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VOL.27 :: NO.14 :: Apr. 03 - 09, 2004
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WHAT an epoch-making series it has turned out to be! Call it historic, momentous, eventful or memorable; no description seems appropriate to mirror truly the mood sweeping across the sub-continent ever since India and Pakistan began the cricket ...
When everyone was a winnerIt was clear that cricket was indeed bringing the people of both countries closer. Towards the end of the series in Lahore, we saw several fans holding banners with both the Indian and the Pakistani flags inscribed on them, writes S. DINAKAR.
Team India ends drought across border THE Indians had to win the battle of the mind while going into the decisive match of the Samsung ODI series. They had to break the final jinx. FOURTH ODI 
Dravid, Kaif set up a perfect climaxTHE Indians faced a must-win situation in Lahore. The Peshawar match had slipped from their grasp, the visitors running short of bowling options. The Indians had paid the price for fielding just three specialist bowlers, with the off-spin ...
Being vegetarian doesn't helpINDIA'S tour of Pakistan is now well under way, and the one-day series has seen some great action. The matches have been closely fought and notwithstanding the (inevitable) allegations of matchfixing, things have gone by-and-large according to plan.
CRICKET is awash with stereotypes, and rife with double standards.
Aussies spoil Murali's party THE post Waugh era couldn't have started any better for Australia. AUCKLAND TEST Records galore as Kiwis fly high IT was probably disappointing for South Africa that two of the country's individual milestones should have come in a Test match that it lost. HAMILTON TEST Kallis makes it his own Test THE real test in sport — as in life — is in getting out of a rough phase. Jacques Kallis did so quite remarkably.
The meltdown of West Indies cricketTHE sorry saga of West Indies cricket continues and it couldn't get worse after being bowled out by England for 47. That must hurt, for it's one thing being skittled out by an Australian team that has some real world-class bowlers, and quite ...
The Birmingham kissMARCH 15. It's party time for the England team — with some justification — and the West Indies players who get a severe telling off from that formidable figure Sir Vivian Richards for heading straight from a miserable dressing ...
BANGLADESH has been finding it difficult to defend itself from the criticism that it was awarded the Test status in haste. ASMI CUP Clean sweep by India THERE was not much to read in India's 5-0 thrashing of the West Indies in the recent one-day series for women.
Michael Schumacher does it again in style This was the day the chasing pack should have carried the fight to Michael Schumacher, and as omens for a competitive season go, it was grim indeed.
Button makes giant leap to the podiumAbout 10 minutes after Jenson Button emerged from the post-race media conference and jogged down the paddock back towards the BAR-Honda team garage, he came face to face with his father John; the two men hurled themselves into each other's arms.
Who is the greatest player ever?"THE comparing and rating of athletes who were not contemporaries and did not encounter one another on important occasions is a trap in which no tennis reporter of experience should be caught." — Al Laney, distinguished ... PHENOMENAL MEN 
Whither Andre?BEFORE Agassi lovers beat me about the head and shoulders for omitting him from my All-Time Top 10 list, please note that the charismatic Las Vegan barely missed out amidst the very formidable competition. At No. 11, Agassi still ranks ahead ... 
Paeans to the champions"TILDEN always seems to have a thousand means of putting the ball away from his opponent's reach. He seems to exercise a strange fascination over his opponent as well as the spectators. Tilden, even when beaten, always leaves an impression on the ... ITF FUTURES 
Somdev Varman proves his worthTHE slogan — `India Shining' may have political overtures but the phrase was given its real glitter by three countrymen — Somdev Dev Varman, Vishal Uppal and Mustafa Ghouse, who monopolised the titles in the $10,000 ITF Futures held in Kolkata.
Pretty quick off the blocksHE has the biggest and heartiest grin in Indian tennis. Behind that, Somdev Dev Varman hides his steely determination to make it big in the tennis world.
