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VOL.27 :: NO.06 :: Feb 07 - 13, 2004
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PERHAPS, there is no competition in any discipline that is as vague as the Commonwealth championship in chess.
Adam Gilchrist is an extraordinarily gifted cricketer. Like most great batsmen he makes the game appear absurdly simple, writes PETER ROEBUCK.
A towering presenceIn the final analysis, the contest for the `best wicket-keeper batsman ever' boils down to four players — Knott, Marsh, Healy and Gilchrist. Where Gilchrist scores over the rest is in his ability to construct huge knocks even while being explosive without letting the quality of his 'keeping drop, writes S. DINAKAR.
AUSTRALIA offers a variety of pitches and weather conditions for cricketers to show their talents. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jan. 29, 2004. Australia: M. L. Hayden b Hondo 23; D. R. Martyn lbw b Streak 42; R. T. Ponting c Mahwire b Price 35; M. J. Clarke b Mahwire 11; I. J. Harvey (run out) 23; M. G. Bevan (run out) 56; B. J. Haddin b Streak 32; G. B. Hogg (run out) 0; A. J. Bichel ... Adelaide Oval, Jan. 24, 2004. India: S. B. Bangar c Carlisle b Streak 0; P. A. Patel c Taibu b Streak 0; V. V. S. Laxman c Friend b Hondo 131; S. C. Ganguly c Ebrahim b Blignaut 1; R. Dravid c Blignaut b Price 56; R. S. Gavaskar c Blignaut b Hondo 54; H. K. Badani b Streak 5; ... Adelaide Oval, Jan. 26, 2004. Australia: M. L. Hayden c Ebrahim b Blignaut 20; D. R. Martyn c Ebrahim b Streak 9; R. T. Ponting (run out) 63; M. G. Bevan c Ervine b Hondo 75; M. J. Clarke (run out) 36; A. Symonds c Hondo b Streak 34; B. J. Haddin lbw b Streak 14; G. B. Hogg ...
A sweet lozenge turns bitterThe Indian team feels Rahul Dravid was innocent, while the Match Referee has said it's a deliberate act. But there is no doubt that Dravid had breached Law 42.3 (The Match Ball, altering its condition), writes G. VISWANATH.
Whatever be the intent, rules are rulesMatch Referees have different yardsticks for different teams. On the face of it, it seems no different in the subject of tampering as well. It is undoubtedly hard on Asians, writes SANJAY RAJAN.
Doing his bit for the countryCricket in Zimbabwe until recently was a minority sport. But it's growing now because we have been able to compete and occasionally beat England and India.
Raised to cult status after death IT really has been a significant week in cricket.
Laxman, an artist and an architect V. V. S. LAXMAN was meant to be a surgeon. He is.
The Match Referee was rightIN India's exciting and dramatic loss to Australia several days ago, Match Referee Clive Lloyd was very busy, penalising India for slow over-rates and also fining Rahul Dravid for ball tampering
United on the ropes HARD to see how Manchester United and their manager Alex Ferguson can extricate themselves from their current crisis.
No one seems to be listeningBY the time England play their first warm-up match in West Indies their players will have had more than two months rest, a luxury in this era of back-to-back Tests, three series each winter and seven Tests and a dozen one-day internationals every summer.
The changing gameMEMORY can be deceitful. Marat Safin tells us that. Most people recall him as the dilettante who owned an entourage usually found in the pages of Vogue.
Venus Williams was shrieking with every groundstroke, groaning with every serve
The Kournikova factor in Russian tennis ANNA KOURNIKOVA, virtually retired without a tournament victory, has not been a force on the tennis court. The Australian Open at Christchurch! THE title, though it sounds incredible, has relevance to facts in the by-gone days. Equally incredulous will be the coming generations of Indians when told that the All India Lawn Tennis Association came into being in 1920 at Lahore! The ... 
Disappointment for Rushmi in the finalA shade taller than five feet, Sandy's service wasn't anything to write home about. She however ensured its accuracy, not often serving a second time. Following that up with a circumspect approach, she prevented spillage of points, on court finding herself at the right place and time.
In his own inimitable style, Short raised his voice against the manner in which the Commonwealth championship was being treated and conducted. Scaling new heights THE Commonwealth chess championship offers a good opportunity for the norm-seeking players to realise their goal.
