From the publishers of THE HINDU
VOL.34 :: NO.22 :: Jun. 02, 2011
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.34 :: NO.22 :: Jun. 02, 2011 |
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Caribbean catapultIn the long-winding Indian Premier League, the primary story of the league phase has been the manner in which Gayle has galvanised the Royal Challengers Bangalore into an awesome force. In the rapid world of Twenty20, Gayle has carved a huge space for himself while his immense shadow has dwarfed rival teams, writes K. C. Vijaya Kumar. IPL/HIGHS AND LOWS 
Gilly does a GaylePrior to that whiplash 106 (55b, 8x4, 9x6) that left RCB short by 111 runs, Gilchrist had scored 226 runs in his earlier 12 IPL innings this season at an average of 18.83. Over to K. C. Vijaya Kumar. IPL DIARY 
Sanga walks to a saluteThe Deccan Chargers skipper, shepherding a low-scoring chase in his last match this season, brought to the fore his gentlemanly side. Over to Arun Venugopal. APPRECIATION 
Royals' guiding spiritShane Warne, who set his own benchmarks and kept raising them, was at his best as a leader in the inaugural season of the IPL. His presence meant a lot to Rajasthan Royals and its young players. He meant the world to them, writes Vijay Lokapally.
Being positive is the key In the world of professional tennis Somdev Devvarman has carved an identity for himself, writes Kamesh Srinivasan.
A meeting place for racketeers FIFA has long sullied its reputation, with one corruption charge after the other against its top executives. The recent cash for vote scandal is not the first one to hit the organisation, nor will it be the last, writes Brian Glanville. FEATURE 
Carlos Tevez should stick with CityOnce again the Argentinian has been Manchester City's most influential player, scoring 20 English Premier League goals and vying with United's Dimitar Berbatov for the Golden Boot award, writes Frank Malley. STARWATCH Sense of occasion not lost on Vidic Ask Nemanja Vidic what it would be like to become the first player from his country to captain a European Cup-winning team since goalkeeper Stevan Stojanovic led his boyhood heroes Red Star Belgrade to penalty shoot-out glory against Marseille in Bari in 1991 and Vidic becomes strangely tongue-tied. Over to Simon Stone. FOCUS 
Another coach makes a premature exitFor one who could make an impression in China, easily one of the leading forces in Asia now, Houghton would have dreamt of turning the fortunes of India, something that would have pleased the Asian Football Confederation President Mohd. bin Hammam as well. By S.R. Suryanarayan. 
Parker shining brightScott Parker has been a revelation at Upton Park ever since he returned to the capital from Newcastle United for GBP7million back in 2007. By Liam Brown. Advt Links: • calling card
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