VOL. 25 :: NO. 35 :: Aug. 31 - Sep. 06, 2002

For a few (million) rupees more! More than anything else, Indian cricket is about money. In this era of cable television battles and cola wars on cricketing turf, the country's most popular sport is more about money than ever before. Cover Story.

Athletics. Asian championships.

F-1 Racing. Hungarian Grand Prix.

STAR POSTER:Williams Sisters
• ICC and its controversial clause

• Shiv Sundar Das sparkles in drawn encounter

• England Diary: When locals were made to take notice of the Indians

• How `Ruthless' is Sourav?

• TV Spot On...Bharatan: Restraint is of the essence

• Hitting Hard: Against all odds: the Mithali Raj saga
  Column by Harsha Bhogle

• Over the Top: Indian cricket's most special person
  Column by K. Srikkanth

• By the Way...: Mad, mad world that is Yorkshire cricket
  Column by Ted Corbett

• Feature: Indiscipline, indifference and in-fighting

• One Asian record bettered

• A ready excuse for a poor show

• Kicking Around: Nationwide in chaos
  Column by Brian Glanville

• Football: The fragrance of victory

• Chess: A moment to cherish for Ramesh

• Interview: R.B. Ramesh

• Table Tennis: Format needs to be reviewed