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IT is difficult to talk in the same breath about the structured programme of the Board of Control for Cricket in India at the junior level with any other national unit.
A million thanks Pete... for the memoriesExactly 10 years after he won the first of his record seven Wimbledon titles in 1993, the chances of the great man returning to the hallowed lawns for a final goodbye in 2004 seem rather bleak. And it's time now to curtsy to Wimbledon's greatest living Royalty, Pete Sampras, writes NIRMAL SHEKAR.
Pete Sampras' career results at WimbledonSampras won his seventh career Wimbledon men's singles title, tying the record set by Willie Renshaw in 1889: 1989: First round: lost to Todd Woodbridge 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-3. 1990: First round: lost to Christo van Rensburg 7-6, ...
Roddick — America's great hope or hype?"IF Roddick makes it big, it will be very big for American tennis," former world No. 1 Jim Courier, now a TV tennis analyst, was saying during the 2003 Australian Open. Fascinating Facts * Roddick spends about 25 minutes a day on the Internet, using his Panasonic computer or Toshiba laptop, and he regularly updates his own website, andyroddick.com. * Roddick was an excellent (3.6 grade average) student at Boca Raton (Florida) ... Roddick comes of age on grass WITH Wimbledon firmly in his sights, Andy Roddick came of age on grass, displaying a mix of maturity and power during a memorable week in west London. He beat his boyhood idol, equalled the fastest-ever serve in tennis and curbed his ...
Boris Becker's big game — and a big personality to match it — has put him into the Hall of Fame. Summer Hits IT may take some time to figure out the unique scoring system, but it'll take you no time to recognise the big names playing World Team Tennis this year. From July 7 to 27, 10 teams of five players will compete in home and away matches. The ... The English Patient Forget the Queen. God save British tennis. Counselling Session What does Andy Roddick need to do to win a big one? 
Between The LinesBUSH LEAGUE: Andre Agassi, Todd Martin and other ATP stars hung out with former President George H. W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, at their Houston home during the tour stop in that city. The group scarfed burgers, swapped tennis stories, and ...
PAUL FEINNumber of times that surprise French Open finalist Martin Verkerk had considered retiring in recent years, due to poor results: 2. Number of matches that Martin Verkerk had won in Grand Slam tournaments before reaching the 2003 ...
TWO performances. Sixteen years apart yet linked by an umbilical cord of audacity.
Predictions go for sixIt was Sri Lanka, against the odds and predictions, that emerged victorious, taking a winning 2-0 lead before the West Indians, who are making a habit of winning matches after losing the series, managed to pull one back at Arnos Vale.
ADRIAN LE ROUX'S decision not to renew BCCI's contract and go to his home cricket Board has predictably given rise to plenty of speculation.
Giving cricketers a hearingLike the BCCI has indicated, it would be wonderful if the Duleep Trophy is scheduled in such a manner that all the stars are able to take part. The competition then would regain its glory.
Talk of the walkTHE Glenn-Ramnaresh spit-spat came later. Its genesis was in super sledger Steve Waugh asking Brian Lara in a not so sweet whisper (during that nasty 4th Test at Antigua) as to why he hadn't `walked' when it was his teleset practice to do so.
DOES the reporting of new West Indies quick bowler Jermaine Lawson for an illegal action open up a new chapter in the ongoing saga of such bowlers?
hat lies behind the return of Mark Vermeulen to Zimbabwe? We may never know.
India back to winning waysCALL it a regeneration, a resurgence or even a renaissance, the reality is that India identified itself as a threat to everyone in competitive hockey and it came out clearly in the twin editions of the Hockey Australia Men's Challenge at Perth and Sydney.
Schumacher takes the leadFerrari'S Michael Schumacher moved to the top of the world championship standings for the first time this season after scoring his sixth win in the Canadian Grand Prix and the 68th of his career. 'The season is going to be a long one' Winning races and championships isn't very easy. Michael Schumacher just makes it look that way. Schumacher, seeking his record sixth Formula One title, won for the fourth time this season and passed Kimi Raikkonen for the lead in the driver ...
NEW bikes and team transfers marked the opening event of the MRF National Motocross Championship 2003.
Latif admires Scotland's progressScotland fans had much to cheer as Pakistan skipper Rashid Latif told world cricket bosses to create a place on the big stage for Scotland's one-day team. Latif was unable to conceal his admiration for the fired-up Scots after they went within a ... 
Stoltenberg parts with HewittLletyon Hewitt's coach Jason Stoltenberg has quit, throwing the world No. 1's Wimbledon defence into a spin. Sydney's Daily Telegraph reported that Stoltenberg has decided to return to Melbourne to spend more time with his wife and two ...
