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Cricket Story
Striking when it matters
While goals have been at a premium in this edition of the World Cup too, a select band of players have risen to the occasion, scoring those all-important goals that have made the difference between delight and despair By Ayon Sengupta.

Kicking Around
BRIAN GLANVILLE COLUMN
Three countries in crisis
Three teams, England, Italy and France, consistently failed to perform. The three countries, all of which have won the World Cup — the Italians no fewer than four times — never remotely came near to it in South Africa.

Cricket
FOCUS
Precepts not practised
The ICC countries unanimously adopted a policy for the nomination of future leaders and then ditched it at the first sign of trouble. Evidently the ICC is incapable of abiding by its own decisions. Who now can take it seriously, asks Peter Roebuck.

Badminton
INTERVIEW/SAINA NEHWAL
‘Winning makes a big difference'
“Ever since my semifinal appearance in the All England Championship this year, my confidence level has been high,” says Saina Nehwal By V. V. Subrahmanyam.

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