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VOL.26 :: NO.42 :: Oct. 18 - 24, 2003
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.26 :: NO.42 :: Oct. 18 - 24, 2003 |
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INDIAN sport is looking up. The real test will, however, come next year. In our endeavour to bring home that elusive Olympic gold, outside of hockey, the country should have been focussing solely on Athens 2004 by now.
Seeking stability at the topIronies never cease in cricket. How else will you explain the absence of a stable opening combination in a country that has produced the most successful Test opener in the game's history and holds the record for the highest Test opening partnership, asks S. DINAKAR.
Runs galore at Rajkot EVEN by Rajkot's standards it was an unusually high-scoring match. Four batsmen, all left-handers, scored hundreds.
A welcome standTWO countries mired in turmoil are playing a series full of verbal jousting and physical posturing. That, you might say, is how all sport is played, or indeed should be played and yet that isn't right.
A step forward by BCCISOURAV GANGULY'S participation in ESPN channel's new programme — The Cricket Show — marks a first of a kind, for it makes him the first cricket captain to be on a regular show even as he continues playing cricket.
OPENING the innings is the most demanding job on the cricket field. And I am not saying this because I used to do the opener's job for India.
STRANGE how different people can say the same thing in a different way at different times.
It looks to be our last cricket season with Doordarshan. Hopefully EspnStar's Tour Australia coverage will restore sanity to the game.
The great artists of the gameONE of the great joys in my long career has been watching the great artists of the game — wicketkeepers. In many ways they are the heart and soul of the team. More often than not they go unnoticed.
YOU are unlikely to have heard of Ken Kelly but he is, in his own specialised way, one of the most important figures in cricket.
Search for a legacyAUSTRALIA'S cricketers last week were looking a bit like a bunch of truant schoolboys appearing before a headmaster, making all sorts of muttered promises about future good behaviour. It was all rather amusing.
She deserved a better old ageIT was a miracle that a daughter of Harlem got to play on the fine lawns of Wimbledon and Forest Hills, but very quickly it became a bitter miracle. Althea Gibson never got rich from her triumphs, and later she was too frail to face the ...
From Russia with gameA wave of young Russian players has flooded the women's game, laying claim to high rankings and big money. But do any of them have what it takes to win major titles? By JOEL DRUCKER.
Grand Slam titles are the measuring stick of greatness. But who rose the highest without a major to stand on? 
Gentle GiantAt 33, Andre Agassi is as fit and strong as anyone on tour. What's the secret behind his age-defying body? The question, actually, is who. You've probably seen this mountain of a man sitting in Agassi's box at tournaments. He's Gil Reyes, ... 
BETWEEN THE LINESTRASH TALK: At the WTA stop in Carson, California, in August, Maria Sharapova pumped her fist at the start of the third set in her second-round match against Nadia Petrova. Petrova responded with an obscene gesture, according to ...
The passing away of Wilson Jones, twice world billiards champion and independent India's first world champion in any sport marked the end of an era.
Wilson Jones was my boyhood hero and my greatest inspirationWith the passing of Wilson Jones a golden era in Indian sport has come to an end. These words might seem presumptuous insofar as they intrude into an area outside the limits of billiards, the game that gave Wilson his reputation. But when you ...
Ponting to play for SomersetWORLD CUP winner Ricky Ponting has agreed to a deal to play county cricket for Somerset in 2004. The Australia one-day captain will only be available from mid-July to the end of August but the club believes he can excite the interest of ... 
Pantani acquitted of chargesFORMER Tour de France winner Marco Pantani has been acquitted of sporting fraud by an Italian court. The court case against Pantani was brought after he was thrown out of the 1999 Tour of Italy for suspected doping. During the Giro, a blood test ... Waqar hopes to return WAQAR YOUNIS has not ruled out the possibility of another international comeback. The 32-year-old fast bowler, sacked by the Pakistan Board as captain and player after leading a disappointing World Cup campaign earlier this year, said no one ... Teddy Griffith aims high NEW West Indies Cricket Board President Teddy Griffith wants the team to be ranked in the top three sides in the world within two years. Griffith who replaced Wes Hall as Windies cricket chief said, "By June 2005, I would wish to have the team ... 
Goodwin's complaintFORMER Zimbabwe batsman Murray Goodwin said black cricketers in his country are getting a "free ride" into its Test team without having to perform as well as white players. Goodwin, who played 19 Tests for Zimbabwe before quitting international ... A daughter for Graf & Agassi TENNIS legend Steffi Graf has given birth to her second child, a daughter. Graf's German management company said that the baby, who is called Jaz, was born at a Las Vegas hospital on October 3. "The parents are overjoyed," said a spokeswoman. ...