Bhagyashree, a deserving winnerANJU SACHDEV was a happy woman on that humid Thursday afternoon earlier this month. Not just because her daughter Tania had qualified for the next National women's `A' chess championship but also because Bhagyashree Thipsay had won the National women's `B' championship. 
It's for her love of the gameANILA SHAH is featured in these columns not because she's a great player. Which she isn't. It's for her love of the game that this spirited lady, who became a grandmother recently, is known in the women's chess circles in the country. She's ... Injury no handicap SWATI MOHOTA didn't win the trophy. She didn't even threaten to (she in fact failed to qualify for the women's `A'). But she won hearts for her sheer courage. She came to Kozhikode on crutches. She had broken her left leg while playing the ... PROFILE/BHAGYASHREE THIPSAY `It is good to win tournaments' SHE was wearing a black salwar for the prize distribution ceremony. It would not look good in the photographs, we felt. So we requested her: could she wear something else? "I have one blue salwar and another one in brown," she said, "Would one ...
Iran, a class apartIndia's ambitions in the Asian wrestling championship took an inevitable beating, just three months before the first Olympic qualification comes up at the Worlds in the U.S.
Arjuna RanatungaFormer Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga failed in his attempt to become President of the country's cricket board after being defeated by former President Thilanga Sumathipala, who won a landslide victory with 121 of the 138 votes cast. The ... 
John DysonFormer Australian batsman John Dyson will be Sri Lanka's next coach, newly-elected board President Thilanga Sumathipala said. "We will be entering into a memorandum of understanding with John Dyson," Sumathipala announced at a news conference. ...
It's Trecia Roberts all the wayIT was indeed a fitting finale as the second Asian Grand Prix athletics series came to a close amid a stupendous performance by Thailand's Trecia Roberts in the women's high hurdles. ASIAN GRAND PRIX(THIRD LEG) 
A memorable eventTHE absence of a sizeable crowd at the Thammasat University Sports Centre was quite glaring so much so that it brought up an unnecessary discussion about the popularity of the Asian Grand Prix athletics series. ASIAN GRAND PRIX (SECOND LEG) 
Lankans make merryNORMALLY, it should have been pouring cats and dogs all over the Pearl Island at this time of the year. Fortunately, there was not even a single dark cloud on the horizon over the Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, which was brightly lit. And the home athletes did shine too in the second leg of the Asian Grand Prix athletics series. ASIAN GRAND PRIX (FIRST LEG) 
Indians disappointEVEN the presence of one of the most successful athletes of the sub-continent, Susanthika Jayasinghe, failed to inject much life into the Asian Grand Prix athletics meet which was held in Hyderabad.
A victory for Ferguson over the cult of the individualDavid Beckham is joining Real Madrid for one reason alone. It's because he and Sir Alex Ferguson have come to loathe each other. If the godfather of Manchester United had left Old Trafford this summer to pursue a new interest in paper folding ... 'I recognise that this is an amazing opportunity' A selection of quotes following announcement of David Beckham's $41.35 million transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid. David Beckham: "I would like to publicly thank Sir Alex Ferguson for making me the player I am today. "I ... 
Highlights of Beckham's career1992: Makes debut for United against Brighton in League Cup. Wins FA Youth Cup. 1993: Signs professional contract at Old Trafford. 1995: Joins Preston on loan and scores two goals in five games. 1996: Helps ...
This Beckham businessThe whole affair has taken on aspects of fiasco, with Beckham and his talentless singing wife, Relatively Posh Spice — you could cut that awful accent with a rusty penknife — trawling round the United States where no one really knows him let alone her.
1 Number of times in its 51-year history that the final of the ATP's Barcelona event was determined when a player retired citing "exhaustion". Down two sets to one, Marat Safin bagged his match against Carlos Moya. 10 Record number of doubles ... Over the 'net "Baseliners are starting to win on Centre Court and that puts him at a disadvantage." "He's too British. He doesn't have that fighting spirit." "He's been nursing a shoulder injury." Yes 23% "He's one of the few grass-courters ... Money Matters The women have been demanding equal pay at Wimbledon and Roland Garros for years. Why can't they get it?
Miandad signs a lucrative contract with Pakistan BoardMore than two months after taking charge, Pakistan coach Javed Miandad finally signed a lucrative Rs. (Pak.) 10 million a year contract with the Cricket Board. Miandad's contract, which would include a monthly salary of $8,000, is commensurate ...
Franz BeckenbauerGerman football legend Franz Beckenbauer is expecting his fifth child this November, the Bild newspaper reported. Beckenbauer, 57, and his companion Heidi Burmester, a former secretary of the Bayern Munich club, already have a son ... 
Kathy WattAustralia's former Olympic champion Kathy Watt will come out of a three-year retirement to begin her comeback bid for the Athens 2004 Games, the cyclist said. "I really want to achieve another gold medal in cycling," Watt told reporters. "I've ...
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