Feher's last smileTHE Portuguese Soccer Federation declared a day of mourning after the 24-year-old Hungarian striker Miklos Feher collapsed while playing for Benfica and died, reportedly of cardiac arrest. Feher, who came on as a substitute 15 minutes into the ... Bundesliga's way to increase beer sales THE Bundesliga has asked FIFA to extend the halftime break at soccer matches by five minutes to sell more beer and sausage in stadiums. The German league's front office has written soccer's world governing body and its regulations committee ... Barthez wants to finish his career with Marseille FRANCE's goalkeeper, Fabien Barthez has admitted he would like to finish his career with Marseille. The 32-year-old popular goalkeeper rejoined his former club at the start of January on loan from Manchester United until the end of the season. ... Parma sells Adriano and gets relief from debts IN an effort to relieve some of its massive debts, Parma has sold Brazilian striker Adriano to Inter Milan for $25.1 million. Adriano, who had been co-owned by Parma and Inter this season, signed a contract that will take him through the 2007-08 ...
A trophy triumph for Australia IS this the year for that elusive Olympic hockey gold for Australia?
FAMOUS Chinese NBA basketball player Yao Ming has one problem: How to overcome traditional beliefs and transform into an "aggressive" man on court? a report said. The 23-year-old said he is still seeking a way to be more comfortable with the ... Collina to retire ITALIAN league's rule will require Collina to shelve his whistle when the famed soccer official turns 45. He is arguably the most famous face in soccer. His international celebrity is such that he was hired to do commercials for takoyaki — ... 
Help pours in for Shabbir AhmedTWO Australian specialists have told Pakistan bowler Shabbir Ahmed they are willing to try to correct his suspect bowling action, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said. Shabbir, who had been reported for a suspect action during games in Toronto ... 
Pakistan PM announces concession for hockey teamPRIME MINISTER Mir Zafarullah Jamali has issued the orders for 50 per cent deductions for travelling expenses of the national hockey team's foreign tours and a 40 per cent relaxation on train travels in Pakistan, says a report in the Daily ... 
Waqar and Rashid can still make a comebackPAKISTAN's chief selector Wasim Bari has said that former captains Waqar Younis and Rashid Latif can make a comeback for the India series. Bari, who was named as Pakistan's new chief selector recently, told Reuters his committee would make ...
PSPB shuttlers hog limelightCHETAN ANAND'S maiden victory in the men's singles competition of the IOC-sponsored 68th senior National badminton championship at the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy indoor stadium in Hyderabad thrilled the spectators immensely.
`Success doesn't come easily'FORMER All-England champion and badminton legend, Prakash Padukone, feels that it's time the concept of India `A', now prevalent in cricket, was introduced in badminton too to ensure that there is proper exposure for those fringe players who ...
WHAT should have happened in the mid 80s is happening now in Indian basketball.
THESE days, the Indian weightlifting arena is abuzz with activity.
Osmania springs a surpriseIT is not enough if a team has stars on board. It requires commitment and team effort on their part. Madras University realised it the hard way as the champion outfit, which was looking for a hat-trick, stumbled to a 2-3 defeat against Osmania ... TIRUNELVELI Manipur varsity triumphs MANIPUR University won the title and the Alagappa University Trophy in the All-India inter-university women's football tournament, conducted by Manonmaniam Sundaranar University at Tirunelveli. Out of the 44 entries for the tournament, which ...
Is this the best batting line-up?IS the Indian batting line-up the best in the world? To answer this question, one has to take into account the batting line-ups of the other teams as well. In this aspect, the teams which could compete with India are Australia and South Africa. ...
She emulated her heroFANNY BLANKERS-KOEN, a Dutch housewife who emulated her hero, Jesse Owens, and won four gold medals in track and field in one Olympics — the only woman to do so — died on January 25 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She was 85.
Diego MaradonaARGENTINE soccer idol Diego Armando Maradona says he has found peace of mind in communist-run Cuba where he has turned to golf for sport. "I'm not a champion... but I have a lot of fun playing golf," an overweight Maradona said in one of his few ... Boris Becker BORIS BECKER has gone through a string of failed businesses since his troubled retirement from tennis in 1999. He's also tried his hand as a player agent and penned a successful autobiography. Now, the three-time Wimbledon winner is trying his ... 
Lennox LewisWORLD heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis's business manager accepted an apology and "substantial" damages from the BBC over derogatory remarks made about him by promoter Don King in a radio interview. Adrian Ogun and his firm Sport ... Maurren Maggi LONG Jumper Maurren Maggi was cleared of doping by a court in Brazil after arguing successfully that a cream she applied to her legs was the source of a steroid found in her body. The case will now be passed to the International Association of ... Inzamam-ul-Haq PAKISTAN captain Inzamam-ul-Haq will lead the side for the whole of 2004. The Pakistan Cricket Board made the announcement in a remarkable show of faith. The 33-year-old was appointed last September, leading Pakistan to a Test series win in New ... |
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