From the publishers of THE HINDU
VOL.31 :: NO.30 :: Jul. 26, 2008
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.31 :: NO.30 :: Jul. 26, 2008 |
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If Hamilton’s sensational performance in the British Grand Prix is a significant phase in his fledgling Formula One career then equally important are the events that unfolded in the weeks preceding the race, which help us appreciate the McLaren driver better, writes G. Raghunath.
Hamilton's challenge gains momentum The McLaren-Mercedes driver exploited his pole position to achieve a dominant victory at Hockenheim. By Paul Weaver.
True heroVery few athletes manage to dominate the Olympics stage over a long period of time. Ray Ewry, the standing jump expert from the US did that between 1900 and 1908. And then came Al Oerter and Carl Lewis. Both won four Olympic gold medals on the ... Miracle man Greg Louganis is currently being featured in ‘Sharing Miracles’, a 30-minute public affairs television programme that tells the compelling and inspirational stories of people who have overcome tremendous odds, both physical and ... He was special Nikolai Andrianov took the Olympic oath at Moscow’s Grand Arena of Central Lenin Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 1980 Summer Games. It was an honour reserved for special athletes whose feats serve as inspiration to fellow ... Awesome oarsman American swimming sensation Mark Spitz’s seven-medal haul fuelled a fantasy in a 10-year-old, who was delivering newspapers during the Munich Olympics. Steve Redgrave actually believed a prediction that he’d become a world ... Pocket Hercules Not quite five feet, Naim Suleymanoglu, nicknamed the Pocket Hercules, won three gold medals in as many Olympics. Son of a Turkish miner in Bulgaria, Naim set a world record when he was just 15 and, a year later, became only the second lifter to ... A distinguished career Larisa Latynina had a path named after her in the Olympic Village of the 2000 Sydney Games. Known as the `Larisa Latynina way', it reminded people of one of the most revered gymnasts of the former Soviet Union. ... Carl Lewis the great The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was all about one individual athlete — Carl Lewis. What the Americans, nay, the sporting fraternity across the globe wanted to see was the emergence of another great athlete whose deeds matched that of the ... DOPING AT THE GAMES 
The fight to keep sport cleanThe world of sports will never condone a dope cheat. Still, cheats are in abundance in every sport especially those that require strength, explosive power and endurance, writes K. P. Mohan. GREAT CONTESTS-2 Hail Gebrselassie! Gebrselassie versus Tergat in the 10,000m at the Sydney Olympics. What a race it turned out to be, as Gebrselassie beat Tergat in a close finish. A mere nine-hundredth of a second separated the two runners. Over to A. Vinod. THE DOWNSIDE It’s not sport The Olympic Movement has been plagued by politics from the outset. S. R. Suryanarayan sheds light on some of the darkest moments in Olympic history. BOXING 
Cubans revel in the ringCuba has been consistently strong in the heavyweight division (91kg) where Teofilo Stevenson won three gold medals in a row from 1972 to 1980, and Felix Savon completed the same feat from 1992 to 2000 before Odlanier Solis Fonte won gold in 2004. By Barry Whelan. OLYMPIC HOCKEY AT A GLANCE
Blessings of media trainingPeter Moores, the England coach, does exactly what he is told to do by the TV crew and comes with a candid and well-judged interview, writes Ted Corbett.
Centuries galore This pitch is what the old guys in the 1930s used to call a featherbed. The Aussies knew them as shirt fronts — i.e. perfectly ironed, immaculate in both conception and appearance and without mercy for those damned to bowl on its unvarying surface. Ted Corbett reports.
Inventiveness of cricket The switch-hit raises implications for other laws of the game, notably in the definition of law 25 concerning the wide and especially the leg-side wide of the one-day game, and law 36 regarding the lbw regulation.
Blatter trouble Sepp Blatter’s recent outburst on the Cristiano Ronaldo incident has brought furious obloquy on his head, not least, as one might have expected, from the Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, writes Brian Glanville.
Harrington blows field awayWith his victory, the Irishman joins the likes of Peter Thomson, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Tiger Woods, all of whom have successfully defended the Open in the post-War era, writes Lawrence Donegan. Advt Links: • Baufinanzierung und Immobilienfinanzierung Vergleich • Versicherungen im online Versicherungsvergleich • Deutsches Ceeduu Web • Send Gift to India • Flowers to All Over India • Sportshop • IQ Tests, Liebestests und andere Quizzes • Sportreisen zu allen Sportevents • Used Cars • blog tools
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