VOL. 24 :: NO. 37 :: Sep. 15 - 21, 2001

Spin King. Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling travels way beyond mere numbers. It's more about a man's passion for his craft, his strength of mind to tide over the hurdles and his exciting bag of new tricks sharpened by long hours of practice. Cover Story.

Tennis. U.S. Open notebook.

F-1 Racing. Michael Schumacher makes history.

STAR POSTER: Harikrishna & Humpy
• Interview: Muttiah Muralitharan

• Cricket: Colombo Test review

• Sri Lanka Diary: Unfulfilled promises

• Opening Salvo: The better team won
  Column by Navjot Singh Sidhu

• Hitting Hard: Learn to play like Aussies
  Column by Harsha Bhogle

• On the Write Line: Always trying to please foreigners
  Column by Sunil Gavaskar

• Sri Lanka asserts superiority

• Chess:
  • Commonwealth championship

  • Interview: P. Harikrishna

  • Chat: Koneru Humpy

• Carambole: Lilly adapts and adapts well

• Potting it Right: Carambole makes its bow
  Column by Geet Sethi

• Football: Federation Cup review

• Profile: Jose Barreto

• Interview: Chima Okorie

• Kicking Around: Of coaches and managers
  Column by Brian Glanville