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VOL.27 :: NO.20 :: May. 15 - 21, 2004
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.27 :: NO.20 :: May. 15 - 21, 2004 |
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WHERE are the great fast bowlers? Men who could send a shiver down the spine of the batsmen, bowlers who could run through line-ups on good pitches, pace predators who could evoke a sense of awe and admiration. Take a quick look around the ...
Give the umpires absolute controlCricket has no finer breed than the gang of umpires. Now ICC should give them control once more as the simplest, most effective way of solving cricket's problems on the field. Especially if the umpires knew that they had their full support or, better still, their enthusiastic encouragement, writes TED CORBETT.
Decline of the Pakistan teamWONDER what must have been going through Javed Miandad's mind as the curtain fell on a historic Test series in Rawalpindi. It was only the fourth afternoon of the third Test, and the Pakistan challenge had been brushed aside by the rampant ...
He has the makings of a good all-rounderAT first sight, he does not appear much different from any of the free-spirited teenagers you might bump into in a coffee shop or a bowling alley. But then, gaze into his eyes and the profile of the person changes rather dramatically. Staring ...
Grading the fitness of playersWHILE match scores, performances and records are duly reported in the media, what the players await eagerly, and anxiously, during a tour is a report prepared every week by the trainer. This fitness report lists the work done by each player and ...
More to his life than meets the eyeTHEY called it "A Princely Party'' on the front page of the local paper. From coast to coast, wealthy, vibrant Trinidad sang and danced to Lara's theme upon Brian's first return home since the recapture of the world batting record.
LETTERSSir, — Call him record breaker or path maker, Brian Lara has proved again that he is the number one batsman in the World. But more important making a faltering team to deliver is something extraordinary. Coming back after a losing streak ...
The grace of batsmanship, Willie's wayI will always be grateful to Willie Watson, who died recently aged 84, for showing me all that was graceful and enjoyable about batsmanship. It is 40 years since he last played so I better give you an idea of one of the most assured ...
A triumph of spirit Ronnie O'Sullivan had clinched his second world title with an emphatic 18-8 victory over Scotland's Graeme Dott.
Wenger promised a permanent jobARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has been promised a job for life. Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein said the Frenchman was too valuable to lose, having transformed the London club since joining as an unknown manager in September 1996. Arsenal ... FIFA's new guidelines UEFA will distribute a DVD to national football associations in an effort to clarify interpretation of the offside rule in time for Euro 2004. FIFA introduced new guidelines last year on how to interpret the rule, emphasising that players who do ... Ronaldinho will not be sold RONALDINHO will not be sold for all the money in the world, Barcelona president Joan Laporta said hours after telling Spanish radio it would be difficult to keep hold of him. Laporta, speaking at the Barcelona ATP tennis tournament, made the ... 
Drogba voted Player of the Year in Ligue 1OLYMPIQUE Marseille striker Didier Drogba has been voted Player of the Year in Ligue 1, the top French league ahead of Ludovic Giuly, the inspirational captain of Champions League semi-finalists Monaco. Monaco's Didier Deschamps was voted ... 
Is Jose Mourinho moving to Chelsea?BIG spenders Chelsea were reported to have lined up Porto coach Jose Mourinho as their new manager and were ready to snatch Ronaldo and David Beckham from Real Madrid. Mourinho was reported to have confirmed he would be taking over from ...
English game will be the poorer for Beckham returnASK not whether David Beckham should return from Madrid. Ask more whether his wife should not head out to Madrid. Just turned 29, England's captain has probably four seasons left to make his name leap from the pages of the record books. Couples ...
Two goalkeepers of repute RECENTLY two famous British goalkeepers died within days of each other. One was Scotland's Ronnie Simpson.
THE Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) is planning to stage a tournament this year involving the game's powerhouses such as Australia and India, a top official said. The aim of the tournament, still in the early stage of planning, is to ... Mandela-Tutu plea NELSON MANDELA and Desmond Tutu took South Africa's plea to host the 2010 World Cup soccer championships to Trinidad, with Mandela saying it may be his last trip abroad. Nelson Mandela, 85, who has become increasingly frail and in 2002 was ... 
Kirsten as mentorFORMER South African opener Gary Kirsten, who retired recently from international cricket, will don the role of a mentor to guide up and coming players. Kirsten has been appointed by the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCB) as a mentor ... Pro20 cricket turning out to be a hit THE recently introduced 20-over cricket — Pro20 — is proving to be a big hit in South Africa where it has been wooing spectators back to domestic cricket. Since the tournament got underway on April 7, a total of 1,22,542 cricket fans ... 
Waldner for AthensFORMER Olympic table tennis champion, Jan-Ove Waldner, has been nominated for the Swedish team for the Athens Games, the Swedish table tennis association said. Waldner, 38, who won a gold medal in Barcelona in 1992 and a silver medal eight years ...
Indian girls remain in the same spotIT was like running on a tread-mill, you sweat hard but do not reach anywhere. The Indian girls did all the running, but stayed where they were, in the Asia-Oceania group `I', in the Fed Cup tennis tournament in New Delhi. Young girls like Ankita ...
Bryan brothers double the pleasureTHEY chest-bump after winning big points, read each other's minds, and rank No. 1 in the world. What's more, Bob and Mike Bryan, towering identical twins from California, don't just want to rule doubles this decade, they want to save ...
Marion JonesINSIDE a packed hotel conference room in Sydney, Australia, with the 2000 Summer Games underway, Marion Jones held the thick hand of her husband, C. J. Hunter, a gruff Bluto in a black T-shirt, before he puddled up in tears. I'm innocent, ... 
Vijay SinghWITH two victories and six top 10s, Vijay Singh's record is virtually the same as it was a year ago. But there is something vastly different about the way he is perceived. The 41-year-old Fijian is no longer simply a solid player reaping the ...
Not too many star-athletes nowI FIRST heard the names Jim Thorpe and Rafer Johnson and Bob Mathias from my father. The greatest Olympians, he would insist, were the decathletes. He viewed them as unique, he saw in their ability to run, leap, throw, the complete expression of ...
FOR a nation that has produced champion pace bowlers over the years, Fazal Mahmood was the first of the greats.
Coaches in midstreamTHE idea came to me with the Athens Olympics around the corner. The idea of how much more P. T. Usha could have accomplished if only she had opted to shed the excess Nambiar baggage at the all-determinant turning in her burgeoning career. Point ...
Is he India's best batsman now?UNIFORMITY is certainly a key factor in the career of a distinguished batsman. This is the factor which makes Rahul Dravid the best batsman as far as Test cricket is concerned. Certainly there is Sachin, but, the massive centuries and double ...
Get the basics rightIT is imperative that one gets the basics right in any sport in order to achieve success. Quite often, I come across players who choose to ignore the basics and they end up stunting their progress. I will dwell on the basic aspects of batting in ...
The host has it easyTHE Australians must be wondering what real benefit they had from the twin four-nation hockey tournaments. They won both at Canberra and Sydney with consummate ease. The opposition — India, South Africa and Malaysia — was weak. ... 
India emerges championTHE host was looking forward to putting the icing on the cake. In the event, India not only stole the thunder but the icing as well, in decorating its own cake, as it beat Pakistan with a resounding 5-2 margin in the final of the junior Asia Cup ...
A tale of two siblingsVenus and Serena — the Williams sisters — are making a long-anticipated comeback, after injuries kept them out of part of the last season and the beginning of this one.
A cakewalk for the visitorsTHE Nissan ODI series between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe ended in a one-sided 5-0 win for the Sri Lankans. The absence of white players, who boycotted the one-dayers due to differences with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) on selection matters, made ... |
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