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VOL.27 :: NO.32 :: Aug. 07 - 13, 2004
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THE agony is reflected on Michael Holding's face as he watches the steady decline of West Indies cricket.
Rediscovering himself The most striking aspect of Sanath Jayasuriya's batting is the manner in which he creates room for shots square of the wicket. Provide him the slightest width and the ball will be dismissed past the ropes in a flash. His cuts and pulls — Jayasuriya's most fearsome strokes — are no more than short-arm jabs, with his powerful forearms and wrists coming into play. His hand-eye coordination is out of the ordinary; precisely why bowlers dread operating to the Lankan, writes S. DINAKAR.
A handy bonus point for IndiaINDISCIPLINED bowling cost the Pakistan team heavily even during victory. To the point that it ultimately denied the men in green a place in the final. PAKISTAN V BANGLADESH 
A match of no consequence"THE match is of no consequence to the tournament, but is of absolute importance to us," said Bangladesh's coach Dav Whatmore, prior to the commencement of the team's Indian Oil-Asia Cup 2004 second-phase contest against Pakistan under lights at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on July 29. SRI LANKA V BANGLADESH 
His 17th century... a three-figure knock after 17 monthsWith its second straight victory in the second phase of the Indian Oil-Asia Cup 2004 competition, Sri Lanka had virtually secured itself a berth in the finale. INDIA V SRI LANKA 
Lanka pipped at the postIT will always be said that Sri Lanka was neither in full strength nor sufficiently charged up for its concluding second-phase day/night contest against India at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on July 27.
Our tomorrow todayEVEN as Neo Diva Deepika — as the model daughter of badminton ace Prakash Padukone — `spot' shuttled her winsome way from providing viewers with a Cadbury Close-Up of being the Torrid Liril Girl beginning to challenge Superm odel Katrina Kaif, Mohammad Kaif (3) we sadly beheld to run out of ideas.
Of contracts and their working CENTRALISED contracts have engaged cricket officials and players for almost two years but it seems finality is now round the corner.
An insight into scoring rate ONE of the many things that I admired about the best batsman ever, Sir Donald Bradman, was his thoughtfulness and the fact he never lived in the past.
England's good run continues SO they're good. How good? England lie second to Australia in the world rankings, they have won seven of their last eight Tests.
Jones envious of footballersSimon Jones, 25-year-old injury-prone England fast bowler and personable sportsman, is envious of footballers (a) because they earn vast sums of money and (b) because they play only 90 minutes at a time.
Lack of focusThe pain of not being able to win a gold other than in hockey, or even a silver, in the Olympics for well over eight decades, is real for a genuine enthusiast, writes S. THYAGARAJAN. VIEWPOINT 
Media and public are also to blameIN a professional sports career spanning three decades I have been exposed to a wide spectrum of athletes, administrators, bureaucracy, media and the madly obsessed, almost fanatical cricket loving Indian public. My viewpoints on the weaknesses, ... EXPERT COMMENTS 
Why do we fail at the international level?EVERY TIME India competes in the Olympics there is a huge expectation but, invariably, the competitors return empty-handed. This is what some of the former sportspersons of the country have to say on the ... PROFILES Legends of Indian hockey He represented India in three successive Olympics from 1928, conceding only two goals, as the team took the gold medal each time. A native of Nagpur, he was an expert in anticipation, kicking and in clearing the ball. An all-time great, Richard ... LEGENDS/AL OERTER He defied all odds Olympic medals: 4 (winner of the discus throw in the 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Rome, 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico Games). AL OERTER was the first track and field athlete to win four successive Olympic titles, a feat since equalled only by ... LEGENDS/TEOFILO STEVENSON 
Enviable recordOlympic medals: 3 (winner of the super-heavyweight boxing gold at the 1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow Games). IN September 1988, the Cuban legend in amateur boxing, Teofilo Stevenson, stepped down, bidding an emotional farewell ... STARS TO WATCH/ANDY RODDICK Riding on a wave of idealism SPORTSMEN of varying levels of ability take inspiration from the Olympic motto, `Citius, Altius, Fortius' — faster, higher, stronger — but few take those words more literally than tennis star Andy `The Rod' Roddick. Roddick, ... JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE 
Determined to make a comebackBACK home in the U.S., Serena and Venus Williams will be keeping their fingers crossed. It is just not their performances they would be worried about but a certain "short" Belgian. When Serena was continuing her unbeaten run throttling ... 
