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Pakistan’s victory in the ICC World Twenty20 Championship was all about passion, pride and guts, writes S. Dinakar.
Deserving winner Sangakkara was let down by his top-order and then the Pakistani batsmen did not allow the Lankans even a sniff at the title. S. Dinakar reports. SEMIFINAL: SRI LANKA V WEST INDIES 
One-sided affairWhile Tillekeratne Dilshan’s batting was inspirational, seamer Angelo Matthews emerged the unlikely hero for Sri Lanka. His sensational strikes in the opening over jolted the West Indians, writes S. Dinakar. SEMIFINAL: PAKISTAN V SOUTH AFRICA Afridi’s all-round show Pakistan played out of its skin to ambush South Africa by seven runs at Trent Bridge in the first semifinal of the ICC World Twenty20. S. Dinakar reports. SUPER EIGHT: SOUTH AFRICA V INDIA Batsmen lose the plot Apart from reflecting on the low confidence levels of the Indians, the match threw light on the folly of the country’s star batsmen in not playing adequate domestic cricket where they would be up against quality spin, writes S. Dinakar. SUPER EIGHT: SRI LANKA V NEW ZEALAND Home by a mile There was little respite for the Kiwis as the Lankans hunted as a pack, their sharp fielding backing the bowling. S. Dinakar reports. SUPER EIGHT: WEST INDIES V ENGLAND But for the rain... West Indies have the final say as the weather intervention hinders England. Andy Bull reports. SUPER EIGHT: PAKISTAN V IRELAND Easy in the end Ireland did not push Pakistan as hard as they had Sri Lanka and they never really looked like chasing down the target of 160, writes Andy Bull. SUPER EIGHT: WOMEN'S WORLD TWENTY 20 FINAL England all the way It was not a contest so much as a procession, with the match effectively settled after the first eight overs, writes Andy Bull. COMMENT Dhoni is still the best bet India’s debacle in the World Twenty20 Championship is hardly a disaster given the nature of the game, but what would be catastrophic is losing trust in a captain like M. S. Dhoni after one poor tournament, writes R. Narayanan. TOUR DIARY Wonderful Ambassador While Intikhab Alam is incisive in how he reads the conditions or the flow of the game, his relaxed exterior has a soothing influence on the boys, notes S. Dinakar.
The flop show continuesThe Indian athletes, attempting to qualify for the World Championships, were way off the mark in the final two legs of the Indian Grand Prix too. Amitabha Das Sharma reports.
Whose tournament is it anyway?The latest edition of the Santosh Trophy raised a pertinent question. Should professional players be allowed to play in the tournament that is widely regarded as a platform for young players from outside Indian football’s traditional nerve-centres? By Karthik Krishnaswamy. FEATURE From Di Stefano to Cristiano Ronaldo Had there been a World Player of the Year back in those days, Alfredo Di Stefano would surely have won it time and again, writes Brian Glanville.
‘Sport unites the nation’Viren Rasquinha is aware of the challenges at the Olympic Gold Quest Foundation. The former captain of the Indian hockey team says he is excited by OGQ’s vision and objective. “I truly believe that I can make a difference to Indian Sport,” says the foundation’s Chief Operating Officer in a chat with Nandakumar Marar.
‘I like to be aggressive on the field’Ambition drives Santiago Freixa Escude. “A big challenge is always around the corner, and one needs to be always sharp for the international tournaments that are all too frequent,” says the Spanish centre-forward to A. Joseph Antony.
‘India has the potential’ The American gymnast of Indian origin, Raj Bhavsar, is of the view that there is no reason why India cannot be a force in gymnastics. By Y.B. Sarangi.
‘No Max’ is the theme The rebel Formula One teams will abandon plans of a breakaway series if Max Mosley, the FIA president, goes. By Richard Williams. Both sides stand to lose The stand-off between FIA and FOTA could have bleak implications for the sport as a split is in no one’s interests. Maurice Hamilton explains the dispute and how it would impact the sport. BRITISH GRAND PRIX 
Vettel shows his mettleIt was the 21-year-old German’s second win of the season. He extracted the maximum from his car to become the youngest winner in the 59-year history of this race, writes Maurice Hamilton. 
The champ brings back memories of Jim ClarkSince it looked as if it might be the last chance, I went back to Copse Corner for the start of the British Grand Prix. Silverstone’s first corner, a flat-out right-hander, still seems, as it did back in 1965, one of the best places in ... Advt Links: • Baufinanzierung und Immobilienfinanzierung Vergleich • Versicherungen im online Versicherungsvergleich • Deutsches Ceeduu Web • Sportshop • IQ Tests, Liebestests und andere Quizzes • Sportreisen zu allen Sportevents • Used Cars • blog tools
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