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VOL.26 :: NO.10 :: Mar. 08 - 15, 2003
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.26 :: NO.10 :: Mar. 08 - 15, 2003 |
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Interference of politics in sport POLITICS and sport. This theme takes the centre-stage whenever the Government issues a fiat to the sports institutions to avoid participating in or against countries or events fearing a threat to competitors.
Noteworthy win for many reasons India recently scored a comfortable win over Japan in the first round of our 2003 campaign.
India finds a new match-winnerIn this Indian team, Ashish Nehra was the most under-rated individual until that wonderful night at Kingsmead when he produced a sensational piece of fast-medium bowling in one-day cricket, claiming six wickets in an unchanged spell, writes VIJAY LOKAPALLY.
Ashish Nehra leaves an emphatic markSOURAV GANGULY did not have to bare his very manly torso at Kingsmead as he did at Lord's. The match was one-sided and lacked the excitement and the kind of finish that would have prompted the India skipper to indulge in any hysterical response to the victory. NEW ZELAND V BANGLADESH Kiwis businesslike The nightclub brawl in Durban that included among the others the nation's cricketing icon Chris Cairns, was certainly not the kind of publicity that a side, in a desperate race to the Super Six, required. The New Zealand camp, predictably, ... PAKISTAN V THE NETHERLANDS 
Wasim Akram's featAFTER Pakistan beat Holland by 97 runs, the 40-year-old Dutch captain Roland Lefebvre made a statement that certainly would not have sounded pleasant for Sourav Ganguly's India, Waqar Younis' Pakistan and Nasser Hussain's England. AUSTRALIA V ZIMBABWE 
Host lacks firepowerBULAWAYO received much-needed rain to end a long period of drought, but the Zimbabwe cricket side could not notch up a much-needed victory over the formidable Australians. KENYA V SRI LANKA An ambush in Nairobi IT was a well laid ambush, and the Lankans walked right into it. In the land of the Lions, the Kenyans roared. INDIA V NAMIBIA 
Tendulkar, Ganguly make hay while the sun shinesIT was an encounter that was buried under heaps of individual distinctions. It was an apology for an international match, especially considering the significance attached to it. WEST INDIES V CANANDA 
Davison's blitzkrieg and a Caribbean calypsoIT was a century at the Centurion that will be remembered for long. For its booming blows that left the opposition rattled, for its sheer dare-devilry that sent the pacemen running for cover, for its inventiveness that had the normally cool Caribbean skipper Carl Hooper locked in animated discussions. ENGLAND V PAKISTAN 
Anderson rises to the occasionENGLISH cricket is alive and kicking. After the rise of Michael Vaughan as a top-notch batsman in the past 12 months, another latent talent has surfaced in the form of fast bowler James Anderson. SOUTH AFRICA V BANGLADESH 
Emphatic win for hostTHE South Africans were feeling the heat. There was the real threat of a humiliating elimination before the Super Six stage and for a side that was counted among the pre-tournament favourites, this was an unsavoury thought. AUSTRALIA V THE NETHERLANDS 
The minnows too had a pointAustralia got four vital points from the match to take its tally to 12, but Ricky Ponting's team was extremely lucky not to share four points with the Netherlands. OVERVIEW 
Cricket is too kindCricket is the kindest game. Mistakes are forgiven, cross words put aside after the slightest apology, umpiring mistakes laughed off, while rivals like Fred Trueman and Gary Sobers and Keith Miller and Denis Compton and Darren Gough and Shane Warne form friendships lasting a lifetime.
FEBRUARY 17: It is a different Zimbabwe from what we read and hear. Our brief is not to go looking for poverty stricken masses or the long queue for petrol and bread. We see them back home too. But the pleasantness at every nook and corner is simply touching.
Wasim Akram has crossed the 500-wicket mark in one-day internationals. It's a reward for hard work. The left-arm seamer's hour of celebration came on a hot and humid day at the Boland Park, Paarl, in the Western Cape of South Africa, where the game is patronised by wine merchants. Unheralded have a say AT the opening ceremony in Cape Town, they were happy to be part of the fraternity, happily clicking away pictures of their idols. A fortnight into the tournament, they had found a stage for themselves to steal the limelight, plotting upsets that ...
It is quite fascinatingCricket operates in a most fascinating manner even in normal times, and in a high pressure competition like the World Cup, it unfolds in a more tantalising way.
Too many one-sided contestsONE of the big debates in the World Cup, before the mega event and during it, has been about the lesser sides, on how many of them we can have in the tournament. It is important that the tournament spreads globally. However, we should also ensure that the premier one-day competition does not get diluted.
It's pleasing to see the progress West Indies has made — AdamsTWO years after he joined Richie Richardson, Courtney Walsh and Brian Lara in the West Indies' captaincy out-tray, Jimmy Adams is enthused over the progress of the young batsmen who first appeared under his leadership.