CAMEROONIAN footballer Patrick Julius Ebanda has seen two of his Arsenal Kiev teammates die this year and he fears he may be next, according to an interview published in the French daily Le Parisien. Ebanda said that he was afraid that ... 
Sepp BlatterWORLD football's governing body FIFA announced strict guidelines for players wishing to represent a country with which they have had no previous connection. FIFA's response comes days after its president, Sepp Blatter, announced measures to ... 
Allen JohnsonALLEN JOHNSON had perfect vision for six hours of his entire life. He never wants it again. The Olympic hurdles champion was born virtually unable to see out of his left eye. Then in 1997, he was fitted with a special contact lens that gave ... Chris Timms AN Olympic gold and silver medallist was one of two people killed when their ex-French Air Force jet trainer crashed into the sea east of Auckland, officials said. Yachting New Zealand said Olympic gold medal-winning yachtsman Chris Timms, 56, ... Wang Zhizhi WANG ZHIZHI dreams of playing for China at the Olympics in August, but the conflicting harsh realities of politics and sport have undermined his efforts and might make Athens a Forbidden City. The 2.12m Miami Heat power forward made history in ...
The Dutch confirm their statureEVENTFUL in more ways than one, the pre-Olympic competition at Madrid will remain etched in memory not merely for identifying the hockey qualifiers for Athens but for the devastating serial bombings in Railway stations that killed over 200 people on March 11. COLUMN BY BRAIN GLANVILLE Big match flair ON a recent Wednesday full of friendly internationals, two young British players excelled.
False rumour triggers crowd unrest SOCCER fans fought police after the Rome `derby' match between Lazio and AS Roma was abandoned following a false rumour that a police car outside the Olympic Stadium had killed a young boy. When supporters left the stadium there were violent ... EURO FLAVOUR Elber regrets leaving Bundesliga FORMER Bayern Munich striker Giovane Elber said leaving Germany had been a mistake and that he could see himself playing soccer in the Bundesliga again only seven months after his transfer to French club Olympique Lyon. "It was a mistake to ... EURO FLAVOUR 
We are playing for our futures — Paul ScholesPAUL SCHOLES fully endorses Roy Keane's assertion that Manchester United's galaxy of big names are fighting for their Old Trafford futures. Of all Sir Alex Ferguson's prized assets, Scholes is probably the one least under threat from the shock ... EURO FLAVOUR Reward for own goal! THE German Football League has criticised a Berlin radio station for offering one million euros ($1.23 million) to any Bayern Munich player who scores an own goal in their Bundesliga match. "The Bundesliga is being damaged by this offer by a ... EURO FLAVOUR 
Hargreaves wants to play in EnglandOWEN HARGREAVES dreams of playing in the Barclaycard Premiership, but for now he has unfinished business in Germany. The Bayern Munich defensive midfielder, whose versatility could see him play for his country on the left at Euro 2004 in ...
Warne's featSir, — Five hundred wickets in Test cricket, looks unbelievable for a spinner from Australia, which always had pace-dominated attacks. Shane Warne has now joined the 500 club. At this great hour, we shouldn't forget the contribution of two ...
WIPA award for Brian LaraTHE West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) named Brian Lara, the Windies team captain, as the 2003 International Cricketer of the Year. The First Citizens Bank sponsored this award, which was instituted by WIPA for the first time. Barbados and ... 
Almsick has a big dreamFRANZISKA VAN ALMSICK has seen her turbulent life splashed across the tabloids for more than a decade but there is one headline she still desperately wants to read. The former teenage phenomenon, who has been called just about everything but ... Indian cricket team's schedule quite tight INDIA will be unable to play in Sharjah and other offshore cricket centres in the near future because of "time constraint," said BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya. The crammed 10-year programme of the International Cricket Council and the resumption ... ATP's warning to players THE ATP Tour began handing out leaflets at the Pacific Life Open, warning players not to take any supplement that was handed out by the men's tour in the past. The ATP will register when players receive the leaflet. Briton Greg Rusedski was ... |
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