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When money means Dhoni...
The ascent of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the corporate world's rising advertising budgets comes as no surprise. It is an apt reflection of the man's rise to stardom from the dusty bylanes of Ranchi. A journey that hinged on the old-fashioned methods of sweat, hard work and a sharp brain is now reaping the benefits of corporate largesse, writes K. C. Vijaya Kumar.

Badminton
Sania's new high

India's Saina Nehwal jumped one spot to World No. 2, a major boost for the star shuttler ahead of the World Championships in Paris from August 23.

Saina, who pipped Xin Wang of China in the world badminton ranking charts, is now behind ...

Tennis
INTERVIEW/ROHAN BOPANNA
Soldiers of peace
“We decided to play as much as possible together. We trained well and worked on joint drills. It has been paying off — we won a title and reached the quarters at Wimbledon. The going is good,” says Rohan Bopanna of his partnership with Aisam Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan. By Kalyan Ashok.

Football
KICKING AROUND
Bad refereeing and World Cups
The Dutch, notably and consciously inferior to the gifted Spaniards, embarked on a bruising policy of harsh challenges, deliberate fouls, which cast a pall over the whole game. By his early failure to act decisively and responsibly, referee Howard Webb had vitiated his authority. Over to Brian Glanville.


Hoping to dance With Wolves
When Burnley's relegation to the Championship was confirmed in April, that dream must have faded. However, Fletcher has been handed another chance to make a name for himself in the EPL by Wolves manager Mick McCarthy, writes Joe Davies.

Squash
INTERVIEW/DIPIKA PALLIKAL
Sports runs in her family
“When I joined college my classmates recognised me immediately and some have even offered to share notes for all the classes that I will miss because of my squash tours,” Dipika Pallikal tells S. R. Suryanarayan.

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