Warne ponders over a grim futureAs he read out his statement, his face bore an expression we had not seen before, it carried a look neither opposition nor watcher had been privy to. It was the sight of cricket's famous blond robbed off his bluster, his eyes faded in defeat. A 12-month ban! Even he could not spin his way out of this.
Image and damageAS India crushed Namibia by 181 runs, that nascent nation's skipper graciously acknowledged what a privilege it had been for their cricket to absorb, in such close-up action, the art and craft of Sachin (152 off 151 balls: 18 fours) and Sourav (112 off 119 balls: 6 fours, 4 sixes).
A lot to be done to improve the quality of pitchesOne of the great joys of my cricketing career has been the opportunity that it has given me to travel and enjoy the beauty of various countries and marvel at the skills of our forefathers.
Woods shows he is equipped to dominateTIGER WOODS will not be searching for a new set of clubs. His return to the PGA Tour was like a rerun, a reminder to anyone who suspected that things had changed. HEINEKEN CLASSIC 
Life is easy for Els as Lonard and Faldo fadeErnie Els was waiting on the practice putting green for the play-off, which never happened. With neither Nick Faldo nor Peter Lonard matching his 15-under-par 273, the South African ended up bagging the Heineken Classic to bring his recent tally of triumphs to an extraordinary five in seven starts.
Pankaj has to do some hard thinkingThe recently concluded qualifying tournament for selection of cueists to participate in the coming Asian billiards championship at Myanmar and for the Asian snooker championship at Kolkata once again reconfirmed the emergence of Pankaj Advani as the leading exponent of both disciplines in the country.
An unseeded Malaysian creates historyTHE Yonex All England Open Championship, the annual badminton feast at Birmingham's national indoor arena, has been witnessing a new men's champion for the last six years. It was no different this year with reigning champion, Chen Hong of China falling to an exciting new talent, Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, in the final. In the process it was a historic moment for Malaysian badminton.
Grand double for RailwaysTHIS is the year of the Asian championship and the Indian junior team has qualified for the World championship, to be held in Teheran in the middle of 2003.
Thrilling fareAS a spectator sport Motocross biking has no equals. Even cricket which boasts of thrills and glamour has better audiences only because the game has been marketed better.
A mediocre affair THE 63rd edition of the All India Inter-Varsity athletic championship held at the Gulbarga University proved to be a mediocre affair. TIRUNELVELI Mumbai outplays Delhi MUMBAI won the title in the All India inter-zone inter-university women's kabaddi tournament conducted by Manonmaniam Sundaranar University at Tirunelveli. Eight Universities, four from South-West Zone — Mumbai, Nagarjuna, Madurai Kamaraj ... CHIDAMBARAM Maiden title for Annamalai THE host Annamalai University won its maiden title in the all-India inter-zone inter-university basketball tournament at Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, with a comfortable 62-50 victory over former champion, Punjab University, in the ... KARAIKUDI Sweet revenge for Mysore MYSORE lifted the C. B. Gupta Trophy, defeating Kerala 56-51 in the final of the All-India inter-zone inter-university women's basketball tournament conducted by Alagappa University at Karaikudi.
Terry's troublesRECENTLY, on successive days, I attended post match press conferences at Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. The first was given by the Leeds United manager, Terry Venables.
Sir, — When a television channel buys the rights to a world-class event, it is but natural for a viewer to expect a certain amount of involvement, dedication and sincerity from the producers. StarSports and ESPN maintain a high standard in ...
Megha Vakharia falls to Da Jung Hong in the finalTHE $ 10,000 Reliance ITF Women's Circuit Tennis Championship held in Bangalore ( February 17 to 22), would be remembered for Megha Vakharia's plucky performance. The 18-year old youngster from Mumbai, is regarded as one of the bright talents in ... ITF WOMEN'S CIRCUIT (CHENNAI) Suchanan Viratprasert has it easy INDIAN women's tennis is at the crossroads. Barring Sania Mirza there is not a single player who is able to inspire confidence. While there is plenty of talent and potential in the juniors, the girls have not been able to put it together at the ... ITF JUNIOR CIRCIUT (CHANDIGARH) Sanaa, Somdev keep titles at home THERE are two ways to look at the way Indian juniors are shaping up, especially in the girls' section. ITF JUNIOR CIRCUIT (NEW DELHI) Double for Somdev Dev Varman IN the long line of champions brought out by the Britannia Amirtraj Tennis Centre in Chennai, Somdev Dev Varman is the latest, and perhaps the last. IFT JUNIOR CIRCUIT (KOLKATA) Sanaa Bhambri alone shows out among the Indians IF the Pepsodent-ONGC ITF junior tennis tournament, held in Kolkata in the third week of January, is any pointer then Sanaa Bhambri would qualify as the only Indian with the ability to match the best in the international scenario. Bhambri — ... |
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