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VOL.27 :: NO.11 :: Mar. 13 - 19, 2004
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.27 :: NO.11 :: Mar. 13 - 19, 2004 |
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PROFESSIONAL golfers in India are going through a period of flux.
One-man strike forceWhen Shoaib Akhtar is accurate he can be a nightmare. Of his 118 dismissals in Test cricket, 52 have been bowled and 23 leg before, writes VIJAY LOKAPALLY.
Karachi is the host's hunting groundTHE National Stadium at Karachi has the distinction of hosting the most number of Test matches in Pakistan — 36. The home side has an outstanding record at this venue — winning 18 and losing just one (to England in December 2000) ... 
History of Pakistan cricketTHE first-ever first-class match to be played on Pakistani soil was on December 27, 1947, when West Punjab took on Sindh at the historic Bagh-e-Jinnah ground at Lahore, where first-class matches have been played since 1923. Aslam Khokar (117 for ... 
This business of chokingA choke appears easy to spot but hard to define. Mostly it's viewed as an inability to manage the pressure. To be overcome by the moment. To be unable to control nervousness and be scared of winning. To let negative impulses flow freely, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH. AUSTRALIA-SRI LANKA ONE-DAYERS An engaging series The recent five-match one-day series between Australia and Sri Lanka held at Dambulla and Colombo had its share of thrills and spills. India looks the stronger one-day side ONE-DAY in Karachi is not like another, so that the camp Sourav ordered was in the fitness of thighs.
An inside view of PakistanIN Pakistan it does not take long to realise that things are like India. Just about everything (from khaana and kebabs to gaana, and of course cricket) is what we are used to here. The two nations share tradition, the common ...
Indian batting & Pakistan bowling hold the keyIt's advantage India in the ODIs. The Test matches will be harder to predict and it could well be a near thing. India is yet to win a Test in Pakistan; it's all to play for Sourav Ganguly and his men, writes S. DINAKAR.
Advantage of prepared pitchesSHORTLY after the end of the recent Test series, between Australia and India, Australia's vice-captain Adam Gilchrist raised the old chestnut of whether the home team should prepare the pitches to suit its own ...
He is from a cricket familyTHIS is a fascinating story of a cricket family in Visakhapatnam. Five brothers have supported each other and cared for each other with the common desire — try and play for the country at the highest level.
TO say that sport is all about heroes is to understate the case by a considerable margin.
A trend-setter in his own rightThe highly articulate and ever-smiling Kruize, with an experience of 202 internationals and 170 goals in a career spanning from 1970-86, started off the chat with a frank observation on the scenario back home. NEIL HARVEY "It's more of a batsman's game" Harvey spoke to The Sportstar on several aspects of the game during India's recent tour of Australia.
The system needs revampingTHE Mumbai selectors pick 15 for the Irani Trophy to be played at Nagpur. Three weeks later, the same selectors meet and drop a player against Gujarat. Reason: One of the selectors claimed that the player is 37 years old and not 22. The ...
Who is the greatest women's player ever?"When I first started playing tennis, I wanted to be No. 1. Then I wanted to be the greatest of all time. And the closer I got to being called that, the more I realised that's bullshit because you can't compare different generations. Because ...
Pratt's long wait endsFor someone who had been on the circuit for close to 15 years, the long wait had finally ended for Pratt as she defied all odds to win her maiden WTA singles title in only her second final appearance. ITF FUTURES TOURNAMENT 
Aisam defies all oddsHoping to win a few rounds, Aisam stuck to his plan of playing the tournament in Delhi. It was a decision that paid rich dividends, as the handsome Pakistani sailed through to the title, collecting 18 precious ATP points, with his big serves and decisive volleys.
Blessed are the playmakers BLESSED you might say are the playmakers. When you can find them.
