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VOL.26 :: NO.35 :: Aug 30 - Sep 05, 2003
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.26 :: NO.35 :: Aug 30 - Sep 05, 2003 |
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IS there a more charming poster boy in modern cricket than Shane Warne? What does he not have? Magic in his fingers. Millions in the bank.
Blemished geniusShane Warne is often portrayed as a lovable rogue, the blonde surfer turned colourful cricketer, and there is a rough charm to this flawed, anti-establishment figure, but now it is running thin. It is almost as if he believes his celebrity is bullet-proof, that his virtues on the field are allowance for any vices off it, and like so many sporting stars before him there is a tendency to see himself as the victim, as the problem not being his fault, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH.
England catches up AFTER the run-filled Tests at Edgbaston and Lord's, the third match of the series was tense, taut and in doubt right to the last morning.
From an orphanage to Lord'sMurder, domestic violence, police brutality. South African Dewald Pretorius tells NEIL MANTHORP how he turned a living nightmare into a dream come true.
Century temperaturesYou may think — like the computer expert who comes along to install my new lap top today — that we have the most wonderful life, watching all the finest cricketers, sipping cocktails with the famous, staying in the best hotels and generally behaving like at least Z-list jet setters; but sometimes life in the cricket circuit is not quite so wonderful.
How Tony Greig launched sledging in IndiaFROM swearing to sledging on the field of "display" I move. Zeroing in on one Test match, played 30 years ago, as a telling example of how it all really started nowhere but here in India.
WHAT quality coverage by TEN Sports of our hockey youth coming of age!
The beneficial aspects of conditioning campsTHE Indian probables are now in the conditioning camp ahead of what will surely be a demanding season. These camps are certainly useful, for apart from enabling the cricketers to get into shape, they can forge team unity and camaraderie.
Ignorant critics feel the NCA is a mere show piece, a monumental white elephant caught up in theory and impractical ideas.
On handling short pitched bowling the Aussie wayQUIETLY slipping in and out of Sydney during the last fortnight was none other than the Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly. What was he doing here you might ask? Simple really, seeking some coaching from Greg Chappell, the former Australian captain, on how to handle short pitched bowling.
THE passing of Jack Noreiga, in his native Trinidad on August 8, aged 67, inevitably stirred memories of a Test match that reserved a special place in the game's history for both himself and for Indian cricket.
Andre Agassi not to play in Athens OlympicsWorld number one Andre Agassi will not play in the 2004 Athens Olympics and the men's tennis star still has no idea whether his pregnant wife Steffi Graf is carrying a son or a daughter. The 33-year-old American said in Washington that he ... 
Nicolas Escude will be out of action till 2004Nicolas Escude has ruled himself out of action until next year because of a hip injury. The Frenchman picked up the injury while playing Juan Carlos Ferrero at Wimbledon in July. He received lengthy treatment before being forced to retire from ... 
Guy Thys passes awayFormer Belgium national football coach Guy Thys, who led his country at three successive World Cups, died at the age of 80 after a long illness, it was reported. Thys was in charge of the Belgium World Cup teams in 1982 in Spain, 1986 in ... 
Ali Bacher's biography will hit the stands next yearVeteran cricket administrator Ali Bacher will recount the "monumental" events of the most extraordinary period in the history of South African cricket in a biography, which will hit the stands early next year. The biography is being researched ...
Bologan, a surprise winnerONE of world classical champion Vladimir Kramnik's forts fell when Viktor Bologan of Moldova won the Sparkassen chess meeting held at Dortmund, Germany, from July 30 to August 10. Changing trend THE results of the Sparkassen chess meeting at Dortmund where the three established stars scored only as much as the emerging stars goes to prove that things are fast changing in the chess world. Often the top players end up playing each other ...
'I was lucky to win'VIKTOR BOLOGAN worked hard to find a place in the prize list. But as the tournament progressed, the Moldovan soon found that things went well for him from the start and he won by a one-point difference to reach a milestone in his chess ...
