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Cover Story
When everyone put a shoulder to the wheel...
After 60 years playing, watching and writing about sports I find myself as keen as ever that these Games should succeed, writes Ted Corbett.

Olympics Diary
Charming and efficient
London is beautiful as ever. It has blended the old world charm with the latest that technology can offer, without striking a discordant note. Over to Kamesh Srinivasan.

Cricket
FOCUS
Religiously piling up the runs
At 29, Hashim Amla is looking ahead to more years of fabulous runs and a berth in the pantheon of the batting greats. Over to K.C. Vijaya Kumar.

Kicking Around
Racism rampant abroad
Despite the Terry-Ferdinand affair, racism in English football has been radically reduced. But it is all too evident abroad, even in a country such as Spain. By Brian Glanville.

Squash
FEATURE
Nothing succeeds like success
The structured training programme at the Indian Squash Academy is beginning to pay rich dividends, writes S.R. Suryanarayan.

On The Ball
W.V. RAMAN COLUMN
Why this treatment to Manoj Tiwary?
Applying different yardsticks for different players has been a feature of Indian cricket in the past which is being continued now as well.

Cricket
SPORTS INJURIES
Prevention and cure
A successful athlete is one who is able to prevent injuries or treat them promptly. By Dr. R. Gandhi.

Chess
CHESS CORNER
Chess problem-an art form
Chess game and chess problem are two different facets of chess. While the game of chess is indisputably the most competitive mind sport in the world, chess problem is destinctly an artistic pursuit. For a chess player nothing is more satisfying ...

On The Write Line
SUNIL GAVASKAR COLUMN
Amla the great
The innings of the first Test (between England and South Africa) was played by Hashim Amla, who became the first South African to score a triple century.

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