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VOL.27 :: NO.29 :: Jul. 17 - 23, 2004
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.27 :: NO.29 :: Jul. 17 - 23, 2004 |
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FEW heroic deeds in sports have risen to such heights, taken such a fantasy route as Greece's triumph in the European football championship.
The girl who has it allMaria Sharapova has the legs of a catwalk model, the face of a Hollywood beauty, the athletic gifts of a sporting prodigy and the poise of a born champion and that makes for the most marketable package this side of David Beckham and Anna Kournikova, writes NIRMAL SHEKAR.
Not just beautiful but tough BEFORE even the first shot of the Wimbledon final was hit, expectation was draped like a lead blanket on Roger Federer's shoulders.
FEDERER: full of finesseEven Federer's post-match celebration was out of a contortionist's manual. Exultant, this 22-year-old Alpine craftsman dropped to his knees and laid back so far that you were sure something big was going to crack. WOMEN'S FINAL 
Such grace, such poise and only 17 years oldFrom the start the script seemed to be upside down. Sharapova may have scuttled back into the dressing room just before the start but, within moments, she had gone three points up on her serve.
Through rain and shine, life goes on at WimbledonFrom People's Sunday to Manic Monday then. One look at the order of play for the day at Wimbledon and you quickly realise that it is going to be a very long day.
Championship bluesGreece's triumph in Portugal, however romantic, merely confirmed the impression that football, in inverse ratio to the insane sums of money poured out to its chief practitioners, has been going downhill for years, writes BRIAN GLANVILLE.
Charisteas heads unfancied Greeks into wonderlandA TEAR flowed down the face of the beautiful game. An evening that was heaven for Hellas will be remembered as a triumph of tactics over instinct, of set-piece preparation that saw Angelos Charisteas head the Greeks, the 100-1 outsiders as Euro 2004 opened, to the most improbable of victories.
IT is part of history now. Greece defied the odds to win Euro 2004.
Ideals of the modern gamesThe Olympics are nothing but a saga of human endeavour and conquest of new milestones, of glorious battles fought in the highest tradition of sportsmanship, writes S. THYAGARAJAN
The intertwining of sports & politicsLooking back at the modern Olympics, one finds how wars disrupted the movement, politics played spoilsport and terror haunted the games, writes K. P. MOHAN.
A lifetime accomplishmentPOOR and sickly as a child, Jesse Owens rose to become one of America's greatest athletes, particulary after his scintillating show at the 1936 Berlin Olympics with four gold medals in an atmosphere of racial discrimination fomented by the German ... ABEBE BIKILA 
Back-to-back Olympic marathon titlesTHERE may be temples for Gods, great personalities and political figures. But the legendary marathon runner Abebe Bikila is perhaps the only sportsman to have a shrine in Addis Ababa. It is a great honour to the Imperial bodyguard of Emperor ...
An unprecedented haul of medalsOlympic medals: 10 golds (3 each in the 1900 Paris and 1904 St. Louis Games and two each in the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens and in the 1908 London Games). HE remains a historical footnote today because his unprecedented feats are no ... PAAVO NURMI 
An athlete ahead of his timeOlympic medals: 9 golds and 3 silvers (three golds and one silver in the 1920 Antwerp Games, five golds at Paris in 1924 and one gold and two silvers in the 1928 Amsterdam Games) ARGUABLY the best known long distance runner of all-time, ...
Higher hopes in higher classWEIGHTLIFTER Halil Mutlu, nicknamed ``The Tiny Turk'', was born in Kircaali in Bulgaria on July 14, 1973, and began lifting barbells at a local gymnasium from the age of 10. His idol was another legend, Naim Suleymanoglu, known as the ``Pocket ... 
Expecting a gale of a showEMULATING a legend! If that alone is not enough to put Gail Devers among Olympic greats, the fact that she overcame a debilitating thyroid disorder to write Olympic history surely should. But the sprinter-hurdler who made everyone sit up at the ... CAROLINA KLUFT 
A good bet after her striking performancesGREATS get enshrined in the sporting Hall of Fame after a lifetime of achievement. Carolina Kluft will be sculptured in marble at Athens in the buildup to 2004 Olympics Games. It is a private initiative, part of an elaborate promotional campaign ... MICHAEL DIAMOND 
Gunning for hat-trickHE is only 32, and has two Olympic gold medals from Atlanta and Sydney. Trap shooter Michael Diamond will be looking to gun down his hat-trick in Athens, in his fourth Olympic appearance. If he succeeds he would emulate the legendary swimmer Dawn ...
India starts favourite HISTORY and form point to India as the favourite in the eighth edition of the Asia Cup, which begins in Sri Lanka on July 16. STAR PROFILES 
Men who can make a differenceTHE Indian Oil-Asia Cup 2004 will witness some of the top players in world cricket in action. The following are pen-sketches of a few who could make a difference to the fortunes of their teams: SACHIN TENDULKAR A BATTING genius in ...
Selectors becoming extinctSir Vivian Richards bounces into the tea room at Trent Bridge, pleased to see friends, and clearly young and enthusiastic enough to offer West Indies further service.
On a dicey pitch, bowlers strike it richIT isn't that uncommon these days to find matches that feature Australia ending before you've settled in your seat in front of the television screen on the fourth morning.
A comparative study indicates that pace bowlers from the 60s to the 90s bowled more overs for their respective states, offices and clubs.
Marcel Desailly confirms retirementFRENCH captain Marcel Desailly confirmed his retirement from international football. The 35-year-old World Cup and Euro 2000 winner made his 116th and last appearance for France in the 2-2 draw with Croatia in the first round of Euro 2004. ... 
Super Series back on schedule after 30 yearsAN ICC Super Series between the No. 1 Test nation and a selection of the best cricketers from the rest of the world will be held every four years starting from 2005, the International Cricket Council said. Australia will host the series in ... A lucky punter A PUNTER just outside London picked up over £332,000 ($607,000) thanks to Greece beating Portugal 1-0 in the Euro 2004 final. The lucky winner had two bets at a William Hill shop — £4,000 ($7,300) when the Greeks were 50-1 on June 23 and ...
QUIZ CORNERSome posers on the greatest sporting extravaganza, the Olympics, set to begin in Athens next month. 1. Athens will become the fourth city to stage the Summer Olympic Games for the second time, after the inaugural edition in 1896. Name the other ...
Ferrari nails the opposition in the pits again The story of the Formula One season was etched emphatically across Magny-Cours, Michael Schumacher pounding the hopes of his rivals into French dust.
Double for Anand Pawar, SainaA HUGE turn out and high quality fare made a heady mix in the third edition of the Union Bank all-India junior ranking badminton championship which was held in Bangalore recently. A record turn-out, with over 1,000 entries, kept the organisers ...
Svetlana FeofanovaSVETLANA FEOFANOVA broke the world record in the women's pole vault event, in Iraklion, Greece, clearing 4.88 metres (16 feet, 0 inches) to better the mark set just seven days earlier by a Russian compatriot. Feofanova's left knee rubbed the ... 
Martina NavratilovaTENNIS chiefs have given Martina Navratilova the green light to set an Olympic record at the Athens Games next month. The 47-year-old's spot in the U. S. team was officially accepted by the ITF which means she will become the oldest player ... 
Meg MallonMEG MALLON shot the lowest final round by a champion in the 59-year history of the U.S. Women's Open, a 6-under 65 that allowed her to erase a three-shot deficit against Jennifer Rosales and win the fourth major of her career. Mallon finished ... |
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