Ramesh emerges a worthy winnerA GRANDMASTER, armed with a personal agenda, and over 219 internationally-rated players in the field of 304, the National `B' chess championship never had it so good before. The qualifiers R. B. Ramesh: The only player who never trailed in the qualification race. Consistent, committed and considerate. Retained his place in the National `A' in an impressive manner. Part of the Indian team in 1995 and 1996. This double ... A bid to regain respect FROM being just another National `B' championship, the 41st edition at Nagpur turned out to be like none other in the past four decades. For the first time, a Grandmaster chose to join the competition meant for the lesser mortals. With Koneru ...
'It was a new feeling for me'Last year R. B. Ramesh had made history, when he became the first Indian to win the British championship since 1933. Now a year later, Abhijit Kunte has become the last Indian to win this famous tournament. And he likes that fact. "I'm the last ...
The past few weeks have truly brought an amazing number of big sporting successes for India.
Fledgling China topples towering Russia IF you look at the final standings of the teams that participated in the women's 2003 World Grand Prix volleyball league — the championship was conducted by Italy because of the SARS epidemic in some of the Asian countries — you will be surprised by the drastic shuffle in hierarchy.
Amardeep strikes it richAmardeep Singh Malik, the Meerut based 18-year-old, pulled off a stunning one stroke win, at the Eagleton Golf Resort, over seasoned amateurs to clinch his second major title in his four-year old golfing career.
Favourites to the foreTHE favourites lived up to expectations in the Laser National sailing championships 2003, conducted by the LCAI at the Hussainsagar Lake in Hyderabad. Rajesh Choudhary won the title in the Standard Rig category. P. Madhu won in the Radial Rigs ...
Herschelle GibbsEnglish county Durham announced that they have signed South African opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs as one of their overseas players for the 2004 season. "We are delighted with the signing of such an experienced player and I am confident he ... 
Padraig HarringtonFear of Tiger Woods is a thing of the past, declared Ireland's Padraig Harrington. "Attitudes have changed," announced Harrington, the only European ranked in the world's top 10. "Tiger certainly had a few good years on the tour where most of the ...
IHF Juniors to the foreTHOUGH shorn of glamour teams and stars, the annual Madras Cricket Club-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament at Chennai enjoyed a good deal of patronage. This came as a balm to a worried tournament committee, whose members had spoken out at the ... BANGALORE 
Canara Bank regains crownTHE HINDU Trophy inter-institution cricket tournament is being conducted by the Karnataka State Cricket Association for quite some time now. One of the early tournaments of the season, the participation is by invitation and the divisions in which ... YANAM 
Double for Tamil NaduTAMIL NADU called the tune yet another time in the South Zone basketball championships held recently at Yanam, the Andhra pocket of Pondicherry. In identical TN-Kerala final face-offs, the men posted an emphatic 84-50 victory while the women held ... KOLKATA 
Eastern Railway dominatesTHE domination of Eastern Railway was never in doubt in the four-day 44th all-India Railway aquatics championship, held at the Subhas Sarobar Complex in Kolkata. A clutch of talented youngsters set five meet records, won 17 swimming events and ...
Mahindra United's moment of gloryMAHINDRA UNITED is the new symbol of footballing supremacy in the country. The Mumbai giant etched its name in the roll of honour, becoming the ninth club team to lift the Federation Cup — sponsored this time by the steel and automobile giant Tata. Facts and figures MUMBAI'S Mahindra United defeated Kolkata's Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in the final at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, to win its maiden Federation Cup title. Sixteen best teams of India — 12 National League teams and four best second ...
Argentinian talentNOT even Carlos Bianchi, consistently successful manager of Boca Juniors, believes that Carlos Albert Tevez, aged 19, is likely to be on parade when Boca contest the Toyota Cup in Tokyo on December 14. |
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