From the publishers of THE HINDU
VOL.34 :: NO.32 :: Aug. 11, 2011
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.34 :: NO.32 :: Aug. 11, 2011 |
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Stashing away retirement plans, Sir Alex Ferguson enters his 26th straight year as the man in-charge, dwarfing even the achievements of the great Man United supremo Matt Busby who held the club on an iron rein from 1945-69. In terms of titles, achievement and durability Ferguson has surpassed all the other great tacticians of the game and sits at the pinnacle of football glory, writes Ayon Sengupta.
Robson and the Bangkok scandal Bryan Robson has emerged with a blemished reputation after he was caught in a sting operation, plotting and planning dubious club takeover in England. Over to Brian Glanville. A fairytale story It is unbelievable that Holt will be playing the Premier League this season and not seen fitting tyres while playing non-league football for Workington Reds. Over to Richard Aspland. FEATURE 
Teaching the ‘Pune way'The impact of PFC on Indian football is now in focus, and the talking point is: how a new club in a new city is creating a following for the game and developing a link with students from schools and colleges in Pune. Over to Nandakumar Marar.
England superiorSpeaking after the 196-run defeat, Dhoni said “everything that could go wrong went wrong”. He admitted that Zaheer's absence had hurt the side when bowling; the batting, he said, failed to come to terms with the variable bounce of the wicket. By S. Ram Mahesh.
The Grandmaster of Indian cricket He may have been constantly overshadowed by the aura of Sachin Tendulkar and the artistry of V. V. S. Laxman but that does not have any effect on the absolutely selfless, faithful and loyal servant of Indian cricket that Rahul Dravid is.
A full house at Lord'sJimmy is the seam-bowling captain, Swanny the spin-bowling captain, Matty the wicket-keeping captain, and Morgan the fielding captain. We're all leaders, says this England team. By S. Ram Mahesh. FEATURE 
The curious case of Indian fast menIn the past, Irfan Pathan, V. R. V. Singh, R. P. Singh, S. Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra, L. Balaji, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma and most importantly Zaheer, have all had their moments torn between self-doubts and speed. Fast bowling as a rule comes with the fine-print of injuries and the Indian pacers seem to suffer the worst. K. C. Vijaya Kumar writes. Advt Links: • calling card
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