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VOL.26 :: NO.09 :: Mar. 01 - 07, 2003
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NEITHER the International Cricket Council nor the teams which refused to play in Nairobi and Harare have strengthened the cause of cricket or the sanctity of sport.
Fearsome threesomeBrett Lee, firing close to 100 miles an hour, Glenn McGrath, the monarch of the tight quick ball and Jason Gillespie, the zanier, more imaginative, slightly slower, most controlled of the three are as nasty a combination as any batsman will wish to avoid, writes TED CORBETT. Warne to appeal against ban A shattered Australian spin wizard Shane Warne said he had been a victim of "anti-doping hysteria" and would appeal a 12-month ban imposed on him for taking a banned diuretic. "I am absolutely devastated and very upset at this decision to ...
A show of resolveThe match was dominated by the Indians. From the time Tendulkar and Sehwag gave a blistering start, it was clear that Zimbabwe would face a tough task. SRILANKA V CANADA 
All over in a couple of hoursTHOSE who planned an afternoon visit to bask under the sun or the ones delayed at work would have been in for a nasty surprise as they came to the pretty Paarl ground for the Group `B' encounter between Sri Lanka and Canada. ENGLAND V NAMIBIA The underdog shows spirit Unfancied, they might be, yet the spirited Namibians gave the fancied Englishmen a real scare. WEST INDIES V BANGLADESH Rain plays spoilsport As was feared rain robbed the West Indies of two points in the Group `B' league match. PAKISTAN V NAMIBIA Akram dazzles at the Diamond Oval THE Pakistani bowling was always going to prove too hot to handle for the Namibians. ENGLAND V THE NETHERLANDS 
The Englishmen finally step outHussain's men had spent an agonising and frustrating time in South Africa, and hence when they took the field at East London against the Netherlands, it was a kind of relief for them that they were finally seeing some action. NEW ZEALAND V SOUTH AFRICA 
A captain's knock indeedFleming single-handedly caused the turnaround in the fortunes of his side. As captain he took the initiative and did not leave the scene till he had completed a task in a high-scoring match that was shortened by 11 overs because of rain. INDIA V AUSTRALIA Men in blue get the blues For the 500-odd fans of Indian origin and 150-odd who flew in from India it was a forgettable experience at the SuperSport Park. KENYA V CANDA Odoyo's all-round effort THERE was not much to choose between the sides, and the more experienced outfit handled the pressures of a World Cup game better. That really was the difference. SRILANKA V BANGLADESH 
Four strikes in an over!Chaminda Vaas' hat-trick off the opening three deliveries of a World Cup game at Pietermaritzburg may have been achieved against minnows Bangladesh. However, it reflected his ability to hit the right length, find the right line and obtain the right amount of swing at the very beginning of his spell. NEW ZEALAND V WEST INDIES Kiwis' depth carries the day There are quite a few all-rounders in the New Zealand squad who can turn any match on its head on their day.
Jonty Rhodes was a supreme fielder and stealing a run from him was really a tough job for a batsman.
In this interview to The Sportstar Woolmer dwells on his new role.
Mahanama has some plansRoshan Mahanama, the former Sri Lanka Test batsman, is amazingly fit. He looks in good shape to play competitive cricket, and smiles when I make a suggestion. "I'm working on an idea to organise a unique tour for Sri Lankan cricketers,'' he says.
A foolish attemptEveryone else knew that England should not have surrendered to the blackmail within the death threat letter from the Sons and Daughters of Zimbabwe, an offshoot of the Zimbabwe opposition party. Once you surrender to the threats of a blackmailer there is no way back.
The feeling of nationalismSouth Africans of all colours, shapes, sizes and ages had gathered in the hotel lobby and waited patiently for the players to come down from the elevator to the entrance of the hotel, where the team bus was waiting to take the players to the Newlands ground.
THE World Cup has seen many controversies but none stranger than the one about Percy Sonn, the President of the South African Board.
Three great cricketersWhat a phenomenal achievement it was for Wasim Akram, when he turned out for his record-breaking 34th World Cup game, against Namibia in Kimberly. He is 36, but is still good enough to run through sides. This speaks for his class and ...
