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VOL.26 :: NO.36 :: Sep. 06 - 12, 2003
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IN another era, well in the past, when amateurs played cricket, it was about banter. As the game evolved, it took the form of anger and for a while had a racist tinge about it. And sledging has attained its present form owing to the influx of big money and the growth of the one-day game.
Misplaced prioritiesIt is one thing to worship Sachin Tendulkar and celebrate his genius; quite another to convince yourself that he deserved to have customs duty waived to bring in a fancy car, writes NIRMAL SHEKAR.
Questions, questions, stark questionsTHE questions will not go away. How does a side, reeling at 21 for four and 142 for seven, make 342? How does Monde Zondeki, a lad of 21 with just 15 first-class games to his name and batting at No. 9, make 59 on his Test debut?
The Test victory is the main talking point, but there are interesting folk behind the scenes at Trent Bridge.
Bangladesh shows some positive signsBANGLADESH has started showing some signs of improvement. The end result against Pakistan in the first Test of the three-match series was no better than what had happened in the past 20 of the 21 Test matches it has played.
A terrific start to careerHIS late father had predicted that he would score a century in his first Test match for Pakistan. He made his father proud with a century in each innings of his debut Test — a feat achieved only once before in the history of Test ...
Conduct beyond the paleBY all accounts, the physical conditioning camp for the probables to the Indian team is going quite well and the camp for honing cricketing skills should start soon after that.
The importance of fieldingFIELDING is often the mantra for success these days. It's an aspect that makes a crucial difference on occasions, separating the winner from the loser.
A NEW season, a new flirtation with our national obsession, starts with the Challenger.
WE know cricket has universal appeal and it has spread across India as a benign virus.
Australia, India & PakistanHOW tantalising, the 4-3 Titan Edge by which "The Slimmest Watch In This Universe" turned into "The Slimmest Match In This Universe"! So near the bronze and yet so far. "Either come back with the gold medal or don't bother to come back at all!" ...
On a different wicket A sporting icon with a humane touch. Well, that is Stephen Rodger Waugh, the Australian cricket captain for you.
A boost for West Indies cricketON a recent visit, the `Super cat' of West Indies went around the Press Club of Mumbai, looked over the fence at the Bombay Gymkhana, right across the Azad Maidan and asked: "Is this the ground from where all the cricketers come from? KAPIL DEV 
`There is a blend of experience and youth in the team'Kapil Dev Nikhanj, the legendary all-rounder, shared his views about the Indian team, skipper Sourav Ganguly and the India-Pakistan contests in this interview to The Sportstar in Chennai.
Bradman letters hint at flirtationContrary to public myth, new letters revealing a side of cricket's eternal super hero Don Bradman are causing a small storm about privacy, ethics and the fallibility of sporting heroes. 
It is much better than winning a Test match: PollockEcstatic after the birth of his first child, a baby girl, former South African captain Shaun Pollock termed the experience as "much better than winning a Test match."
Spaniard Alonso makes history Fernando Alonso was almost overwhelmed as he celebrated a historic Hungarian Grand Prix win. HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 
Schumi ready to fight till last breathAfter an eighth place finish in the Hungarian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher immediately looked ahead to the final three races, but so did his rivals.
From journeyman to major champion, Micheel's story In the biggest moment of his career, Shaun Micheel made his finest swing.
The real winner is the roughOf the 14 fairways each day, Micheel (left) averaged hitting 7.8, not a good number at most courses but a winning number at Oak Hill where the rough swallowed tee shots.
"I still want to be the best I can be"WE envy athletes not merely because they perform feats that rest in our dreams, but because they are the epitome of physical well-being and vigour. As once we fumbled as young men, they are all fluent, athletic grace, the human body at its physical peak.
AT one time, it was the proud boast of Mumbai that there was a billiards or snooker tournament running in the city for twelve months of the year.
WORLD Snooker Ltd. chairman Tony Lewis has resigned from his post as snooker's problems continue to escalate. Lewis stood down in protest after the game's governing body — the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ... Gary Kirsten SOUTH AFRICAN batsman Gary Kirsten said that his team-mates were urging him to reconsider his decision to retire from Test cricket. Kirsten, Man of the Match in the 191-run fourth Test win against England at Headingley, siad: "I said this would ...
Chetan and Trupti are championsTHE Canara Bank all India badminton championship, held in Bangalore from August 12 to 16, was the last domestic tournament before the Indian shuttlers embarked on their tight and demanding overseas schedule.
The king outplays the queenVISWANATHAN ANAND'S versatile skills in chess and experience were required in full measure to win the Chess Classic rapid match, making a glorious hat-trick at Mainz in Germany on August 17.
`I have a very good fighting spirit'FORMER world champion Viswanathan Anand scaled a new peak in coming back from deficit scores when he did it thrice in succession, and then went on to win 5-3 against Judit Polgar in an amazing match at Mainz, Germany.
Another new world bodyLIKE every year, Chess Classic had its own Open tournaments, Chess960 Match, Simultaneous Exhibition Matches and an open tournament for Chess960. All of them were under the rapid chess umbrella.
`I have to improve a lot'BAKU, the capital of Azerbaijan, is famous for producing two top class chess players. One is the World No. 1 Garry Kasparov (who subsequently settled in Moscow) and the second is Teimour Radjabov, the teenager who is making waves.
Chelsea againSPEND, spend, spend. Blessed — if that be the word — with Roman Abramovich's billions, Chelsea continue to buy one star after another, risking a severe embarrassment of riches.
MCC awards lifetime membership to MiandadThe home of English cricket has granted lifetime membership to Javed Miandad, coach of the Pakistan national team and former Test captain. 
Villeneuve for banning of wing mirrorsFormer world champion Jacques Villeneuve says Formula One would be far safer if wing mirrors are banned. The Canadian also told Autosport magazine in an interview that he would like to see a return to slick tyres and the abolition of ...
Michael ChangMICHAEL CHANG took time at the TD Waterhouse Cup to serve lunch to 250 disadvantaged people at a Long Island soup kitchen. Chang spent more than an hour interacting with some of the patrons at the Mary Brennan INN, one of 44 Long Island soup ... Giancarlo Fisichella ITALIAN Giancarlo Fisichella, who drives for the Jordan Formula One team, has signed a two-year contract to drive for Sauber, the Swiss team announced. "In mid-August I met with Peter Sauber in Switzerland and I immediately had a positive ... 
Lleyton HewittFORMER Wimbledon and US Open champion Lleyton Hewitt revealed that he was considering quitting tennis to play Australian rules football. 
Boris BeckerGERMAN tennis legend Boris Becker has founded a company to help commercialise his name and introduce his own fashion range, according to German magazine Focus. |
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