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VOL.27 :: NO.37 :: Sept. 11 - 17, 2004
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.27 :: NO.37 :: Sept. 11 - 17, 2004 |
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"THE Olympian Gods smiled on Athens,'' said Chief Greek Organiser Gianna Angelopoulos.
Going through a difficult phaseSourav Ganguly in his fifth season as captain is going through a difficult phase failing in 10 of the 13 tournament finals he has led in limited-overs cricket. Will he able to succeed this time, asks SANJAY RAJAN.
A highly competitive fieldFROM the last World Cup in South Africa, until the teams meet in the next edition in the West Indies, the Champions Trophy provides the stage for a mid-term assessment of the state of world cricket. 
Men who matterTHE following are the profiles of the top 10 players, whose performance could be the key to their teams' success during the Champions Trophy tournament.
The tournament has grown in stature FOR Vijay Dahiya, it was an eventful moment and he remembers it to this day. NATWEST CHALLENGE FIRST MATCH Indians badly outplayed WHEN Andrew Flintoff heaved Anil Kumble out of the ground, he was only making an emphatic statement on the state of the Indian team.
Does Indian cricket breed selfishness?MATTHEW HAYDEN, whose mouth occasionally runs as fast as his bat, caused a minor kerfuffle prior to India's tour of Australia last year with his statement that V. V. S. Laxman was not overly fond of fast and short bowling. Whereupon Laxman, whose ...
Australia's successful run continuesUMPIRE David Shepherd got it dead right. When an interview request was put forward to him on the eve of the Videocon tri-series final, the respected umpire much to the surprise of everyone concerned, rolled his eyes at the team hotel lobby and said, "I cannot. I have a busy day tomorrow."
India has to shake off its lethargyAs the BCCI allots Test and ODI venues by rotation, it was ridiculous on the part of South Africa to say that it was being neglected and Australia was getting the priority.
Need to bring in technological revolutionTo develop any sport, one has to have solid infrastructure and Dalmiya's foresight saw to it that Indian cricket has no financial problems in running the game.
RICHIE BENAUD has chosen superbly from the greatest men the game has known.
Not getting their share of gloryAUGUST 23. I worry that the England's conquering heroes are not getting their proper reward. No, I don't mean in pound coins, there are plenty of those around.
Memorable Olympics for Australia and GermanyFour years of build-up, and the confidence of having won the last two Olympics gold medals could not provide the additional thrust to the Dutch that day.
Brazil reigns supremeWHEN the spectators back a team, it definitely adds strength to the team. Brazil had won everything and was ready to crown itself as the supreme force in international volleyball.
Holmes finds self-belief and double delight ALL the disappointments, traumas and general low points of the past 10 years suddenly did not seem to matter any more to Kelly Holmes. ATHENS 2004 
Halkia turns Greek sorrows into triumphGREECE found a new athletics god to replace the disgraced Kostas Kederis and Ekaterini Thanou in their hearts when Fani Halkia won gold in the 400 metres hurdles in the Olympic Stadium. ATHENS 2004 
For a moment, no enemies, just triumph for IsraelTHEY wanted to touch him, to feel a piece of history. There has never been an Olympic awards ceremony like the one held near sunset at the Agios Kosmas Sailing Center. It was genuinely historic, an Israeli standing atop the podium, a precious ...
Irish priest gets one-year suspended sentenceA MISDEMEANOUR court convicted a defrocked Irish priest for tackling the marathon leader during the Olympic race and gave him a one-year suspended sentence.
NOBODY wanted to leave. If they could have, everybody would have stayed inside the stadium all night dancing to bouzouki music under the full moon.
SAQLAIN MUSHTAQPAKISTAN off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq is to undergo a second knee operation and has been told he will need to rest for several months to recover from a career threatening injury. The 28-year-old had surgery on his left knee earlier this year and ... 
DIEGO MARADONADIEGO MARADONA returned to his beloved Bombonera Stadium to watch Boca Juniors beat Racing Club 2-1 to go level with Velez Sarsfield and River Plate at the top of the Argentine championship. The former Argentina captain, a fanatical Boca fan ...
A record seventh season titleMICHAEL SCHUMACHER finally ended the suspense. Though an unprecedented seventh season title was conceded to him months ago, the dominating German finally made it official. And he didn't even have to win to do it.
Leading the Russian revolution AT Wimbledon 2004, reigning queen Serena Williams quipped, "There're 50 Russians in the top 100, every week you have to play an `ova.'"
QUIZ CORNER1. Name the Indian who began his World championship tussle on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on this (now) historic day in 1995. 2. Which popular ball game was invented by a Canadian minister, on the faculty of a YMCA college, in ...
David Beckham sparks tattoo-craze among kidsDAVID BECKHAM'S nine tattoos etched on his body seem to have sparked a tattoo-craze among young children, with tattoo kits having been voted the best new toy in the U.K. Duracell Toy Survey of ... 
Bobby Robson firedNEWCASTLE UNITED fired Bobby Robson as manager after the northeast English side suffered a turmoil-plagued start to its Premiership season. Robson, 71, took charge in his native Newcastle five years ago. He guided the Magpies from a relegation ...
Backing gift horsesWHEN Shaun Wright Phillips, 22, came on as a second-half England substitute against Ukraine at Newcastle in the recent friendly, he electrified the game.
An embarrassment of richesWHEN news came that Manchester United had set their sights on the precocious Wayne Rooney, 18-year-old star striker of Everton and England, you wondered what would happen when he came to Old Trafford.
The peerless GunnersIT'S funny sometimes, how history can hinge on one bad hair-day; how reputations can be made or unmade with just one performance, how records can be rewritten in the space of a gasp. And, for all practical purposes, it could take only a ... |
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