer, writes MALCOLM CONN.
Hayden takes the spotlightEven after Australia had battled through injuries, fatigue and bad weather to remove a stubborn Zimbabwean tail and claim the first Test in Perth, all the talk was still of Matthew Hayden.
Well done, HaydenAUSTRALIAN opener Matthew (Matt) Lawrence Hayden, now has the distinction of registering the highest ever individual Test score, an astounding 380 against the hapless Zimbabweans at Perth on October 10, 2003. During the course of this phenomenal ...
"I was happy to hold the record. It's been a good nine years but I'm also happy for Hayden. It doesn't matter what attack the runs were made against.
It is a privileged clubIt was a long night and Martin Crowe did not sleep easy. An opportunity of a life-time had come and gone, much like the fleeting glimpse of an elusive dream. DATELINE DOWN UNDER 
Demanding a pedestalA gum-chewing Gulliver from Queensland is possibly the best batsman in the world. Indians will not like this, and West Indians will contest such a claim strenuously. But then part of the splendour of sport is disagreement. Compiling the highest ...
In the line of aggressive openersRecords are meant to be broken and that is the great charm about landmarks. With every record, you raise the bar that much higher and this prompts an even greater effort.
Kiwis thwart India's victory bidTHE Black Caps got under India's skin and saved the first Test at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera. Thus Stephen Fleming's team provided the first clear proof of having prepared well for the Videocon Series in order to face a challenge ... Full marks to his powers of concentration RAHUL DRAVID was not around during India's 1996 World Cup campaign. Having made many runs for Karnataka, the right-hander was knocking at the doors of international cricket. Gundappa Viswanath, the then chairman of selectors, had good reasons ... 
Pitfalls in `India's Road to The Finals'NOW that the Ahmedabad Mohalinked Videocontest for the two-match grudge rubber is behind us, it is to The Lost World of Sourav and his India we return.
NOW that you are viewing and hearing the last but not the least of DD on International Cricket, shouldn't you be heaving a sigh of disbelief?
MOTERA showed that Indian cricket is finally waking up to meeting the increasing needs of modern sport.
While there is much talk about the depth of Australian cricket, the reality is that there are very few youngsters good enough to take over at present.
The Cricket Reform GroupI HEAR that England are about to change the structure of their management group once again. They will dispose of Malcolm Ashton, their statistical guru, and use two assistant coaches who will share his complicated, computer-driven work between them.
Proteas' great comebackINDIVIDUALS can win international cricket matches only occasionally. But professionals, who play like a well-knit unit, can do so on a consistent basis.
A monumental book on Muhammad AliRaising his fists and striking a fighting pose, Muhammad Ali greeted an adoring crowd at the Frankfurt Book Fair who cheered on the former heavyweight champ as he presented a monumental book chronicling his life. Walking slowly around a boxing ... Nejedly retires Canada's Jana Nejedly, who spent 12 years on the WTA Tour, announced her retirement from the circuit at age 29 after a season that brought three titles on the ITF Circuit developmental tour. Nejedly, born in Prague but raised in Vancouver, never ... 
I am ready to lend my part in promoting the game in U.S. — Wasim AkramFormer Pakistan great Wasim Akram said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) should help to promote a fledgling interest in cricket in the United States. "When I went to United States in 1985, there was just one club in Detroit. Now the ... 
O'Sullivan dismisses reportsSnooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan dismissed reports claiming he has converted to Islam. O'Sullivan, nicknamed `The Rocket,' said his visit to a mosque had been misinterpreted. "There has been some confusion recently. I am not a Muslim," he said. ... Olonga granted a five-year visa to remain in Britain Former Zimbabwe Test player Henry Olonga, who staged a protest against his government earlier this year, was granted a five-year visa to remain in Britain. Olonga and teammate Andy Flower protested during a World Cup game in South Africa in ...
Schumacher's rivals won't join the party IT is difficult to find a quiet place when you have just made sporting history in front of tens of thousands of delirious fans.
