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VOL.26 :: NO.51 :: Dec. 20 - 26, 2003
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.26 :: NO.51 :: Dec. 20 - 26, 2003 |
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ENCOMIUMS flowed — deservingly perhaps — for the masterly captain's innings that Sourav Ganguly crafted against Australia in the first Test at Brisbane.
How good is India overseas?The Indians know they have to tread carefully as their tour of Australia progresses. The five-wicket haul by Zaheer Khan and the sterling century by Sourav Ganguly were big gains from the Brisbane Test. But then this does not necessarily mean that everything worked very well for the team, writes VIJAY LOKAPALLY.
Ganguly blows away the cobwebs THE Brisbane Test did not produce a result, but the contest tested the Australian resilience right at the start of the series.
Quality fast bowlers the key In this interview to The Sportstar at Adelaide, the Indian captain speaks on a few aspects of his batting and the team.
From Singapore's bustling Changi Airport to the Brisbane International Airport, the passage is smooth and enjoyable.
A brilliant counter-attack If the Indians can take on the Australians mentally, half the battle would be won.
The Turning `Sherry' PointHOW the best of them go populist with a Stevengeance! Thus, if you accept the housetops screaming Sherry as fitting the serious 24x7 format, that channel could not have scooped the scene better.
Sourav: India's `left' best in AustraliaSourav Ganguly belongs to a rare breed of Indian left-handers. His breeding was manifest in the aura he brought to orchestrating that 144 in the Brisbane Test.
Another RANJI seasonIT is winter in Delhi, time for Ranji and another cricket season. The Indian team is in Australia but 27 teams and 500 first class players are competing in the national championship in centres scattered round the country.
A draw far from boringTHE draw is a rarity for both Sri Lanka and England, there have only been two in nine Tests at Galle International Stadium and the first Test was set up for a win inspired by the bowling of Muttiah Muralitharan, who must be more at home on this ...
David Byas, the former Yorkshire captain, is appointed coach, which makes up for the disgraceful way he is sacked two years ago.
Australian cricket owes a lot to Steve WaughI am always delighted to see good and great players receive due recognition of their talents when they announce their retirement from first class and Test cricket.
A clean sweep by the home teamA Pakistan win was on the cards once four key New Zealand players pulled out owing to security fears and three others — Shane Bond, Nathan Astle and captain Stephen Fleming — were ruled out because of injuries for the five-match one-day international series.
SPORTSWRITERS, when their knees get creaky and the black in their hair has gone forever, tend to gaze back at their youth fondly.
The top ten in the men's gameWITH the recently concluded ATP Tour Championship in Houston, the season officially comes to a close. The performance in Davis Cup has never been considered for the official ranking and hence the top ten in the men's tennis for the year 2003 is ...
Malik to play for GloucestershirePakistani all-rounder Shoaib Malik will appear again for Gloucestershire in the 2004 season. The 21-year-old utility player played for the country last season. Gloucestershire's newly-appointed player/coach Mark Alleyne said: "Shoaib did very ... 
Ponting has more left in himPonting's one-time mentor Marsh said the 28-year-old could be one of the all-time greats of the game. "He can go as far as he wants to go because he has got the talent," said Marsh. "Sometimes very specially talented cricketers never reach their ... 
Emma George retiresEmma George has announced her retirement. In 1995, the women's pole vault was a fledgling event and George was a novice participant. On November 30, at an A-grade interclub meeting at Melbourne's Olympic Park, she slipped over a bar set at 4.25 ... 
Henman seeks Annacone's guidanceTim Henman has turned to Paul Annacone, the American coach who guided Pete Sampras to five of his record seven men's singles titles at Wimbledon, in the hope that he can become the first British player since Fred Perry in 1936 to win the game's ...
Martin Johnson, the old darling, is still talking about rugby.
Australia's golden return AUSTRALIA survived a heart stopping late surge by defending champions China to win the 2003 women's Champions Trophy final at Sydney's Olympic Park. NEHRU CUP A fill for the fans After a long time the Nehru hockey tournament in the Capital saw the top National players in action.
Ritwik Bhattacharya, the star-performer It was Delhi all the way in the senior inter-State squash championship.
Tiger Woods did not need to win a major championship this year to win the respect of his peers.
Arjun AtwalThe golfing community in the country stood as one to salute the outstanding achievement of Arjun Atwal, who became the first Indian to qualify for the elite US PGA Tour. Atwal endured a gruelling six-round Qualifying School at the Orange ... 
Gertrude EderleGertrude Ederle, who was the toast of America and Europe in 1926 when she became the first woman to swim the English Channel, died on November 30. She was 98. Ederle had spent the last several years living at the Christian Health Care Center in ...
Andhra youngsters steal the showANDHRA youngsters stole the honours at the 17th National Under-7 boys & girls chess championships sponsored by the Vel's Srinivasa College of Engineering & Technology. The event held at Thalambur on the outskirts of Chennai halfway to ... BANGALORE 
Karnataka, Haryana claim titlesIS the mini championships meant for under-12 boys and girls? If so then only teams that one could count on one's fingers would have qualified to play. Booming jump serves and steep power-packed smashes that one witnessed at the 12th Mini National ... 
Tariq and Akshitha emerge champsTHE All India Tennis Association's new concept for under-14 and under-18 players with events like Talent Series, Championship Series and Super Series is surely catching up and the turn-out is encouraging. But one sore point that has remained is ... 
Punya Prabha and Ranjeet Das come out on topAFTER 16 years, the National sub-junior archery championship returned to Bangalore, and the long gap certainly saw a big leap in terms of participation as well as quality of the contests. Archery, at least in the sub-junior ranks, had remained a ... KOZHIKODE 
Saina Nehwal bags a doubleONE precocious girl and an exciting boys singles final made the 17th National sub-junior badminton championship, held in this Northern Kerala city, a memorable affair. Saina Nehwal, living in Hyderabad but originally from Haryana, is considered ...
Karnataka asserts supremacy Karnataka reigned supreme as the overall champion in the 22nd senior National Taekwondo championship held at Bangalore.
The European championshipWE now know the draw for the coming European Championship next June in Portugal with France and England in Group B meeting in that section's first game. |
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