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VOL.26 :: NO.46 :: Nov. 15 - 21, 2003
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IT is now futile to examine whether the country deserved such an expensive inaugural Afro-Asian Games. What must be assessed dispassionately is the efficacy of the venture and the degree of sporting excellence displayed during those eventful days ...
Taking the game to new heightsThe passionate desire to succeed is what drives an Australian cricketer to raise his level. There are many factors that contribute, but nothing is more significant than the rich history of success, and, of course, the talent available, writes VIJAY LOKAPALLY.
A creditable victory for the KiwisTHE New Zealand squad is known as a dangerous customer in international cricket. When the entire South Africa was rooting for the home team's victory in the 2003 World Cup, New Zealand sprang a surprise. And here again, at Cuttack, India failed to contain the Kiwis, who recorded a four-wicket victory. An asset to the New Zealand team Scott Bernard Styris looks like a boxer. He walks with a swagger but can be deceptively quick on the field. A thinking head on broad shoulders makes this 28-year-old Brisbane-born New Zealand cricketer a man to fear by any opposition. The ... TRI-SERIES / NEW ZEALAND V AUSTRALIA 
A cracking good matchIN the last four or five years the Trans-Tasman contests between Australia and New Zealand have turned out to be engaging. The Black Caps were caught napping at Faridabad, but the teams' second meeting at Pune in the TVS Cup tri-series had many twists and turns before Australia emerged victorious. This replacement means business BRAD WILLIAMS crossed a milestone and achieved a career-best in his international career, that is very much in a nascent stage, for Australia. The Western Australian, who will turn 29 a week after the TVS Cup final at the Eden Gardens, completed ... TRI-SERIES / INDIA V AUSTRALIA 
Wankhede lucky again for AussiesMUMBAI kept the cricketers of the two teams, India and Australia, busy. The back-to-back Wisden and Ceat Awards were two off-the-field events that brought into focus the outstanding performances of some cricketers over a period of 12 months. The anchorman RAISED in Perth, Western Australia, Damien Richard Martyn has figured a little over 10 years in first class cricket. He has also been a student at the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide. In order to become a successful batsman at the ... 
England exploits the conditions fully"The wicket suited our style of play," said a smiling Michael Vaughan during his post-match press conference at Chittagong . You can hardly expect this kind of statement from an England captain while playing in the sub-continent. The wicket at ... There is more to India than curry THE sub-continent is hot, chaotic and dirty, and cricket crowds are prone to excitability in the stands.
'It's like coming home really'His huge frame does not match his soft personality off the cricket field. Matthew Hayden is down to earth and leaves a big impression on those who meet him for the first time. His tremendous feat at Perth has in no way changed his life. His ...
The toss proves vitalTHE TVS ODI tri-series — till the Pune match — has had some interesting elements. Firstly, the toss has proved such a vital factor. In the day games, where there usually is moisture on the surface in the morning, the teams bowling ...
An outsider's perspectiveJOHN WRIGHT makes some very valid points in a recent interview and in doing so, confirms why every progressive organisation needs to bring in an outsider's perspective from time to time. It's interesting having to call Wright an "outsider" for no ...
Glam, gloss, glitz & cricketHOW the TV part of TVS arrests the eye as we head for the Kolkata Cup Final day. Even while DD remains the terrestrial torture without peer, what about a teaser trailer of things in `Tour Australia' store? As the one minding the EspnStar store ...
A thin edge of the wedgeSURELY the Australian Cricket Board and the Australian Cricketer's Association must be joking while suggesting that the umpires be wired for sound. The idea is that microphones will be fixed to the shirt collars of the umpires and will be short ...
Adam Hollioake is a remarkable manAdam Hollioake is — 70 years on — the new Percy Fender. Both have been charismatic, successful and talented Surrey captains and both, through no fault of their own, have been overlooked when an England leader was put in place. ...
The working system of two teamsFOR the past one month we have been flooded with details about the Australian team, about Australian cricket and its players. Almost everyday we are informed — and then reminded — that they are truly, utterly wonderful and are ...
Hogan, an influential coach Jimmy Hogan developed his love for the progressive, technically sophisticated game when he was a young professional at Fulham, early last century.
His shadow at cover never grew lessHemu Adhikari receives the Col. C. K. Nayudu Trophy (pix, facing page) from A. C. Muthiah, the then BCCI president. The C. K. Nayudu Award bestowed upon Hemu Adhikari as a vintager sat pat on the ferociously combative head of this leader of men so exemplarily aggressive in his approach on the field of play.
Creditable show by the KiwisTHE last time the Kiwis managed not to lose a Test series in India was in 1969, when Graham Dowling's team drew the three-match series 1-1. On this occasion, Stephen Fleming's team emulated the 1969 Kiwis, drawing the two-match series 0-0. Both ...
Aparna provides the silver liningOF late, Indian badminton has struggled to provide its followers with any cheerful news. Since P. Gopi Chand reached the semifinals of the Japan Open in April 2002, there have not been any great strides made by the Indians. Abhinn Shyam Gupta's ...
Olympic gold is his ultimate dreamGAGAN AJIT SINGH and Pakistan. Well, what a combination it has been and for the good of Indian hockey. The mere sight of the Pakistanis seems to always ignite that extra spark of brilliance in the fleet-footed, centre-forward. For, two matches in ...
He strongly believes in the basics HE may not really be the media's delight. But, the 44-year-old Indian hockey team chief coach, Rajinder Singh, tries to convey the impression that he is more focussed on the job than on winning the hearts of the `friends' in the media. And, he ...
A truly golden showBREAKING new barriers! Well, that seems to be the message from the Indian hockey camp. By recording two back-to-back wins in the inaugural edition of the Afro-Asian Games against traditional rivals, Pakistan, the Dilip Tirkey-led team scripted a ... WOMEN'S HOCKEY 
Hellen Innocent Mary plays lead role in India's victoryDEVESH CHAUHAN'S exploits under the bar in the men's semi-finals against Malaysia may have come at the most appropriate time — a day before the women's final against South Africa. For, it was the turn of custodian Hellen Innocent Mary to ... BOXING 
Uzbeks show their classThe Afro-Asian Games boxing championships yet again turned the spotlight on the former Soviet republics and the superiority of the Socialist system in spawning world-class sportsmen. Pugilists from Uzbekistan and Kazakhistan towered way above the ... TENNIS 
India's total dominationTHE tennis event of the Afro- Asian Games turned out to be one of the most one-sided tournaments of the entire event. India bagged all the seven golds which were up for grabs. It won the men's and women's team titles, the men's singles and ... ATHLETICS 
Salvaging some prideAMIDST the general mediocrity that various disciplines presented in the Afro-Asian Games, athletics salvaged some pride for the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the host State with a few big names making it to Hyderabad. Of course it could ... 
Athletics resultsMEN: 100m: 1. Olufasuba Olusoji (NGR) 10.15, 2. Tamunosiki Atorudibo (NGR) 10.20, 3. Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) 10.36. 200m: 1. Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 20.57, 2. Gennadiy Chernovol (KAZ) 20.81, 3. Oumar Loum (SEN) ... WEIGHTLIFITNG 
Chinese dominationTHE weightlifting championships of the Afro-Asian Games saw some world-class performances, particularly from the Chinese lifters, who dominated the proceedings, especially in the women's section, where they swept the golds in all the seven ... |
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