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MUTTIAH MURALITHARAN'S achievement of becoming the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket has to be lauded. The fact that he is a spin bowler makes his feat even more special.
Murali raises the barPRESSURE increased on the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) to bring back their dissenting white players after the second string side the selectors put on the park suffered the country's heaviest defeat in Test cricket by a massive innings and 240 runs. MUTHIAH MURALITHARAN 
The sky is the limitMuttiah Muralitharan has a healthy strike rate of over 50 wickets each year in recent times and if he continues in this manner he certainly can make the impossible happen (1000 wickets), for he has the heart to do it, writes REX CLEMENTINE.
FOR all its grand sense of achievement, Muttiah Muralitharan's world record for Test wickets will be met with mixed feelings around the cricket world.
30/20/10 - Roland Garros Through the YearsThirty years ago, in 1974, Jimmy Connors didn't lose a match in major-tournament competition, yet you won't find his name alongside those of Don Budge and Rod Laver, the only men to record a Grand Slam by winning all four majors in the ...
First Test, Harare Sports Club. May 6 to 8. Sri Lanka won by an innings and 240 runs. Zimbabwe — 1st innings: S. Matsikenyeri c M. Jayawardene b Zoysa 10, B. R. M. Taylor c & b Maharoof 19, D. Ebrahim lbw b Zoysa 1, T. Taibu c M. ...
Patience is the key-wordThe French Open is certainly not for anyone in a tearing hurry. The key is to arrive at an optimum mix of power and delicate strokes, writes VIJAY PARTHASARATHY.
Every major begins with questions. As the French Open gets underway, we answer 20 of them. By STEPHEN TIGNOR. Winning in Paris is a different equation OF all tournaments across the globe, none perhaps has the chic arrogance of Roland Garros. This is Paris, you understand. TENNIS INDEX -- PAUL FEIN Number of times more media requests that Andy Roddick receives than any other male player, according to the ATP: 10. Tournament that Andy Roddick most wants to win in 2004: The Olympic Games in Athens. Tournament that ...
It's a place I love to be — Kuerten"I AM not used to crying. It was a tough crowd out there... the story of my life. It is just difficult when people are booing and screaming between points," said Serena Williams after losing the 2003 semifinal to Justine Henin Hardenne. ...
The balmy County atmosphereTHE spring sunshine, forcing its way between the clouds, lit the trees in purple leaf behind the boundary at square leg, a church steeple stood white and stark against the green leaves of the larches and the medieval cathedral dominated the view of the town on the other side of the River Severn.
Honours sharedYOU never know when a match-winner would manage to swing things. Marcus Trescothick had endured a pretty ordinary time in the Caribbean. The runs were drying up from his bludgeoning blade and there surely must have been a note of concern in the English camp.
Not looking to the futureWHILE some pundits, following England's victory in the Tests in the West Indies are suggesting that their cricket has turned the corner, I am of the view they are still in the self-made maze that has constricted their cricket for many days. I am ...
The scene in KarnatakaA 16-year-old 6 ft.6 inches medium pace bowler Raghvendra Rao with a beautiful action and smooth run-up emerged from one of the camps without any performances to back him up in a school cricket tournament organised in Bangalore and presented ...
Carlos MoyaCARLOS MOYA is on top of his game. The Spaniard won his third Masters Series title on the clay courts of Rome in majestic style, continuing a run of form that places him firmly among the favourites for the French Open. The Italian Open is an ... 
Oliver KahnANOTHER big match, another big blunder by Oliver Kahn. Three costly mistakes by the Germany and Bayern Munich captain have left his club without a trophy at the end of a bitter season. Kahn swooped to collect a harmless ball but dropped it and ...
Schumacher's new highThe formula one circus will pitch camp on the Cote d'Azur hoping that someone can do the same to Michael Schumacher, who equalled Mansell's record here and may well be setting his sights on going through the entire season unbeaten.
A well-travelled road to success WILLIAM XALXO is using the hockey stick to break free from financial insecurity, for himself and family.
Lamenting the trough of formAMID another glorious week for French football, the footballer widely regarded as the greatest living Frenchman was lamenting his most profound trough of form for five years.
Putting Arsenal's success in perspectiveHAVING just beaten Fulham at Loftus Road with an extremely fortuitous goal in their penultimate Premiership game, remaining unbeaten, the Gunners' manager Arsene Wenger informed the Press Conference that his team stood on the brink of immortality.
Germany's chances bleak in Euro 2004 ONLY two per cent of Germans believe the nation's soccer team can win Euro 2004, which begins in June, according to a poll by a weekly magazine Stern. Almost a quarter of the 1,001 Germans polled at the end of April thought the three-times ... EURO FLAVOUR Fish allowed to use banned substance CHARLTON and South African defender Mark Fish said he was allowed to use the banned endurance boosting substance EPO to help him recover from a career threatening chest injury. Fish, 30 suffered a serious chest wound in March when he fell at ... EURO FLAVOUR 
Owen has no plans to move out of LiverpoolLIVERPOOL striker Michael Owen has made a pledge to his club that he has no intention of sitting out his contract and leaving on a free transfer at the end of next season. The England international has been linked with a possible move to several ... EURO FLAVOUR 
Henry joins select bandTHIERRY HENRY has become the first player to win the Footballer of the Year award in successive seasons after he swept almost 90 percent of the votes cast in the annual poll. Arsenal's French international striker finished clear of Chelsea's ...
FIFTY years ago (on May 6) Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile barrier. ANDREW BAKER is a privileged spectator as Bannister compares notes with another athletic hero, Sebastian Coe. Fifty years after Roger Bannister ran the first ...
Humpy stands a good chance THE world of chess will have a new queen on June 8. She could well be an Indian.
Digvijay Singh keeps focus till the endAS even more Indian golfers seek to play on the international PGA Tours, a natural after effect has descended on the Indian Tour. The good part of it is that more golfers are winning instead of a select few who otherwise kept a stranglehold on ...
IOB `A' triumphsINDIAN Overseas Bank `A' team's triumph in the The Hindu Trophy 30 overs a side cricket tournament, held in the southern metropolis between February 14 and April 24, only goes to show that the requirements are completely different for the ... COIMBATORE The test for the best THE heat was horrid, but not the race. The Rotax Max Indian Challenge series for karts and round 2 of the JK Tyre national championship for cars and bikes dished out the best of excitement. In fact, the Kari Motor Speedway track at Chettipalayam ... BANGALORE 
Bombay Gymkhana claims titleRUGBY'S popularity in the country is confined to a few Metros like Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. As far as Bangalore is concerned it was a new sport and the Castle Lager all India rugby sevens championship, evoked good response from curious ...
QUIZ CORNER/V.V. RAMANAN1. The present tournament had its genesis in the French men's singles championship held on the courts of Stade Français club in Paris. In which year did the event start? 2. The Roland Garros Stadium came into being in 1928 and the present show ...
Podium finish in Athens possible — Aparna PopatTHE lone Indian challenger in badminton at the Athens Olympics in August, Aparna Popat, believes a podium finish at the sporting extravaganza is not beyond her. "Much depends on the draw of 32. Couple of (winning) matches would put you in line ... 
Cronje could have rehabilitated himself, says BacherDISGRACED South Africa captain Hansie Cronje could have rehabilitated himself by working with children in deprived townships, according to his former mentor Ali Bacher. Bacher, 61, was head of the United Cricket Board of South Africa when ... |
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