Just a week into the World Cup and with a twist at every turn, it felt like four novels rolled into one.
Vaughan eyeing bigger thingsRuns, runs and more runs. He has been enjoying himself with the willow. Now England top-order batsman, Michael Vaughan, is eyeing even bigger things. The English captaincy for instance. The smooth-stroking customer indicated that he would be ... 
It could stand the test of timeIt is a special way to remember a record-breaking performance. Sri Lankan paceman Chaminda Vaas, who dismissed three Bangladesh batsmen off the first three balls, an unprecedented feat in an ODI, had a pleasant surprise waiting for him after a ...
South Africa still looks to HansieSomeone needs to instruct them that it is more useful to spend time at the nets and not at a seance. Someone needs to remind them ghosts don't win matches, men do.
NO Kangaroom for doubt there, all India viewed the Bedi Dame as a pneumatic enough `Mandiraspberry'.
SOURAV'S India displayed the backbone of a jellyfish in the crucial February 15 group clash with Australia.
Captain Hooper is unrepentant at the apparent denial of a great West Indian legacy.
India cannot expect to be a world power in cricket unless they learn to play new ball bowlers.
Byron Black hopes to keep his family together as his homeland of Zimbabwe falls apart. Over the 'Net Who will be the better father, Andre Agassi or Pete Sampras? Rock on, Rod VISITORS to www.rodlavermusic.com will find an angry message at the top of the "Biography" page: ".rod laver is Not a Tennis Player!!!!!" Indeed, .rod laver has nothing to do with Grand Slam wins and ... Passions for the game YOU can thank Serena and Venus Williams for the longest-running tennis character on televison — the teenage champion Whitney Russell on the NBC soap opera Passions. "The Williams sisters were definitely the inspiration for ...
Venus and Serena Williams are raising the bar, and women's tennis is better for it. By JOHNETTE HOWARD.
Croatia springs a big surpriseTHE Davis Cup first round matches were held in different places from February 7 to 9. Quite a few of them sent shockwaves across the globe. The biggest of them all was the 1-4 upset of USA by Croatia at Zagreb. There were also some seat-edge ... WTA INDIAN OPEN 
Tamarine Tanasugarn picks up maiden tour titleIT was sweet revenge and a moment to cherish for the Thai girl, Tamarine Tanasugarn, when she outplayed an erratic Iroda Tulyaganova of Uzbekistan in the Indian Open singles final 6-4, 6-4 in 83 minutes to pick her maiden WTA Tour title. The ...
Ushering in a new dawn for IndiaAT Sheffield in January when she became the first Indian girl to win the Under-17 title in the British Open, observers put her among the top juniors in the World. At Islamabad in February when she lifted the Asian junior title, there were no two ...
Poor old Gazza"MEN are we and must mourn when even the shade of that which once was great has passed away." The poet Wordsworth was hardly referring to Paul Gascoigne, but the words alas seem almost appropriate. For, the 35-year-old Gazza, in his desperation, ...
Kuiper flays DonaldThey fought together when South Africa returned to the international scene in a rather dramatic manner in 1991. Now pace bowling great Allan Donald, in the evening of a glorious career, and former hard-hitting middle-order batsman Adrian Kuiper, ...
Help Wanted? The games' underachievers get some adviceIf you imagine pro tennis players as high-school students, some make the most of their abilities and get A's and B's (see Lleyton Hewitt and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario) while others coast on their talent to pull C's. We're talking about classic ... 
The world according to Pat CashMANY tennis players don't know what to do with themselves after they retire. Not Pat Cash. The 37-year-old Aussie, who won Wimbledon in 1987, has more on his plate than Anna Nicole Smith at an all-you-eat buffet. Cash devotes much of his time to ... 
Behind the LinesROLE MODEL: Daniela Hantuchova
He had a pretty short run as an England cricketer, but hopes to have a more fruitful time as a coach. Former England paceman Dougie Brown is enjoying his role as the Namibian coach. The Warwickshire cricketer, who played nine ODIs for England ... |
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