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VOL.26 :: NO.41 :: Oct. 11 - 17, 2003
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IT has been a long, arduous and patient march. But, at long last, the country cousins and also-rans have emerged from the giant shadow and have taken centre-stage.
A blend of youth and experienceNow that a berth is ensured for the World Cup in 2006, all the efforts should be geared to earn a spot for the Athens Olympics next year, from the qualifier at Madrid in March.
India scripts a new chapterThis was the moment that every hockey enthusiast was waiting for. And that glorious defining hour dawned at Bukit Jalil Stadium, when India scripted a new page in the hockey history, claiming the prestigious Asia Cup for the first time since inception in 1982.
A complete sportsmanALEC STEWART was — and is — a mass of contradictions. He was never a great batsman; such types average 50-plus in long Test careers. Yet, in many ways he was one of England's greatest cricketers, in 133 Tests, with the second-highest aggregate of runs, a decent captain at home at least and an incredibly successful wicket-keeper.
WHEN the prize for the Cricketer of the Year was called at the annual dinner of the Professional Cricketers Association recently there was no answer.
CRICKET is sure a funny game and this has never been better displayed than this year's English county championship.
The overall decline in the quality of Indian spin bowling, from the heady days in the 70s when the spin quartet ruled the roost, leaves me sad.
Chopra shines in a damp encounterTHE final day of the three-day tour-opener against Board President's XI on September 28 was the Kiwis' first day of competitive cricket as a National team since May. Sourav's litmus test THE Ahmedabad Test is on and the grudge series is far from off! Two Tests abroad did Sourav's India lose, comprehensively, to the "green" New Zealand.
Asia, India & `The World'Well, the Asia Cup take-off is proof that our hockey is in somewhat better health. Dizzying was the Asia spectacle of India forging ahead of Pakistan — by a 4-2 short-head margin in that phantasmagoria photo finish.
THERE is fine line between heroism and lunacy, and it is a line as fine as the tip of hypodermic.
China all the way, yet againChina was back at its best in the Asian athletics championships in Manila. From the 10 gold it won in Colombo last year, China swelled its tally to 19 and the overall medals count to 37.
A disappointing showFrom the `high' of Busan Asian Games when India won seven gold medals in athletics, the country slipped to an all-time low of `zero gold' in the 15th Asian athletics championships in Manila. India eventually ended up with just three silvers and ...
Schumacher still the fastest draw in townMichael Schumacher arrived in the U. S. looking for a Formula One showdown and he left with one rival's title hopes dead and buried and another's barely alive. U.S. GRAND PRIX 
Angry Montoya flees after blowing chancesJuan Pablo Montoya stormed out of Indianapolis Motor an inconsolable figure, leaving in his wake a trail of journalists, despondent Colombian fans and the remnants of his championship dreams. The Williams man finished sixth in the U.S. Grand ...
Taffarel retiresCLAUDIO TAFFAREL, Brazil's World Cup winning goalkeeper in 1994, has announced his retirement from the game at the age of 37. Taffarel, who played in Europe for Italian clubs Parma and Reggiana and Turkish side Galatasaray, was offered a one-year ... 
I will quit if I am no longer competitive, says KahnOLIVER KAHN Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn has said he would quit if he felt he was no longer competitive after criticism over his recent performances. "I accept one per cent of the criticism but I will not take the remaining ... 
Cork to seek alternative county contractFORMER England all-rounder Dominic Cork is leaving Derbyshire by mutual consent to seek an alternative county contract next season. "The time is right for me for a new challenge, but I wish everyone at Derby all the very best for the future," ... 
Too much one-day cricket - BoycottLEGENDARY cricketer Geoffery Boycott cautioned the BCCI "not to kill the golden goose" by having far too many one-dayers. The former England captain said the time has come to prune the choked international schedule. "There is too much one-day ...
Edge of the seat affairsSPAIN made it to its fourth Davis Cup final battling past Argentina 3-2 in the semifinal held from September 19 to 21 at Malaga, Spain. Australia overcame Switzerland 3-2 in the other semifinal and will take on Spain in the final scheduled from November 28 to 30 in Melbourne.
Time to take stockTHE recent tie against the Netherlands concluded my fourth year as the captain of the Indian Davis Cup team and I guess this will be a good time to take stock.
Sweet revenge for the DutchIN the bar at the Mercure Hotel in the outskirts of the small and beautiful city of Zwolle in the Netherlands, an inebriated lot of Dutch fans raised the decibel level high enough to drown out the rap music belted out by the CD player behind the ...
Karnataka re-asserts its overall supremacyTHE SUCCESS of an aquatic championship is often determined by the volume of records that it generates and the 57th senior National aquatic championship, held at the Subhas Sarobar pool in Kolkata, can be deemed as an outstanding success as it spawned eight National records and 14 meet marks in the course of the six-day event.
The duo share a common passionSHIKHA TANDON and Akbar Ali Mir, who were adjudged as `Best Swimmers' of the 57th senior National aquatic championship, are pictures in contrast. Shikha, at 18, is essentially an uptown girl with an affluent background and being a swimmer is ...
A cut above the restNOT many swimmers inspire as much awe as Richa Misra. Even before she took the plunge for her race, especially the butterfly events, the other contenders seemed resigned to the outcome. It was Richa first and everyone next. What sets this Delhite ...
Raman, Poulomi Ghatak corner gloryVETERAN of many a battle, S. Raman of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, staged a grand comeback from the brink, to defeat a spirited, second-seeded Subhajit Saha in the men's final.
North London woesTROUBLE in North London. In the course of a few recent days, things well and truly fell apart at both famous local clubs. On a Wednesday, Arsenal were humiliated at Highbury in a European Cup match by an Inter team which had been struggling in ... |
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