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VOL.27 :: NO.40 :: Oct. 02 - 08, 2004
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THE best thing that has happened to hockey in the sub-continent is the revival of the India-Pakistan series.
So much to play forMany of the men readying for battle may never face off again in a Test series and for all there is so much to play for. This series means a great deal to India, but it means the world to Australia, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH.
Interesting duel on the cardsBarring the 1991-92 and 1999-00 series' Down Under — both of which Australia won comprehensively — India has won three series at home (without taking into account the victory in the one-off Test in 1996-97) and drawn the remaining four — three of them in Australia.
THE following are the profiles of a few star players, who will hold the key to their team's success in the coming India-Australia Test series.
Inzamam's misjudgement THERE have not been many monumental blunders as the one by Inzamam-ul-Haq. ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA 
A captain takes chargeAFTER England trooped off the Edgbaston pitch, surprise winners by six wickets against Australia in the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy, there was another shock in store. INDIA V PAKISTAN 
Discipline can do wondersBOB WOOLMER'S methods have worked very well with Pakistan even if loyalists of Javed Miandad may disagree. The professional coach has introduced a very professional system where each player is made to understand his importance to the team. Not ... WEST INDIES V SOUTH AFRICA 
A nicely paced out run-chaseAs the West Indies travelled to the Oval for the decisive ICC Champions Trophy Pool `B' match, it was clear that a defeat at the hands of South Africa would mean a long flight home, after which there would be even more difficult questions to answer. ENGLAND V SRI LANKA 
Time for Flintoff to lead the one-day sideANDREW FLINTOFF drove England into the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Rose Bowl and set up a personal confrontation with the Australians that promised to produce the battle of the year. AUSTRALIA V NEW ZELAND 
Symonds' blitzkriegTHE entertainment for the audience came towards the closing stages of the match when Andrew Symonds produced heady stuff and the fans celebrated his big-hitting with crazy pitch invasions.
I am bugged all summer by the activities of the security guards.
Aussie selectors have to worry about the futureFOR the first time since the current Australian selectors were appointed some years ago, the latest team chosen for the Indian tour didn't select itself.
A long way to go for the minnows THE ICC Champions Trophy is an event designed for TV and with a view to earn some money for the ICC to help in its aim of globalising the sport.
Problems of plenty THE extraordinary value of Indian cricket's TV rights is not a complete blessing as would appear at first glance.
The acid `Test' is nowWHAT is all this brouhaha about India's being, sans Sachin, only half the (ODI) team it was? "Fiddlesticks!" I say. For, even as India (73 for 5) was, without Sachin, mentally collapsing, on Calypsong was the West Indies. In the teeth of ...
Europe finishes off the United States A TEAM that played with no fear captured the 35th Ryder Cup with no doubt.
Women's circuit looks crowdedWhile men's tennis is headed towards what appears to be a lengthy spell of domination by Roger Federer, the situation is far more fluid as far as the women's Tour is concerned, writes VIJAY PARTHASARATHY.
Vijay Kannan comes goodTHERE was never any doubt about his potential. The wiry lad from Chennai has always been one of the fittest tennis players in the Indian circuit, who could serve and stroke with authority. HYDERABAD LEG Aqueel keeps his cool THE International Tennis Federation Futures' Hyderabad leg champion Aqeel Khan stood in awe of the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh complex
Piyush Kumar and Surekha adjudged bestPIYUSH KUMAR and V. Surekha, adjudged `best athletes' of the Standard Chartered 44th National Open athletics championship, wished for bigger rewards in the form of international exposure.
`Change is necessary'GURBACHAN SINGH RANDHAWA, one of few Asian hurdlers to reach world levels, emphasised upon the need to look beyond coaches from former Soviet Republics if India's best athletic talents are to make a mark internationally. "Our athletes are going ...
