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VOL.29 :: NO.07 :: Feb. 18, 2006



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Letters
Creativity at its best
Sir, — Creativity, simply put, is not stating the obvious the obvious way. As much as creativity is required in word selection or sentence construction (in an article), it is required sometimes in the topic selection for an article. If a ...

Cover Story
Dhoni's blitz tears Pakistan asunder
Pakistan thought it had given itself at least an even-money chance. Until Dhoni changed the match into a one-beast race, writes S. Ram Mahesh.

Tennis
Sania and etcetera
With Sania Mirza struggling to recapture her winning touch at the start of the new season, the recent achievements of the rest of the established Indian girls do not present the best case for them to be models of inspiration, writes Kamesh Srinivasan.

Cricket
TOP-DRAWER PERFORMANCE
The Indians performed admirably in the crunch situations at Rawalpindi. And more than the victory, the manner in which it was achieved must have been heartening for the team, writes S. Dinakar.
PESHAWAR ODI
Pakistan's light in darkness
The Indians did not take their chances. The Pakistani fielders were seen congratulating each other as they walked back. Their body language told the tale, writes S. Dinakar.
PAKISTAN TOUR DIARY
Indians in Pathan land
After the 2004 defeat, the Men in Blue lost an one-dayer in Peshawar again. But, they enjoyed a different date with history in the city after visiting the Khyber Pass, writes S. Dinakar.

Cricket Corner
COLUMN BY BOB SIMPSON
Ball in Pigeon's court
Everyone's career must come to an end. Whether McGrath is finished can only be decided by the paceman himself.

Cricket
A DREAM COME TRUE
Uttar Pradesh stayed focussed. The players put aside their differences and played as a well-knit unit to lift the Ranji Trophy, writes RAKESH RAO.

Here & There
COLUMN BY AMRIT MATHUR
Creating champions
For Indian cricket to acquire Australia's sturdiness, the mindset of players, officials and followers needs an urgent makeover.

Cricket
FIRST CLASS CRICKET
Milking the cash cow
The BCCI's recent decision to allocate more money as match fees to domestic players has narrowed the financial gap between international and domestic cricket,writes Nandakumar Marar.

Interview
KING OF CORUS
I think it is difficult to single out the most important victory. At different stages in your career, different things take importance, says Anand to RAKESH RAO.

Hockey
PREMIER LEAGUE
CROWD SUPPORT OVERWHELMING
The 2006 PHL, held in Chandigarh was a huge success with an overflowing response from the spectators, writes Vijay Lokapally.

Winter Olympics
GIVING THE COLD SHOULDER
It's not easy to get involved with sports where most of the time you can't tell Franz from Fredrik behind those hats, goggles, gloves and sweaters. This is the anonymous Games, writes Rohit Brijnath.

Great Tests
Little master's epic knock
Pakistan, following on 473 runs behind the West Indies, needed a monumental effort to save the Test and Hanif Mohammad did not let his countrymen down, writes Gulu Ezekiel.

Metro Diary
ALIVE AND KICKING
There could be more supporters in India for Manchester United than Mahindra United. While many in this country are happy to sacrifice sleep to watch the late night telecast of the Premiership, most of them may not even know who leads the ...
Upholding tradition
The ARAE regatta conducted by the Madras Boat Club conformed to the protocol and tradition.
TOWERING PRESENCE
In the past, Indian basketball did not have too many tall players. However, the seven players from the current Indian team — all touching the 2.03 metres mark — have made people sit up in astonishment. The average age of the ...
IN FULL GLOW
The State Bank of Travancore cricketers have won a bagful of trophies recently. They are the Banks Olympiad winners. They even had a rare triumph in the Pooja Trophy, one of the oldest cricket tournaments in the country, late last year. ...

Kicking Around
COLUMN BY BRIAN GLANVILLE
Wingers back in style
The lively display of Quincy Owusu was SIMPLY THE LATEST, in a brief and happy period, a confirmation that wingers still emphatically live.

Archery
BOWCRAFT
Men's recurve National champion Talukdar is one who wants to win an individual medal at the Doha Games, writes S. SABANAYAKAN.

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