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VOL.26 :: NO.44 :: Nov. 01 - 07, 2003
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An Olympic berth in the Athens Games in August next is the immediate priority for Indian hockey.
Batsman for all seasonsVenkat Sai Laxman has grown as a cricketer and as a person, acquiring cricketing wisdom and nicely blending it with his experience. Given his background, educational and cultural, and his pleasant demeanour, he should have been an obvious choice for captaincy, writes VIJAY LOKAPALLY.
Laxman provides the succour THE debate on the quality of pitches gained force on the eve of the Test in Mohali and five days later the focus continued to be the playing surface. MOHALI TEST 
He sent shivers down the spine of hostsHE was certainly the star of the match. He came to India well aware that his craft was always going to be on test. Not many of his trade have succeeded on the placid or turning tracks of India but this strapping bowler from Northern Districts ... LAHORE TEST 
Pakistan draws first bloodSOUTH AFRICA had to swallow the bitter pill of two poor decisions by Australian umpire Darrell Hair as Graeme Smith's team went down by eight wickets in the first Test against Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. LAHORE TEST Splendid efforts TAUFEEQ made a grand comeback from his knee injury, which had initially ruled the stylish left-handed opener out for three months. Although, in future, the 22-year-old has to undergo an operation for a permanent solution, he didn't show any ...
Sleeping beauties SOME things are good for fairy tales only, sleeping beauties are among them.
A lot of gains for the Kiwis THE New Zealanders took home more from the two-Test series than the Indians. Stephen Fleming and his men coped with the conditions extremely well.
One full hour: no scorecardIN Wilko's Test series preview, remember what Ravi said? With a startling EspnStar turn of phrase did Ravi, doing some Kiwishful thinking, note: "We should be now kicking them on their butt!"
A groan of personal distress I confess that when I heard that Matthew Hayden had scored 380 off the Zimbabwe attack in the first Test at Perth I gave a groan of disappointment.
"Standing up to the Indian quartet was something"FAROKH ENGINEER, a former India wicketkeeper-batsman feels that "the current Indian team has made all the countrymen proud on the basis of its performance in the last two years".
Another comfortable win for the AussiesSteve Waugh's joy at Australia's emphatic 2-0 series clean sweep over Zimbabwe has been tempered by the realisation that he will not have a full strength attack at his disposal for the heavyweight contest against India later this year.
John BuchananJohn Buchanan has signed a new two-year deal to coach Australia through to the 2005 Ashes tour of England. The former sports administrator replaced Geoff Marsh as coach in 1999 and has overseen Australia's domination of the game in both Tests and ... 
Serena WilliamsFormer world number one Serena Williams will not play again this season as she recovers from knee surgery. "I really miss playing tennis and I can't wait to come back and compete," said Williams. "However, I feel that I need more time to ... 
Yevgeny KafelnikovRussia's Yevgeny Kafelnikov has dismissed any suggestion that he has been involved in match-fixing or any form of gambling in men's tennis. "I think it's all bullshit, is all I can tell you," Kafelnikov said after his first-round defeat by Thomas ...
The "Unpatriots"German sporting greats — Michael Schumacher, Boris Becker and Franz Beckenbauer — were labelled "unpatriotic" for choosing to live as tax exiles. The attack came from German finance minister Hans Eichel in a television debate on the ... 
Shoemaker honouredHall of Fame Jockey Bill Shoemaker was honoured at a public memorial service in the winner's circle at Santa Anita racetrack on October 21. The track opened its grandstand for the ceremony, held on a non-racing day during the week of the ... 
Navratilova returns to Fed Cup Tennis legend Martina Navratilova is to end an eight-year absence from Fed Cup and play for the United States in the semi-finals against Belgium to be held in November. Navratilova, who turned 47 on October 18, will be the oldest player ever to ... From wielding a stick to wielding a pen Dhanraj Pillay has ventured into writing a book on fitness, thus heralding a new chapter in his illustrious career. The book tentatively christened as "Dhanraj Pillay's Fitness Secrets," would be a "complete" health and fitness guide for all ... Kournikova — `Cosmetic' change Much more of a success off the court than on it, Anna Kournikova might be making a permanent move to a life outside tennis. Kournikova, a 22-year-old Russian, told the London Evening Standard recently that she plans to quit tennis early ...
`The desire is going to burn much deeper right now' Leander Paes takes no half-chances, does not believe in tokenism. His approach to life is an extension of attitude on the tennis court. 'It's been a wonderful ride as far as I am concerned' "Paes En Sport was started by my father years back to look after my marketing, sponsorship, travelling — basically player management for myself before we went out to market Mahesh (Bhupathi) as well, apart from promising players like Sunil ...
TENNIS INDEXWhat Andy Roddick, then in the second grade, told each family member after he gave them the same Christmas present, a tennis ball which he'd autographed: "Keep them. Someday they'll be worth something." How coach Brad Gilbert ...
SUNIL GAVASKAR is a man whose thinking is as organised as his batting ever was.
Reduced to a mere ritual INDIAN athletics continued to grope for quality and answers as the final circuit meet in the National calendar was gone through at the NIS, Patiala.
Managers just don't know IT'S just a playful theory but I sometimes really do feel that managers don't understand football!
Germany is the championIT was an event, which had everything a football tournament needed to be a grand success — attacking from all fronts, going for breaks without fear and playing to win instead of playing not to lose. And, ultimately, that's what helped ... Facts and figures A total of 107 goals were scored in the 32 matches of the FIFA women's World Cup 2003 at an average of 3.33 goals per match. Compared to the 1999 World Cup, this marked a low as the earlier event had witnessed 123 goals at an average of 3.84 ...
China, Iran make merryGYONGYOSI JANOS has been a strict disciplinarian. The technically sound Hungarian added India to his coaching resume following his stints with Japan and Chinese Taipei.
Ramesh all set to become India's next GMWHEN a homegrown champion beats a strong field consisting of several overseas challengers, it helps that particular discipline like nothing else. It happened with golf and now it is happening more often in chess. 
A depleted fieldTHREE National chess tournaments were held at Vijayawada recently — the National junior girls, the Immortal Five FIDE-rating and the National Cities championships.
Tamil Nadu scoresIn the 15th National Inter-zonal Junior athletic championship in Bhopal, Tamil Nadu won the overall championship leaving Uttar Pradesh in the second place. How many medals did Tamil Nadu win overall, and in which categories? How many points did ... PONDICHERRY 
AP and Kerala bag titlesTHIS year's South Zone badminton championship held at the multipurpose Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pondicherry provided a clutch of ironies. To start with it was amazing that in a place like Pondicherry, with an imposing indoor complex where ... CHENNAI 
Loyola's Bertram rompLOYOLA COLLEGE has always been in the forefront in producing sportspersons. The Bertram Memorial tournaments, which the College conducts every year, have been a huge success, overcoming numerous hurdles along the way. The 71st edition saw the ...
Michael Schumacher was the first driver on the track for prequalifying at the Australian Grand Prix in March. FIA confirms one-day qualifying for 2004 Formula One will scrap two-day qualifying next year by condensing it into an extended Saturday session, the sport's governing body announced. The International Automobile Federation (FIA)'s World Motor Sport Council confirmed proposals ...
Jacques may not be backIt has to be said that the chances of Jacques Villeneuve returning to Formula One next year do not look as good as Montreal's, restored provisionally to the calendar as an additional 18th race. Dropped by BAR for 2004, and quitting before the ... |
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