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VOL.27 :: NO.46 :: Nov. 13 - 19, 2004
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KERALA'S fifth win in the Santosh Trophy National football championship may not compare with the impressive 29 times that Bengal has won it, but for the sheer pride of annexing the National champion tag, this southern State must rank at the top.
The typical, Indian chalta hai attitudeThe Indian team is not falling apart, but some stitches in the seam have come loose. The truth is the system must change and this team must renew itself. Anything else and India will creep out of the sunlight and back into the dark ages, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH.
A high voltage dramaTHE dustbowl of the Wankhede Stadium sent the batsmen on a tailspin, with the wickets falling at a hectic pace. In the event, the fourth TVS Cup was much like a fast-paced action flick that concluded at the interval! On a pitch that was crumbling ...
Making hay with HaydenSIMPLY put, Justin Langer has been through it all — from being in the Test wilderness, to forming one of the most successful opening combinations in Test history with Matthew Hayden.
HE is a charmingly simple man who often sets the turf ablaze with scorching strokes. For Veeru, batting is a lot about giving the ball a hearty thump.
When designer wickets didn't helpINDIA were victims of their own insecurities during the series against the Aussies. Any team seeking specially prepared wickets is signalling its own lack of confidence and putting all its eggs in a very fragile basket.
The problems of selectionOF all jobs in cricket, nothing (besides umpiring) is more difficult than selecting sides, the complications stemming from two basic rules of the game. One, the laws clearly state that only 11 can play whereas hundreds want to ...
Why `Team India' failed to huddleHOW like us Indians to swing to extremes! As recently as the rained-out final day of the Chepauk Test of nerves, Sourav was viewed as having led India to a possible 1-1 series-squaring position. PAKISTAN V SRI LANKA Thrills aplenty in Karachi SOMETIMES in sport, climaxes and anti-climaxes follow each other in such a fast manner that you simply cannot decide just what the end represents. CHITTAGONG TEST 
Another ritual gone throughIN a season when curators have been given more than their fair share of importance, it would only be fair to dissect what Khokon said before the start of the second Test match between host Bangladesh and New Zealand at the M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong.
Doubles teams come to be in all sorts of ways, from the improbable to the ironic, writes PAUL FEIN. QUESTION OF THE MONTH -- PAUL FEIN 
Roger Federer easily won the Wimbledon, Australian, and the U.S. titles this year. Mats Wilander said, "There is no reason that he shouldn't be as dom"Federer is a level above the other players. His game is totally complete. He plays well on all surfaces and he has all the chances to win Roland Garros. But to be honest, for any player to win all the four Grand Slams in one year is very tough. ...
Amanmuradova unstoppable THE 20-year-old strapping Uzbekistan star Akgul Amanmuradova retained the $10,000 NECC-ITF women's circuit tennis title for the second year-in-a-row.
Kapil, Sehwag in Wisden's fastest scoring listKAPIL DEV and Virender Sehwag have been endorsed by Wisden as two of the world's fastest scoring Test players in a list which was topped by Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist. According to a historic scientific research in ... World's largest golf course IT might not boast the most well-watered greens in the world or the best standard of food and drink at the 19th hole. But Australia's treeless Nullarbor Plain will, within 18 months, play host to the world's largest golf course. The Nullarbor ... 
Mongia signs for LeicesterDINESH MONGIA has been signed by the English county Leicestershire as one of their overseas players for the 2005 season. The 27-year-old Indian left-hander will replace Australia's Brad Hodge for his third stint with any English county. ...
Beckham and a few British teams THERE is a prolonged lull now in the World Cup qualifiers so far as the various British teams are concerned.
Lot of controversyTHE recent, combustible Old Trafford Match of the Whatever between Manchester United and Arsenal saw the Gunners' unbeaten record in the Premiership disappear at the 50th time of asking, amidst a welter of controversy, sheer bad temper and disputed decisions. EURO FLAVOUR 
Aimar collapses, recovers laterVALENCIA midfielder Pablo Aimar was discharged from hospital after spending the night under observation after a blow to the head. The Argentine international collapsed two minutes into Valencia's 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid at the Mestalla ... EURO FLAVOUR "My career is in ruins" DISGRACED Romanian international Adrian Mutu, sacked by Chelsea after testing positive for cocaine last month, says the incident has ruined his career. Mutu was sacked by the Premier League club for gross misconduct after he tested positive for ... EURO FLAVOUR Ferguson to ask FA to investigate MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson is to ask the Football Association (FA) to investigate a challenge by Arsenal's Thierry Henry on Argentine defender Gabriel Heinze in the match on October 24, which United won 2-0 to end Arsenal's run of 49 ... EURO FLAVOUR 
OBE for Gianfranco ZolaFORMER Chelsea player, Gianfranco Zola, has been made an honorary member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to British football, the British embassy in Rome has said. The ambassador presented the striker the award on ... SANTOSH TROPHY Overwhelming spectator response The overwhelming spectator response for the Santosh Trophy final was a tribute to the excellently organised event.
Handling pressure to perfectionVLADIMIR KRAMNIK woke up on the morning of October 18 in the picturesque Swiss island of Brissago knowing that he could cease to be the World classical chess champion before the day was over. He was just a draw away from losing his crown to his Hungarian challenger Peter Leko.
The original Daily Telegraph report of a magical night pours praise on a true icon. By DONALD SAUNDERS.
A venture that shook the worldDON KING'S public relations machine were at pains to point out that he is reluctant to look back in life, and rarely talks about the `Rumble in the Jungle', his first major promotion. Yet King admitted for the first time that the world ...
Iron fists and a heart of goldExactly 30 years after the Rumble in the Jungle, George Foreman — preacher, philanthropist and former World Heavyweight Champion — is still hungry for dominance in every way, finds DAVID THOMAS in an interview.
Stepping out against the spinners IT is fascinating to see a fine tussle between a good spinner and a very capable batsman.
A cakewalk for Team Ferrari THE 2004 Formula One season was the most lopsided one in the FIA history.
Fascinating finishTHE SPIC-TNCA Senior Division league this season had enough drama in the end stages and a fascinating finish as far as the ultimate title-winner, Jolly Rovers, was concerned. This was the fifth year-in-a-row that Jolly Rovers was winning the ...
Dashing all-rounderSir, — I read of the death of Keith Miller and for the first time felt sad at the death of a cricketer. The reason was he gave me so much joy when I was young. He was the dashing flamboyant all-rounder, tall strong and handsome. Bradman, ...
Gary SobersSIR Gary Sobers, widely regarded as cricket's finest all-rounder, has been named technical consultant to the West Indies team, while Australian Bennett King became the team's head coach. Sobers' appointment was announced by West Indies Cricket ... 
Vijay SinghVIJAY SINGH, who once earned $10 a lesson as a club pro in Borneo, won his ninth victory of the year, at the Chrysler Championship. The Fijian became golf's first $10 million man. In a year that gets better with each week, Singh birdied the ... |
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