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VOL.26 :: NO.27 :: July 05 - 11, 2003
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IT is early days yet. Both teams have a long way to go before they can be called the giants of the game, which they once where, at different periods in cricket's history. But the relative successes which the new-look English one-day team under Michael Vaughan and the West Indies under Brian Lara have met with in recent times should put a smile on the face of every connoisseur of the great old game.
It's all sunshine for England cricketWhat more could England want? They have beaten a talented but raw Pakistan side after losing the first match of three, they have found a new captain who stays calm and makes all the right decisions, their senior opening batsman is back in form and they have unearthed a genuinely classy wicket-keeper and a destructive fast bowler, writes TED CORBETT.
Meeting with success under a new captainENGLAND'S claims to fame from their one-day series are clear enough: they won 2-1. But what about the new Pakistan, a bunch of young fighters being pushed in the right direction by that crafty old fox Javed Miandad?
Michael Vaughan upset over pitch invasionFor thousands of years religious folk have argued about the exact number of angels who can stand on a pin head; and this cricket argument is just as obscure it will continue for years to come.
Don't tinker too much with umpiringThe point is we can never ever do away with umpiring errors. There have been cases when the third umpire, with all the replays of the world available, has arrived at the wrong decision!
FINALLY it seems to be happening. For long, everyone talked about the pitiable state of Ranji, and how first class players were treated shabbily.
`Who let the dogs out?'Though nothing should be taken away from the "Bond With The Rest" performance yardstick devised by Sourav Ganguly, it is clearly an overt stratagem easily imitated.
How brown goes our Bradman?THE chin part of Sachin, how up, as the Brown Bradman, is it going to be in Australia? `After' Lara, who? "Tendulkar has to perform more consistently on bouncy wickets in Australia to lay claim to be the best batsman of the world along with Brian Lara,'' superbat Barry Richards is on candid record as noting.
New President Ehsan Mani could prove to be just what the doctor had ordered for a crisis-ridden International Cricket Council.
Spoilt or inadequately rewarded?This fight for the soul of men's tennis, between the ATP and the often intractable Grand Slams, is an old one. No one doubts the need for grass roots development, but in a time when tennis' popularity is under threat, a players' mutiny will more than bruise the game.
A baby in the fast laneTHE latest addition to the Marion Jones-Tim Montgomery household is likely to be a boy. The gender of the world's fastest couple's baby had been a well-kept secret until Montgomery let slip the possibility that it was a boy at the American ... The law of averages GLOUCESTERSHIRE wicket-keeper Jack Russell will be sidelined for at least a month after breaking his left thumb in the Twenty20 Cup match against Northamptonshire at Bristol. Chris Taylor is likely to don the gloves in Russell's absence for ...
Gaby smiles again after tennis miseryGABRIELA SABATINI does not need the visual inspiration of an advertising agency to stop the traffic in Paris; strolling through the Place de la Concorde on a drizzly June morning, she all but causes a pile-up as heads turn in immediate recognition accompanied by a cacophony of blaring horns and screeching brakes. Where have all the serve and volleyers gone? Imagine football without the forward pass or boxing without body punching or basketball without inside shooting. Those sports would be greatly diminished. So would tennis if serving and volleying becomes extinct.
A memorable double for Prakash AmritrajHE was six points away from winning the match. Up 6-3, 4-0 and 30-0 on his serve, the last thing that would have crossed Richard Crabtree's mind was defeat. ITF SATELLITE (SECOND LEG) 
Prakash takes his first sure stepsWINNING your first ATP point and winning your first professional title have their own charm. You never forget them in a hurry, for it is as difficult to win an ATP point in the intensely competitive world of men's tennis as it is to win a title. ITF SATELLITE (FIRST LEG) 
Kiernan's gamble pays offDANIEL KIERNAN was on a voyage of self-discovery in the International Tennis Federation's Satellite Circuit, coming to grips with insights about himself before the curtain came down on the first leg.
A different Open champion's special dayWith his 11-month-old daughter, Caleigh Lynn, in his arms after he had putted out to win the 103rd U.S. Open, Jim Furyk turned to his father, Mike, just off the 18th green at Olympia Fields and whispered, "Happy Father's Day.'' Another son of a golf pro had won the Open, the others being Arnold Palmer, Curtis Strange and Raymond Floyd.
Nobody handed Jim Furyk his first major championship. He grabbed it and never let go, protecting his lead the way a lion protects his territory.
