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LOSING is nothing new to Indian football but winning is. And so when India's Under-23 squad bagged the LG Cup in Vietnam a couple of years ago, there was understandable euphoria, followed by a mood of elation when the India seniors reached the title round in the Afro-Asian Games.
The kick-off is just perfectEuro 2004 has begun on the right note, as a quintessence of football skills. This is just a starter, the main course is yet to come, writes S. R. SURYANARAYAN.
The Zidane magicGENIUS does what it must. A classic display of English stubbornness was undone in a couple of minutes when the stadium clock was already locked on 90 minutes. The perpetrator? The world's greatest player, Zinedine Zidane, who had looked for much ... GREECE V PORTUGAL 
A fascinating opening gameGREECE were superior in just about every aspect of a fascinating opening Euro 2004 game which underlined the limitations of the Portugal national team whose champions, FC Porto, proved the best club side in Europe last season. Fernando Couto, ... GERMANY V HOLLAND 
Nistelrooy saves Holland's baconRUUD VAN NISTELROOY celebrated his first appearance at an international finals with a gem of an equaliser with eight minutes remaining of a stirring encounter in the Dragao Stadium. The Holland striker, who was injured for Euro 2000, beat ... ITALY V DENMARK 
Super show by SorensenITALY, the masters of defending, met their match in the Dom Afonso Henriques Stadium when a Thomas Sorensen-inspired Denmark kept out Serie A's finest to earn the Euro 92 winners a deserved draw. The Aston Villa goalkeeper, named Man of the ... SWEDEN V BULGARIA 
Larsson makes his presence feltSTRIKER Henrik Larsson marked his return to the big stage by scoring twice in two minutes as Sweden crushed Bulgaria 5-0 in their opening Euro 2004 game. Larsson, recently persuaded to end two years of international retirement, claimed his double ... CROATIA V SWITZERLAND 
Stiel, made of steelJOERG STIEL badly misjudged a ball from deep in the opposite half and rushed back to save it on his goal-line with a spectacular dive, then headed it to safety. It would have been one of the whackiest goals ever seen. However, the blunder did ... SPAIN V RUSSIA 
Sub Valeron subdues RussiaJUAN CARLOS VALERON came off the bench to give Spain a 1-0 victory over Russia in their Euro 2004 opener, restoring the established order in Group `A' after Greece's stunning win over Portugal. Spain dominated the first half, with Ruben Baraja ... SPAIN V GREECE 
Silky Spain held by fighting GreeceTHE silky skills of Spain were not enough to give them a second win in five days as they were held to a 1-1 draw by a determined Greece side. Both teams won their opening games, but it will be Spain who feel more aggrieved at being denied another ... CZECH REPUBLIC V LATVIA 
Czechs bounce backSTRIKERS Milan Baros and substitute Marek Heinz spared the Czech Republic blushes with two second-half goals to give them a 2-1 win over debutants Latvia in their Euro 2004 Group D match. Latvia, the 500-1 outsiders playing in their first ... FRANCE V CROATIA 
Croats fail to take France by the throatCROATIA held champions France to a 2-2 draw in a explosive Euro 2004 match. An own goal by Igor Tudor midway through the first half seemed to have France on course for the quarter-finals but two goals in four minutes early in the second, a Milan ... ENGLAND V SWITZERLAND 
Rooney rules the roostWAYNE ROONEY struck twice, becoming the youngest scorer in European Championship finals history, as England ground out a 3-0 victory over 10-man Switzerland. The fiery striker, 18 years and seven months old, headed home after 23 minutes and ... PORTUVAL V RUSSIA 
Darkness for Russia at the Stadium of LightHOSTS Portugal put their hopes of reaching the second phase back on track with a 2-0 win over Group `A' rivals Russia at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon. Goals from FC Porto midfielder Maniche and Rui Costa proved enough to bag the points. But ...
Old foibles re-visit EnglandWHAT is it that happens to England on these great occasions? True it didn't happen in the 1966 World Cup when they won the title for the only time and will probably never do it again.
Some great creative actionWHAT an exceptional tournament it has proved to be so far! And to those who had come to believe that the European style of play had turned defensive and power-centred over the years, the early action of Euro 2004 should have come as a revelation.
`They have learnt how to win'A YOUNG man who packed in his role as the junior off-spinner with Surrey — where Saqlain Mushtaq reigns — to join the public relations firm that handles England's business, stopped me outside Trent Bridge an hour after the third Test ...