Lost legacyWITH the Olympics just weeks away, climbing family trees is good pastime. One was hunting for a certain Norman Gilbert Pritchard. But with Pritchard trees taking roots all over, much like the famed Ghengis Khan gene, tracking the country's first ...
A sweet home victory for the reigning championMICHAEL SCHUMACHER doesn't usually get so emotional, but the combination of home crowd and some record-equalling numbers had the dominant Formula One rider beaming from his Ferrari.
IF Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi win a medal at the Athens Olympics eyebrows will refuse to rise. When it comes to them, surprise is dead.
Armstrong simply irresistibleLANCE ARMSTRONG broke one of the oldest and most revered records in sports, rolling into Paris as the winner of his sixth Tour de France. That it was also his sixth successive victory was the cherry on the cake.
`I'm so happy about the way people treat me now'WHEN Martina Hingis, the Open Era's youngest No. 1 player at 16, was compared with golf's new superstar, she shot back, "I think I'm even better than Tiger Woods."
Oliver Kahn speaks outGERMAN goalkeeper Oliver Kahn admitted to mistakes and unhealthy dedication to his profession in a talk-show interview. But Kahn also criticised the huge public pressure heaped on him in the interview on ARD television's Beckmann talk-show. ... 
Eriksson in trouble?THE revelation that England coach Sven Goran Eriksson had an affair with a secretary working at the London headquarters of the Football Association prompted calls for a full inquiry. The Sun newspaper reported FA chiefs were furious, ... Unassuming factory turns out medals THE final batch of a total 3,000 medals to be awarded at next month's Athens Olympics are being pressed and will be ready soon, the company producing them in a factory said. "We have almost finished," said Nikos Konstantopoulos, the president ...
The right way to play the flick shotCOACHES always impress upon the bowlers not to drift on to the leg stump because that provides an opportunity for the batsman to pick up runs easily. The reason why it is easier for the batsman to pick easy runs on the on side is multi-fold. ...
Fortune favours BrazilNO matter how often sport chooses to play cruel jokes on the greatest athletes, the easy detachment with which it delivers the coup de grace will never cease to shock you. Adriano, the star-performer ANYONE who has to fight with Ronaldo for a place in the team needs to do well when he is given a chance. Brazil striker Adriano took his chance with both hands by scoring seven goals in six games to finish as the top scorer in the Copa America, ...
Motivation is the keyRECENTLY an elderly Englishman, who in his time has performed a multitude of jobs, once going bankrupt in the process, gave a newspaper interview in which he told of the work he is now doing with several leading football clubs, and with athletes in other sports.
Partners as cheerleadersSIDDHARTH SHIRUR (architect), Mandar Bhagwat (entrepreneur) and Avinash Desphande (architect) have come together to form a team of cheerleaders in Athens, offering silent support to Suma Shirur, Anjali Bhagwat and Deepali Deshpande respectively.
China emerges champion OUR little brain champions, who were dominating international chess tournaments, failed in the 10th Youth Chess Olympiad held in Kozhikode recently.
Patrick KluivertNEWCASTLE signed Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert to a three-year contract, with manager Bobby Robson ( 
Shaquille O'NealSEVERAL thousand fans were waiting at the Miami Heat's arena when Shaquille O'Neal arrived in the cab of a semi-tractor, pulling a trailer with the words "Diesel Power'' on the side. O'Neal climbed out, used a plastic water cannon to douse ... |
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