Tergat breaks world recordA dominating cross-country runner who seemed destined to the frustration of second place in important races on the track and on the road, Paul Tergat became the first Kenyan man to set the world record in the marathon with a stunning performance in Berlin. Kenyan takes wrong route, but ends in glory A confused Paul Tergat shuffled his feet, wondering where to go, and then ran between the wrong pillars at the towering Brandenburg gate. That cost the Kenyan several seconds, but it didn't stop him from shattering the world record by 43 ... Tergat targets Olympic gold The 34-year-old Kenyan, who won his first marathon and became the first man to run it under two hours and five minutes, said he was delighted to have set the record of 2:04:55 but still had some unfinished business at the Olympics. "I've never ... Development of marathon record Development of the world record in marathon (note: an August ruling by the IAAF allows new marks to be called world records instead of worlds bests): Two hours, 55 minutes, 18.4 seconds John Haynes, United States; July 24, 1908, London. ... 
Hashimoto makes it four in a rowYasuko Hashimoto made it four in a row for Japanese runners in the women's race at the Berlin marathon, winning in two hours, 26 minutes and 32 seconds. Hashimoto, who took the lead from Alina Ivanova of Russia at 35 kilometres, crossed the line ...
Surekha etches her mark in fitting manner POST Manila blues! That was what one witnessed as the 43rd Open National Athletic Championship unfurled at the Sree Kanteerava stadium in Bangalore. OPEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP The drug menace DOPING and athletics seem to go hand in hand. And the domestic meets, be it at the senior or junior level, are no exception. Despite the bans and the worldwide scanner on doping, the drug menace seems to thrive and the vials and unlabelled ...
'It was indeed a nerve-wracking experience'Anju Bobby George is now the toast of the entire nation. She made India proud by winning the first ever medal in the World athletics championships. After her great achievement in Paris, the 26-year-old has now kindled hopes of winning a medal, in ...
A more than satisfying show INDIAN archery stands at a different pedestal in the year preceding the Olympics, than what it was in 1995 leading to the Atlanta Olympic Games.
Much mellowed with age, the two have now gone and done something that is not quite cricket: they have launched their own range of wines. You don't exactly associate cricket with wine. It's beer that is passed on around county cricket grounds ... 
JAN ULLRICHJAN ULLRICH'S chances of returning to Team Telekom suffered a blow after the stable's chief and the German cyclist's sporting director failed to patch up their differences. Team Telekom said in a statement that a meeting between team boss ... 
LEANDER PAESWhen Leander Paes said that, you knew what he was talking about. As gutsy a champion as anybody in the entire history of Indian sport, Paes, who returned home from Orlando for rehab after a major illness-scare that was a greater threat than ... 
ALEX FERGUSONMANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson is expected to extend his contract at the club through to 2007, British newspapers reported. United chief executive David Gill has said the English champions were in talks with the 61-year-old and the ...
Humpy pockets another title In this nine-round Saharanpur International tournament, played over four and a half days, Humpy was the most consistent. PILOO MODY TOURNAMENT 
Ramesh on a rollTWO titles in succession before marriage and one immediately afterwards, R. B. Ramesh is truly going through an eventful phase of his life. The International Master remained undefeated and led all the way in the 24th Piloo Mody international ...
Iran proves too goodIf the purpose of holding the J. R. D. Tata Cup International Invitational football tournament at Jamshedpur in September was to try out the Indian under-20 probables ahead of the Continental level qualification, then it could be safely said that the objective was achieved to a large extent. A clarification Regarding the report on the National bowling championship appearing in The Sportstar, September 27, where reference has been made to Abdul Hameed's comment on his name not being recommended by the TBFI for Arjuna Award, T. K. Balu, ...
Chelsea hits rock bottomAS a fabulously rich entrepreneur, Roman Abramovich must be well acquainted with the Law of Diminishing Returns. He may even have cognisance of the old English saying, money isn't everything. Chelsea's truly kept performance of late, at home to ... 
JUICY QUOTES -- PAUL FEINPeople in both the countries are mad over cricket and if cricket is resumed we would be more close to each other and bloodshed would be avoided. - Fazal Mahmood, who took 12 wickets in Pakistan's first ever victory over India on the ... |
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