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VOL.31 :: NO.23 :: Jun. 07, 2008
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The glorious spirit of the RoyalsShane Warne’s cricketing acumen — he’s a natural as a captain — opened new paths for Rajasthan Royals. He invariably out-thought his opposite number, played his cricket with pride and passion, writes S. Dinakar.
IPL has opened avenues for them The IPL has proved to be a god send to Yusuf Pathan and to be fair, he is an ideal cricketer for the shorter version of the game. In fact, I for one felt that he was under-utilised in the World T20.
Rajasthan Royals nails a thriller“The IPL was a test of character for the team and the players responded well,” said Shane Warne who led Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling victory. Nandakumar Marar reports. IPL SEMI-FINAL: KINGS XI, PUNJAB V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Chennai Super Kings’ superb show Makhaya Ntini and Manpreet Gony gave an outstanding display of fast bowling to blow Kings XI, Punjab to smithereens. By G. Viswanath. IPL SEMI-FINAL: RAJASTHAN ROYALS V DELHI DAREDEVILS Watson the destroyer With Shane Watson dismantling Delhi Daredevils’ top-order, Rajasthan Royals had a free run to victory. Nandakumar Marar reports. IPL: KINGS XI PUNJAB V RAJASTHAN ROYALS Shaun Marsh delights Up against a mammoth target, Rajasthan Royals showed no sense of urgency. The team appeared far from desperate to win, writes Rakesh Rao. IPL: BANGALORE ROYAL CHALLENGERS V MUMBAI INDIANS Mumbai Indians salvages some pride Mumbai Indians, which finished fifth in the league, hopes to improve its position in the coming years. K. C. Vijaya Kumar reports. IPL: DECCAN CHARGERS V CHENNAI SUPER KINGS 
Chargers’ misery completeThe man behind Chennai Super Kings’ march into the semi-finals was Suresh Raina, whose majestic knock carried his team comfortably past Deccan Chargers. Over to Abhijit Sen Gupta. IPL: RAJASTHAN ROYALS V MUMBAI INDIANS 
A thrilling last-ball finishNiraj Patel and Ravindra Jadeja came up with a resolute performance to give a complacent Mumbai Indians the shock treatment in the end overs, writes G. Viswanath. IPL: KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS V KINGS XI, PUNJAB 
Ganguly-Gul combo does it for KolkataKolkata Knight Riders survived a middle-order collapse to post a three-wicket win and make an honourable exit from the tournament, writes S. Sabanayakan. IPL: DECCAN CHARGERS V ROYAL CHALLENGERS Akhil settles the issue for Bangalore Deccan Chargers, after a bright start, lost its way to crash to another defeat on its home ground. Abhijit Sen Gupta reports. IPL: DELHI DAREDEVILS V MUMBAI INDIAS 
Karthik plays his role to perfectionA defeat would have meant the end of the road for Delhi Daredevils. But Dinesh Karthik was in no mood to relent as he chose the occasion to make a strong statement about his abilities, writes Vijay Lokapally. IPL: CHENNAI SUPER KINGS V RAJASTHAN ROYALS 
Royals ride on merrilyChennai Super Kings made a brave attempt to chase down 212 for victory, but was done in by Warne’s smart bowling changes in the end. Nandita Sridhar reports. OLD TRAFFORD TEST 
Kiwis blown awayMuch of the cricket was magnificent, technically sound as well as exciting as England claimed its finest victory since that Botham-inspired win over Australia at Headingley in 1981 by making its fifth highest fourth innings total to triumph, writes Ted Corbett.
The group of death France, the Netherlands, Italy and Romania are in Group C, the toughest division in Euro 2008. Over to Eduardo Garcia Barassi.
Exciting fare on the cards Co-host Austria is secretly hoping for another “miracle of Cordoba,” when the team beat the then world champion West Germany 3-2 in the World Cup in Argentina in 1978, a defeat which sent the favourite home.
Men of substance Here's a list of players with the skill to leave an indelible mark on the championship.
Managerial merry go roundHardly had Avram Grant been dismissed by Chelsea than it was made known that Shinawatra, owner of Manchester City, was considering him as a successor to manager Sven Goran Eriksson.
A friendly warm-up Ahead of the SAFF Cup, the Indian team had a couple of practice matches against Chinese Taipei. Over to K. Keerthivasan.
He is positiveA 29-wicket Ranji effort in 2007 earned Pragyan Prayash Ojha an India ‘A’ place on the tour of Zimbabwe and Kenya and a home series against South Africa ‘A.’
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