Schumacher looks ahead with help from his teamWITH another world Formula One driving title, Michael Schumacher went home to Switzerland and discouraged those who think that six is enough. Schumacher feels he has a unique weapon to get psyched up for another run at the title in 2004 — ...
Some revenge for Clijsters MAYBE Kim Clijsters should forget practicing, take the week off before a Grand Slam event and just play with her dog. 
List of matches between No. 1 and No. 2 with top ranking at stakeA list of head-to-head matches between the women's No. 1 and No. 2 with the top ranking at stake since computer rankings were instituted in 1975. Filderstadt, 2003 — No. 1 Kim Clijsters bt No. 2 Justine Henin-Hardenne 5-7, 6-4, ...
Many blame racquet technology for today's wham-bam power game. They're pointing the finger in the wrong direction. By JAY SCHWEID.
THE world's No. 1 player has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the PGA Tour money list.
He continues to set the standardPRETTY damn good. Impressive, if a little below par. Largely in a slump when it really counted. Take your pick. These are the three likely answers you would get from Joe Player, Joe Public or Joe Journalist to the question: how do you rate the ...
JAMES TONEY didn't just stop Evander Holyfield with a dominating performance he may have also ended his remarkable career. Making his debut as a heavyweight, Toney exposed Holyfield as an aging fighter with fading reflexes before finally ... Familiar signs suggest time is up for Holyfield BEATING up the elderly is an especially ugly crime, but James `Lights Out' Toney was paid to do it, and the victim isn't complaining. GOA INTERNATIONAL 
Quality fare on displayFORMER Olympians, promising and upcoming youngsters and one debutant in the boxing ring all gathered at Colva, Goa to dish out an exciting fare in the first Goa International boxing championship.
Bagging the biggest prize of them allSHE is one of the best in the world. There is no dispute about that. By winning the competition meant for the world champion and the best performers of the season, in the prestigious World Cup Finals, Anjali Vedpathak Bhagwat proved yet again that the strong faith some of us have on her supreme ability, is not misplaced.
Pete SamprasPete Sampras is keeping his hand in tennis. He has become an investor, partner and consultant at Tennis magazine — his first corporate commitment since his retirement in August at the U. S. Open. Sampras will be involved in ... Felipe Massa Ferrari's Brazilian test driver Felipe Massa will return to Sauber in 2004 alongside Italian Giancarlo Fisichella, Peter Sauber said. Sauber has signed Fisichella from Jordan and told German drivers Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Nick Heidfeld that ... 
Merv DillonWest Indies Test star Merv Dillon 
Shane WarneA depressed Shane Warne considered leaving Australia in the wake of his drug ban, and qualifying to play for England instead, according to a report in London Sunday Times. Apparently Warne thought hard about settling in Hampshire after he ...
SPIC-TNCA XI retains titleTAMIL NADU made a positive start to its preparation for the coming domestic season by winning the coveted Sahara-Buchi Babu all-India invitation cricket tournament for the second year on the trot. The host's main team — SPIC-TNCA XI ... CHENNAI 
Full of suspenseTHE National Under-18 chess championship for boys and girls held at the Jaya Engineering College in Tiruninravur near Chennai was a suspense-filled one. Games were fought till the wire and the winners, Saptarishi Roy and P. Priya, emerged only ... CHENNAI 
A tournament crying for improvementAS a concept, the Tamil Nadu state premier league is in keeping with the national Federation's objectives of popularising the game and improving the standard of the sport. That Tamil Nadu took this step three years ago is a matter for ... AIZAWL 
Mizoram proves a pointTHE best thing that Mizoram did apart from winning the 26th edition of the sub-junior (under-16) National football tournament, was showcasing its immense talent pool. The tiny hill-state in the north-eastern part of the country has come up as the ... GAWAHATI 
Minoti, Anoop scoreENDOWED with superior physique, technique and power, the judokas from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan picked up the most number of gold medals at the National sub-junior (under-9 to 14) championship in Guwahati. A total of 360 judokas ...
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