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VOL.26 :: NO.13 :: Mar. 29 - Apr. 04, 2003
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Punter's pot of goldRicky Ponting's Australians are a class apart. Twice in the World Cup they proved that, as competitors on the big stage, they are way ahead of the Indians, writes NIRMAL SHEKAR.
Ponting & Martyn put it beyond IndiansIt was a big game and the occasion was big as well. The pressure too was big and the big team won it in the end. Australia, unbeatable, unrelenting, professional as ever, retained the World Champion title. WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL / INDIA V KENYA 
A runaway winnerTHE clouds hung over Kingsmead testing the nerves of the Indians. It was not the fear of the match being washed out. In that event, India would have cruised into the final without having to bowl a ball against Kenya. WORLD CUP SEMI FINAL / AUSTRALIA V SRI LANKA 
Lee gives no leewayAFTER leading Australia into the final of the ICC World Cup, Ricky Ponting was inclined to look kindly on the St. George's Park pitch at Port Elizabeth. 
Kenya's dream runI have always had a special affection for Kenya since the day in the 1999 World Cup when a young African man arrived in the Press Box, wearing training kit.
Tamil Nadu triumphsNOTWITHSTANDING the absence of pace spearhead L. Balaji and left-hander Hemang Badani, both away with the India-A side in the Caribbean, Tamil Nadu won the BCCI's limited-overs tournament for zonal winners (five-team, all-play-all league) held in Chennai in the first week of March. CAREERS DONE IN BY WORLD CUP 
Pollock another casualty of a hazardous campaignShaun Pollock's sacking as South Africa's captain is the latest in a growing line of players whose reputations, if not careers, have been done for by this World Cup. SOUTH AFRICA DIARY 
The atmosphere is very, very IndianMARCH 10. The roads to The Wanderers highlight the Indianness of cricket. Fans of the Indian team have descended in huge numbers from neighbouring African nations. KENYA'S DREAM RUN 
`We beat Test teams and that was something incredible'For the Kenyan cricketers, it has been a World Cup of discovering themselves. It is true that some of them did not give themselves much chance against the elite of world cricket, but the minnows ended up smashing some of the established Test teams. From `That World' to this HOW, with each euphoric World Cup win by Sourav's India, Asoka de Silva seemed to rise yet another umpiring notch in the ICC's rating!
Winners and losers of the CupIn a time of little moral clarity, Andy Flower and Henry Olonga are the men of this Cup. So lost is cricket in petty politics that few men find the need or strength to make bold statements. Flower and Olonga sacrificed their careers for a cause; ... 
Chang has no regretsFORMER French Open champion Michael Chang, who announced that this would be his last season on the ATP Tour, said he has no regrets about his decision. 
The pixie with an iron willAt 5ft 2in, Bernie Ecclestone is in danger of being dwarfed by his reputation. Since he took over Formula One 20 years ago, transforming it into a global, multi-billion-dollar industry, he has been mythologised as a figure of immense power, quietly bending the world's governments and media magnates to his will. Jordan has Garden flashback SHANDON ANDERSON didn't ask to become the motivational pigeon. He was handpicked, primed and plucked.
NOW that Mandira is out of sight, is she out of mind's eye? An eyeful she certainly looked, while being pneumatically ensconced in the World Cup!
A warning to selectorsTHE current World Cup will have been a great disappointment to those theorists who have been proclaiming that one-day cricket is a game for youngsters and specialist players.
A World Cup to remember for Sachin and SrinathThe two seniors in the Indian line-up, Sachin Tendulkar and Javagal Srinath, have certainly made World Cup 2003 one to remember for the countless Indian supporters.
Sometimes sport is like life in a jungle, it must go on with little time for emotion.
THIS World Cup has seen Brett 'Binger' Lee's explosive fast bowling. He knocked down stumps, batsmen, came up with a hat-trick, but most importantly helped Australia win crucial matches, enroute to the final. 
Mauresmo sets her sights on world dominationAMELIE MAURESMO, the 23-year-old Frenchwoman, believes that her increasing maturity and newfound commitment to attacking the net could eventually lead her past the Williams sisters.
Leko, a deserving winnerPETER LEKO of Hungary has broken into another bastion in world chess by emerging victorious at the prestigious City of Linares Super Category tournament through a lucky tie-break. His return to Linares could not have come at a better stage in his ... PROFILE / PETER LEKO 
Inching his way to the topWITHOUT doubt, Peter Leko is certainly chess's hottest personality today. With his career being on the upswing since 1999, this year has seen Leko inching his way to the zenith. 
An angry outburstTHE relationship between World No. 1 Garry Kasparov and chess journalists doesn't necessarily inspire much confidence. As is customary, the best game of the tournament prize was announced during the closing ceremony of the 20th City of Linares ...
HAVING emerged supreme at the Linares tournament, Peter Leko now has his mind set on fulfilling his aim of becoming the world champion.
Safin misses Hewitt's vital ingredient of successRUSSIAN Davis Cupper and 2000 U.S. Open champion Marat Safin believes "mental toughness" is keeping Lleyton Hewitt ranked as world number one at his expense.
IOB, S. Railway corner gloryTHIS year the Volleyball Federation of India's National League preliminary rounds' schedule went haywire for various reasons, including the delayed conduct of the National Games at Hyderabad. NATIONAL PRELIMINARY LEAGUE (BANGALORE LEG) Cochin Port Trust emerges as a new force THE Volleyball Federation of India has quickly fallen in line with the World body's desire to popularise the game by promoting club volleyball. NATIONAL PRELIMINARY LEAGUE (MANIPAL LEG) 
Kochi Refineries comes out unscathedVOLLEYBALL players deserve a standing applause. They have to rough it out in small towns, play during hot and humid conditions and more importantly have to show tremendous patience as organisers show scant respect to timings and schedules. The ...
Dola, Satyadev take the honoursIT was back to back victories for both Satyadev Prasad of Uttar Pradesh and Dola Banerjee of Jharkhand in the second National ranking archery prize money circuit tournament at the Sports Authority of India.
A strong second line is fast emerging in Kerala men's volleyball. Tell tale signs of this pleasant trend could be seen in the recently concluded South Zone senior championships in Bangalore. Kerala's second string proved head and shoulders ... South asserts supremacy WHILE the entire cricketing fraternity the world over, including India, was engrossed in the cricket carnival in South Africa, the youth brigade of India battled for supremacy in the under-19 all-India Col. C. K. Nayudu cricket tournament at ...
SOUTH AFRICAN Corrie Sanders knocked out Vladimir Klitschko 27 seconds into the second round, stunning the Ukrainian in a major upset.
Derksen hits new heights Robert-Jan Derksen, who only crept into the 150 starters when Tiger Woods withdrew, won the Dubai Desert Classic from none other than Ernie Els.
Nostalgic Pele's message to modern soccerPELE moves around the modern world with ease, but soccer's most revered player admits he sometimes misses the days when making a call home was an adventure.
WITH the publication of Tom Bower's Broken Dreams: Vanity, Greed and the Souring of English Football, a foul stench hangs over the English game. Not that most of us football journalists weren't aware of the pernicious situation already. ...
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