A truly eminent all-rounderWHEN CHRIS CAIRNS removed Steve Harmison's off stump to take his fifth wicket of the innings, it was the 214th of a never-dull Test career that came to a close with the Trent Bridge Test.
Following the great TRADITIONNasser Hussain decides that after all the publicity about his retirement his family deserve a treat so he drives them a couple of miles into the Essex countryside for a quiet lunch.
A black Indica, covered in dust, the tinted glasses hiding the occupant, pulls up at the gate of the pavilion at the Khalsa College.
The winner is one who trains betterWHAT you see: the Indian team trains, stretches, lifts weights, hits balls in the net, holds catches and plays volleyball every other day for some obscure reason
No room for mushy sentimentsONE eminent Australian lambasting another was startling indeed. And the way Bobby Simpson went for Greg Chappell was even more surprising. But then Bobby Simpson, being a cricketer-writer rather than a writer-cricketer, just speaks his ...
A nostalgic eveningFOR every one of the 40 select invitees, it was a night to savour on June 3 at the Karnataka State Cricket Association premises. On this special day some of the biggest names in Indian cricket hailed a champion among them as the bedrock over ...
West Indies just about manages a series victory BRIAN LARA must have gone through a variety of emotions during the second Test at Sabina Park. At stake was the West Indian pride.
He played with the instincts of a gamblerMICHAEL SLATER was an adventurer at heart. He would so often take flight in the field of dreams, soaring into the high skies, with booming strokes of thunder.
TWO world records in nine days! That is Kenenisa Bekele for you. He is the new distance king from Ethiopia.
A week full of sporting lessonsIN 1985, on a day not to be forgotten, Germany led India 5-1 in a Champions Trophy hockey game. Spectators, some at least, must have gone home. Understandably. So you think.
Seven up for unstoppable Michael Schumacher The headlines will tell that Schumacher is in seventh heaven, going seven up in Montreal as his rivals watched the Red Baron produce another commanding performance.
Murali, WarneSHANE WARNE has described world record Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan as "thin-skinned" for withdrawing from Sri Lanka's tour of Australia. "I think it is the wrong decision not to tour," Warne was quoted as saying by Melbourne's ... Andy Roddick IT took Andy Roddick 24 minutes longer to beat Sébastien Grosjean in Stella Artois final than it had last year, and it was a little less brutal, principally because the Frenchman played better. Grosjean survived only 59 minutes 12 months ago, ... 
Sergio GarciaSERGIO GARCIA hopes that Sunday's victory in New York will soon be followed by another. Garcia outlasted Padraig Harrington and Rory Sabbatini to win a three-player playoff at the Buick Classic. Garcia, who won $945,000, prevailed on the third ...
THE Friday evening traffic on the Baie des Citrons came to a grinding halt at the Anse Vata junction, as the driver of the car in front got off to guide a lost Pelican to the safety of the adjoining beach.
A real stunner"SHE'S a very sweet girl, always smiling," said Aruna, wife of former World chess champion Viswanathan Anand, from her home in Spain, one evening, earlier this month.
Junior talent to the foreAS time closed in on the qualification for the Athens Olympics, the national qualification round reached its penultimate stage at Kolkata's SAI, Eastern Centre, which hosted the fourth round of the National Ranking Circuit meet recently.
The charm of driving off the front footONE of the most pleasing sights on a cricket field is seeing a batsman play an exquisite drive off the front foot with timing and touch being the key factors. There are some batsmen who caress the ball; others pack tremendous punch behind their ...
Is cricket killing other sports in India?SURE cricket is killing other sports in India. How? By claiming the largest share of the commercial sponsorship, by raking in millions of rupees and dollars through television rights, by taking away much of the audience even for lowly rated ...
Proving her worthQUITE undoubtedly, she was playing the best tennis of her career. To beat players, almost 10 years younger to her, on the hard courts, in hot and humid conditions called for some energy, both physical and mental. ITF TENNIS 
Double for RushmiFOR her, tennis is serious business. She may have a very attractive game, especially on grass when she looks twice as good as she is on hardcourts, but Rushmi Chakravarthi rarely shows that she is enjoying her tennis, no matter whether she has ... 
TENNIS INDEX -- PAUL FEINHe showed up at Guillermo Vilas's tennis school in Buenos Aires and told Vilas: "You should take me because I'm good." Why Gaston Gaudio sometimes used to spend a month in Europe between tournaments living on the cheap: He didn't ... |
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