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VOL.28 :: NO.23 :: Jun. 04 - 10, 2005
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SHE was the biggest star in athletics at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Gunning for an unprecedented five gold medals, Marion Jones had the fans mobbing her and the media flocking to her. Her beauty and poise, not to speak of her sprinting ability, ...
Ready for the toughest job in cricketGreg Chappell must be given room to settle, his philosophies time to take root, but he must know his every decision will be assiduously taken apart, every player selected and role assigned minutely analysed, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH.
THE ROLE OF THE COACH IN INTERNATIONAL SPORTInterestingly enough, in London, the English way of football has slowly begun to corrode, to be replaced by a more continental, tactical form as espoused by Chelsea's Jose Mourinho (left) — and elsewhere, by the Champions' League-winning Liverpool's Rafael Benitez — even as Arsene Wenger hangs on grimly at Highbury. The role of the coach changes, as the coaches themselves change.
A commitment to excellenceGreat cricketers do not always make great coaches. However, Greg Chappell has a fighting chance to deliver for India since he is such a wonderful communicator with an analytical mind. He can identify the chinks in a cricketer and has the technical expertise to correct them.
The Board's decision has overwhelming supportAUSTRALIAN legend Greg Chappell's appointment as the coach of the Indian cricket team till the 2007 World Cup was widely greeted with several past cricketers welcoming the move. The 56-year Australian's technical knowledge and tactical acumen ...
RAHUL DRAVID and Inzamam-ul-Haq are the men best placed to lead the World XI sides in their forthcoming encounters with the green capped brigade. 
United they fallPERHAPS we should have seen it coming. Even as long ago as 1958 when the pass was virtually sold. Of course way back then no one could remotely have envisaged a ruthless entrepreneur such as Malcolm Glazer, an American to boot, buying up Manchester United; and to a great extent with other people's money.
They know not where they are headingYET again it would seem English cricket is sending out messages that they do not know where they are heading. At least, that is my feeling here in Europe as I holiday and follow reports in the English papers. Perhaps also we could add the ICC ...
Coach selection: too much fuss DUCKING main issues and creating unnecessary hype is a typical Indian way of dealing with critical situations. Our politicians indulge in this exercise quite frequently at the cost of taxpayers' money but it looked absolutely ridiculous when so ...
The clanger Sunny droppedREWIND to the euphoric NatWest moment in which `Sourav The Celeb' looked like the footballer who had put his shirt on the Yuvraj-Kaif combo's taking Indian cricket `running' home? "Read my lips," PAKISTAN-WEST INDIES ODIs 
PAKISTAN gives WINDIES the bitter pillTHE nightmare continued for the West Indians. And the Pakistanis kept winning. The three-match ODI series ended predictably — a 3-0 verdict in favour of Pakistan. There was a period when the Caribbean bastion was hard to crack in both ...
"I'm sure Anil will reach 600 wickets"BOTH of them are leg spinners. And, more importantly, match- winners for India. Both hail from Bangalore. And they reside in the same area of the city — Jayanagar — within a radius of three kilometres. But, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and Anil Kumble rarely meet.
All-action heroTHE man can strike the ball with enormous power. And then, out of nowhere, he can hurt the opposition with vicious reverse-swinging deliveries. Abdul Razzaq, the rather low-key and under-rated all-rounder from Pakistan, is an influential ...
These `tigers' are tameBEFORE we get down to the serious business of winning back the Ashes, let us have a look at the game as it stands five years into the second Millennium. The thought was prompted by a visit to Fenners a couple of weeks ago. We wanted to identify ...
Kimi's second straight winKIMI RAIKKONEN's fourth career Formula One victory will always be memorable. Winning in the Mediterranean principality makes it that way. "It's a special place,'' said Raikkonen, who won the Monaco Grand Prix for his second straight victory. ... 
Ferrari bemoan missed potentialWORLD champions Ferrari claimed a potentially strong performance in the Monaco Grand Prix was limited by problems with overtaking on the twisty harbour circuit and a poor qualifying run. Ferrari started down on the grid because of a difficulty ... Narain disappointed NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN's season appears to be unravelling somewhat after a promising start over the first few races. For the second time this season, the 28-year-old had to pull out early with car trouble: while in Bahrain his car had barely lasted ... 
Ralf angry with brother SchumiRALF SCHUMACHER (Picture above) has accused older brother Michael of endangering their lives with a risky overtaking manoeuvre at the Monaco Grand Prix. Michael tried to squeeze in-between the wall and his brother's Toyota in the last ...