Vieri's restaurant attackedA FIRE bomber attacked a restaurant co-owned by Christian Vieri in protest of the Inter Milan striker's attitude. The perpetrator left a message saying: "Vieri, the tolerance is over, you are not worthy of Inter. You don't deserve the support ... EURO FLAVOUR 
Scarcity of homegrown talent in Germany: Felix MagathSTUTTGART coach Felix Magath believes that German sides are struggling in Europe this season because of scarcity of homegrown talent. Magath, whose side lost 1-0 at home to Chelsea, noted that no German teams reached the UEFA Cup third round and ... EURO FLAVOUR Internet ticket-sale fraud unearthed SOME two and a half years before the kick-off, tickets for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany are already in great demand. Unscrupulous persons are taking advantage of that fact by using the Internet to attempt to sell tickets that are not yet ... EURO FLAVOUR 
Using TV evidence was wrong — QueirozREAL MADRID coach Carlos Queiroz said UEFA was wrong to use TV evidence to charge defender Roberto Carlos for throwing a punch during its recent Champions League match with Bayern Munich. Roberto Carlos may be suspended for the return leg ...
Woods finds a way to win match-play titleTiger Woods earned $1.2 million with his first victory in 2004. This was a gruelling event, with the finalists playing morning and afternoon matches for three straight days on a soggy course with ankle-high rough. But after the 64-player field was reduced to one, it was no surprise that the world's No. 1 player was holding the hardware.
Besides Tyson, heayweights are unknownMIKE TYSON, a riverboat gambler's moustache intruding on the Maori tattoo circling his left eye and cheek, peered meekly at Judge John W. Carter as he slid into the third row of pews in Room 308 of the Criminal Courts building in Brooklyn. READERS' RESPONSE 
Flawed genius or pure genius?TED CORBETT's views on Muralitharan's action seem to be too harsh. Yes, Murali's case is something peculiar...one where you just cannot decide whether he bowls or not. Let's face the facts, he's bowled for so long and it's no use debating ...
Japan bags overall championshipA hurriedly re-assembled Japanese team crossed several hurdles to bag the overall team championship in the 7th Asian Cross Country meet held at the makeshift track of the Pune race course recently.
Yelena IsinbayevaWORLD pole vault record holder Yelena Isinbayeva dreams of being the first woman to clear the five-metre barrier. "In every sport there is some kind of a magic mark; breaking it creates history and puts the athlete in a special category," the ... 
Thaksin ShinawatraBILLIONAIRE Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is eyeing a bid for English Premier League club Liverpool after Fulham spurned his advances last year, an advisor said. "I believe the Prime Minister already had his aides checking Liverpool's ... 
Andy CaddickANDY CADDICK has signed a new four-year deal with Somerset that will keep him at the county side until the end of the 2007 season. The England fast bowler recently underwent surgery on his back. "They gave me my chance in the first place, so ... 
Monica SelesMONICA SELES is a bit frustrated these days, wondering when — or if — she'll return to tournament tennis. Recovering from a left foot injury, the nine-time major champion hasn't played a match since losing in the first round at the ...
A statue for Ayrton SennaA SWEDISH artist has been commissioned to create a statue of Brazilian Ayrton Senna, the three-time Formula One champion who died in a crash at Imola in 1994. The statue is to be auctioned off at a charity for Brazil's street children. ... 
Bagger's change of sex will not matterA transsexual golfer says she will not have an unfair advantage despite being born a man. Mianne Bagger, who started playing golf aged eight, had sex-change surgery in 1995 after a lifetime of feeling "something wasn't quite right." ... Gould plans a comeback SHANE GOULD, winner of three gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, is planning a comeback at the Australian swimming championships at the age of 47. Gould, a mother of four and soon to be grandmother, will contest the 50-metre butterfly at ... Beresch dies in accident UKRAINE'S leading gymnast, Alexander Beresch, was killed in a car crash that left his team-mate Serhiy Vyaltsev on a life support machine in hospital. Beresch, European champion in 2000 and a bronze medal-winner at the Sydney Olympics that year, ... 
Ronaldinho's shot breaks a windowBRAZILIAN forward Ronaldinho broke a window in the centuries-old cathedral of Santiago de Compostela while filming a television advertisement. Fortunately for the Barcelona player, the window was a small, modern addition to Spain's most famous ... |
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