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VOL.31 :: NO.46 :: Nov. 15, 2008
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An optimist to the coreAnil Kumble is quite happy with the progress made by the Indian team in the last few years. “Now we are at a stage where we have done well against Australia, the number one team, in the last four series. We have won two and the other two were close. We are heading in the right way,” says the former India captain in an interview with K.C. Vijaya Kumar.
PICK OF KUMBLE'S ACT 
Kotla effort tops the listPakistan, Ferozeshah Kotla, 1999, Kumble… and the Perfect Ten. The leg-spinner had accomplished what only England’s Jim Laker had achieved before, writes S. Dinakar who traces Kumble’s top 10 performances in Test cricket. APPRECIATION Fascinating trio Anil Kumble, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan can be seen in action in the IPL but Test cricket will miss the two wonderful characters, Kumble and Warne, writes Vijay Lokapally. COMMENT Not afraid of controversy The retirement of India's former captain Sourav Ganguly will see cricket lose one of its most controversial characters. TOUR DIARY 
Emotions run highAnil Kumble, Sachin Tendulkar, V.V.S. Laxman and Sourav Ganguly are being felicitated by the BCCI in the chandelier-dripping club house at the stadium, in the presence of the who’s who of Indian cricket and there isn’t a cricketer who isn’t moved, writes S. Ram Mahesh.
Bjorn Borg rates Andy Murray high Sweden's Bjorn Borg, the 11-time Grand Slam champion, including five Wimbledon titles, heralded Andy Murray as a future world No.1.
No time to restLewis Hamilton is planning for more consistency next year. The new world champion’s mind is already on the next round of testing for McLaren, which is likely to be held in December, writes Alan Henry.
‘It’s just a game’ “I am very eager to improve and have to make some serious changes in my preparations. It was unfortunate, but the experience was very useful”, says Vladimir Kramnik in this chat with Rakesh Rao.
A smashing successFollowing her performance in the Beijing Olympics, where she entered the women’s singles quarterfinals, anything less than a title in Pune would have been a letdown. True to her form, Saina Nehwal simply breezed to the World Junior crown. Nandakumar Marar reports.
Dempo’s resurgence After a horrible spell in the beginning of this decade, Dempo Sports Club has bounced back. Over to V. V. Subrahmanyam. FOCUS Maradona memories Diego Maradona inherits an Argentine team which has made a poor start to the World Cup 2010 qualifiers. But there is abundant talent in the team. Now Maradona must inspire them, writes Brian Glanville. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Giggs comes to United’s rescue With defeat staring in the face, Man United just about managed to wriggle out with an equaliser six minutes from the close. Kevin McCarra reports. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Chelsea blues Not since Middlesbrough rampaged to a 3-0 success at the Riverside back in February 2006 have Chelsea endured such a humiliating loss. There were too many familiar failings here to enrage the manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, writes Dominic Fifield. ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Nasri lifts Arsenal with a double strike Athleticism and technique were at the same pitch as Arsenal clashed with Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium. The energy served the game instead of undermining it, writes Kevin McCarra.
Davies and the FA dramas In his book, David Davies writes of the former FA chief executive, Graham Kelly, in scathing terms, asserting that he was seldom in his office when you wanted him and that he arrived early in the morning and left early in the afternoon.
Gagan proves a pointGagan Narang, who won the men’s air rifle gold at the World Cup Final in Bangkok recently, is one of the brightest shooters in the country, writes Kamesh Srinivasan. 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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