A tribute to Brian Clough THE death at age 69 from stomach cancer of Brian Clough has evoked a flood of tributes and memories
Getting ready for an encore AS the Indian youth team celebrated wildly in Thailand, one could see volleyball soaring to a new high in the country.
A big triumph for Mary AnnWHEN Mary Ann Gomes beats a friend, she wins a National title. This time it was the National women's `B' chess championship, held at Kozhikode recently. And N. Raghavi was her friend at the receiving end. But on this occasion there were no ... A perfect sense of timing She is perhaps the best-dressed of them too; she wears trendy clothes and stylish high heels and carries pretty purses. She has a sense of fashion surely. These days she's busy proving she's got a sense of timing too; she knows when to strike ... KOLKATA 
Eastern Railway rules supremeEASTERN RAILWAY flaunted its talent in the pool in no uncertain manner in taking the overall championship of the 45th all-India inter-Railway aquatics meet held at Kolkata's Subhas Sarobar pool recently. In relegating Western to the second place, ...
Does cricket in the sub-continent breed selfishness? AUSTRALIA might be the best team in the world and Matthew Hayden might be one of the finest batsmen cricket has ever produced. But that doesn't mean that you could malign the reputation and hurt the sentiments of other sportsmen. The ...
Playing the square driveTHE World Cup final at Lord's in 1983 will not be forgotten by those who played in it as well as the millions of Indian supporters. On a day when the bowlers held sway, a square drive by Krish Srikkanth stood out and that particular shot will ...
Chennai fans have their fillAT the press conference of the Rs. 10-lakh The Hindu Golf Open — the third leg of the Amby Valley PGAI Tour in Chennai — the affable Sampath Chari, Executive Director, Tournaments, Professional Golfers' Association of India, mentioned that with the course holding well (rain forecast), a course record was bound to happen.
Kenenisa Bekele & Yelena IsinbayevaETHIOPIAN distance runner Kenenisa Bekele and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva scooped the male and female world athlete of the year awards. Isinbayeva has set nine career world records, including eight this year. She holds the world ...
Pele World Cup final shirt fetches £59,000THE shirt worn by Pele when he scored two goals as a 17-year-old for Brazil in the 1958 World Cup final against Sweden was sold at auction at Christie's for £59,000. The blue, short-sleeved, v-necked shirt with Pele's No. 10 on the back went ... 
Garcia Remon, Real Madrid's new coachHAVING guarded the nets of Real Madrid for 15 years as well as guided its youth and reserve sides, Mariano Garcia Remon now gets responsibility as manager of the all-white clad Spanish team — one of the biggest clubs in soccer. The ... 
Trulli joins ToyotaJARNO TRULLI will drive for Toyota next season, the Formula One team announced. Toyota said the Italian, winner of this year's Monaco Grand Prix for Renault, had signed a two-year contract. There was no word about whether he might drive for ...
Nistelrooy breaks Law's recordMANCHESTER UNITED legend Denis Law led the tributes to Ruud van Nistelrooy after the Dutchman broke his club record for goals in European competition. A second-half double from Van Nistelrooy in the 2-2 draw with Lyon took his European tally for ... EURO FLAVOUR 
Owen happy with his performanceREAL MADRID striker Michael Owen said that he was satisfied with his performance despite his side losing 1-0 to Espanyol in a stormy match at the Olympic Stadium. Owen, starting his first Primera Liga match, failed to threaten the Espanyol ... EURO FLAVOUR 
Ferguson pins his hopes on FerdinandSIR ALEX FERGUSON believes Rio Ferdinand can revive Manchester United's troubled season with his return from suspension — just like Eric Cantona did almost a decade ago. Cantona returned from his nine-month ban for attacking a fan to ... EURO FLAVOUR 
Giggs' distinctionMANCHESTER UNITED winger Ryan Giggs became only the third player in the club's history to make 600 appearances. Giggs, who became a professional at United in December 1990 and made his league debut during the 1990/91 season, follows Bobby ... |
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