Tiger Woods fed off the frustration of failure to talk candidly about his future and the American arrived at a chilling conclusion for his rivals.
SpeedTHE International Cricket Council (ICC) accepted that the umpires and referees have been inconsistent in applying the new Code of Conduct for the players. This admission came in a report submitted by the ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed at the ... 
RijkaardFORMER Dutch national coach Frank Rijkaard has signed a multi-year deal with Spanish side Barcelona, it was reported. He takes over from Serbian coach Radomir Antic at Barcelona who ended a disappointing season on a high note, clinching a UEFA ...
Indians reap a rich harvest The host picked up five out of the six golds at stake. That was not all. Of the total 18 medals, 13 were won by the Indians. ASIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP Andhra's astounding success FOUR of India's six champions from the Asian youth tourney speak Telugu at home. But G. Rohit, Lakshmi Praneetha, P. Lakshmi Sahithi and S. Ravi Teja weren't the only winners for Andhra at Kozhikode. Y. Sandeep and I. Ramya Krishna won silver ...
Juicy Quotes— Serena Williams, after crushing Barbara Rittner 6-2, 6-1, in the French Open first round. It's between the ears, man. I know I can play tennis. I just started unravelling and it got out of hand. — Andy ...
Lewis sliding on throne of blood Lennox Lewis is still on his throne of blood. But only just.
In boxing, a champion's place in history is measured not by his opinion, but by his opponents. Lennox Lewis' record April 22: Hasim Rahman, Brakpan, South Africa, KO by 5 (Lost WBC-IBF heavyweight titles) Nov 17: Hasim Rahman, Las Vegas, KO 4 (Won WBC-IBF heavyweight titles) 2002: June 8: Mike Tyson, Memphis, Tenn., KO 8 (Retained WBC-IBF ...
The future looks bright Rogge's 18 months in office have been productive. He has nice things to look back upon and is confident of the future.
Scripting a new chapterAFTER ALL, she is human too. The exploits on the synthetic track in her now-famous 100m sprint are not just what make the `Sprint Queen' from Colombo, Susanthika Jayasinghe, feel proud of.
Overall, a fine showTHE coffee town of Chikmagalur has had a long association with motor sports and rallying. Its coffee estates have the ideal terrain for staging rallies and most of the planters support the sport unreservedly.
India Cements maintains hegemonyTHE Twenty20 sizzlers are a rage in England this summer. The game is both evolving and discovering new ways to woo the spectators. All this is not new though to cricket lovers of Madras (now Chennai); the spectacular race to the targets, the ... HUVINA HADAGALI 
Age-old problem crops up againIF the age-screening committee did have a say or had been stricter in implementing the norms, only eight or nine teams would have played the 11th edition of the mini-National volleyball championship held at the far flung, dusty village of Huvina ...
RICK DELL is in India to find the answers. Like in so many other countries around the world. ` Baseball' is the big question. 
How glamorous will the Real world be for the Beckhams?FROM the beautiful offices of Hola! magazine to the gardeners manicuring the turf of El Bernabeu football stadium, there seemed only one topic of conversation in Madrid recently — the imminent arrival of the man the press was calling Spa in's new king — El Rey Beckham.
LONG ago, way back in the 1950s, that arch competitor Vittorio Pozzo was deploring the plethora of competitions.
Ronaldo's tipsRONALDO welcomed David Beckham to Real Madrid but warned the England captain he would have to work hard to impress the club's demanding supporters. Ronaldo has scored 21 league goals for Real till the end of the last season, but the Brazilian ... 
A President's love for golfSOUTH AFRICAN President Thabo Mbeki took his new love of golf a step further when he hosted and participated in the Presidential Golf Classic in Cape Town. The President's spokesperson, Bheki Khumalo, described the event as one of the "most ...
MossBRITAIN'S Stirling Moss, one of the greatest drivers never to win the Formula One world championship, fears his compatriot David Coulthard may be destined to suffer a similar fate. "I'm afraid I don't think he will be champion," the 73-year-old ... 
AkhtarSHOAIB AKHTAR, the fastest bowler in the world, has agreed to play for Durham for the remainder of the summer. Shoaib replaces the fast bowler, Dewald Pretorius, who was a surprise inclusion in South Africa's squad for their tour of ...
All for the goodTHE most likely beneficiaries of David Beckham's transfer to Real Madrid will be the England team, according to former international striker Gary Lineker. "The biggest winner is likely to be England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson," Lineker, who ... |
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