Vijay Singh presented with diplomatic passportWORLD number two golfer Vijay Singh has added a diplomatic passport to his many golfing honours after being named as Fiji's first goodwill ambassador on his return home after a nine-year absence. Singh was presented with the passport and new ... 
Aussie cricket coach called in to help RedsTHE struggling Queensland Reds called on Australian Test cricket coach John Buchanan to help them become a rugby force again. Buchanan was appointed by the Reds to carry out an independent review of its high performance rugby system after ... 
Ervin sells Olympic gold for tsunami reliefANTHONY ERVIN has done well as a swimmer, though you might not know it by the way he lives his life. He rents a room in a San Francisco Bay area town house, drives a 15-year-old Toyota Camry, and has a drawer full of socks with holes in them. ...
TENNIS INDEX — PAUL FEINCountry where Pete Sampras says the "spectators know tennis better than any public in the world": France. What the French newspaper Le Figaro's 1993 headline — "The most amazing feat ever performed at Roland Garros" — ...
The most emotional match I ever played — SelesMonica Seles defeats Steffi Graf 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 in the 1992 French Open final. IF one could order a classic match, like a sumptuous meal, the ingredients would surely include two great champions duelling in the final of a premier event, ...
`Tennis is over-coached' "The fame is to do with the Wimbledon win. The climb up the stands became famous and the chequered headband made me different."
Lady Luck smiles on ArsenalWHAT a way to settle a consolation prize. What a way to separate the two biggest hitters in this historic competition. What a way for the FA Cup to be decided. For the first time in its long and illustrious life, it came down to penalties. ...
The Cup final and afterHow could Arsene Wenger, even if his team did scrape home on penalties in the end, commit his side to such a pitiful state? How could he ever have thought that he could effectively use Dennis Bergkamp as a lone striker?
Capello's enviable recordTHERE was no fanfare to greet Juventus's Serie A title win. While some will feel deflated by the absence of celebrations, the club's coach Fabio Capello probably enjoyed the absence of theatricals. A grimace or a growl is the usual expression ... A long awaited title for Benfica BENFICA won the Portuguese football league championship for the first time in 11 years after drawing 1-1 at Boavista on the final day of the season. Striker Simao Sabrosa scored a penalty in the 38th minute but Boavista equalised four minutes ... 
Bommel to play for BarcelonaPSV EINDHOVEN midfielder Mark van Bommel has signed a three-year deal with Barcelona, the Dutch champions. The 28-year-old had said he would leave PSV when his contract expired at the end of the season and was expected to join the Spanish ... 
Hierro honouredREAL MADRID honoured its former Spain defender Fernando Hierro in a ceremony at the Bernabeu before the city derby against Atletico Madrid. The 37-year-old, who played last season with Premier League side Bolton Wanderers, announced his ...
Chinese juggernaut rolls onTHE Chinese machine continues to work overtime, producing badminton champions. Though other Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have caught up with China, none has been able to breach the `The Wall' totally. The Asian ...
Rai and Banerjee on targetTHE National Ranking Archery Circuit Tournament held at the sprawling Army Sports Institute, Pune, witnessed the narrowing of the gap between the experienced and youthful archers of the country. The Pune edition, the 14th in the series of such ...
Ramu upsets calculationsLOCAL challenger Kennedy Chinna Ramu won the inaugural Lipton Bangalore International marathon. The 28-year-old Armyman demolished the foreign challenge with a fantastic start to finish effort, to breast the tape after a gruelling 42.195 kms at ... FIRST NATIONAL CIRCUIT MEET 
Not much of a showTHE Indian athletics season began rather sedately with the first National circuit meet in New Delhi producing nothing much bar a couple of good performances by the pole-vaulters. There is a perceptible dip in standards overall, compared to the ...
Two fine individual featsINDIAN cricket has never been short of talented players. But it was not till the 1970s that individual brilliance combined with team effort to create the winning habit. Two of these individual feats are among the finest all-round performances in ...
Mickey Arthur takes over from Ray JenningsSOUTH AFRICA named Mickey Arthur as coach of the national cricket team until the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies, sidelining Ray Jennings who led the side to success in the recent series against the West Indies. United Cricket Board chief ... 
Judit, the lone woman in a strong men's fieldJUDIT POLGAR will make this year's World chess championship attractive in more ways than one. The pretty woman's very presence at the FIDE World championship, to be held in San Luis, Argentina, from September 27 to October 16, is enough to ... |
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