VOL.28 :: NO.44 :: Oct. 29 - Nov. 04, 2005
|
|
From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.28 :: NO.44 :: Oct. 29 - Nov. 04, 2005
|
|
||
|
|
||||
|
News Update
Group Sites
Advt Links: |
THE French may be stereotyped in the world of arts and ideas as aesthetes, but it is doubtful whether their romanticism extended to the realm of organised and structured group activity undertaken with the goal of winning — Napoleon ...
The Indian bowlers continue to be wary of Jayasuriya, picking him as the danger man, writes S. RAM MAHESH
The World in Australia's pocket"WORLD SIDE? Disappointing," said Pete as he stamped the passport. The Australians have an opinion on all things cricket. The immigration officer at the Melbourne Airport was no exception. Cricket rouses passions down under. The disastrous ...
It takes more than great players to make a teamIN the end the captains spoke, and the coaches, and the ICC boss, and there were press conferences replete with "umms" and "aahs", and pauses and deliberations, and numerous "let's see what happens" and frequent claims of "too early to tell", ...
A pat from ChappellAT the end of the Irani Cup when Greg Chappell walked into the Railways dressing room he was greeted respectfully. He went around, carefully stepping over the normal clutter of kit and clothes, shaking hands of players who had vanquished a ...
Rahul & Greg — long haul aheadUNFOLDING to view as underarm was Greg Chappell's TV submission that Sourav could yet be back! Did continuing Sourav-backer Sunil Gavaskar not hit the nail on the foot when he wrote in his column that, in Indian cricket, there perennially arise ... UNDER-19 ODIS/INDIA V AUSTRALIA 
Leaving a lot to be desiredIT was meant to be a series between the wannabe stars of tomorrow. The Indian and the Australian Colts were expected to test each other in their preparation ahead of next year's Youth World Cup in Sri Lanka. The venues — Mohali, Dharamshala ...
Gung-ho Europe, WARTS AND ALLIN ALMOST a Dickensian manner, the European World Cup qualifiers held together the idea that France and England are, for all the outward and inward dissimilarities, conjoined twins. For managers Raymond Domenech and Sven-Goran Eriksson, the ... Hot in the qualifiers Strengths: Ripped apart rival full-backs at will during the qualifiers with his electric pace; amazing control; excellent crossing; brilliant with both left and right foot; pulls off amazing angles whether in delivery or in finishing; the best ...
Blatter's moralistic utterancesEVERY now and then, Sepp Blatter erupts. He seems to think it goes with the territory; with the office of President of FIFA. He isn't blessed — or should one say cursed as he himself might? — with a sense of irony, or a sense of ...
Advantage RastogiHE is a player for the future. Karan Rastogi showed why the future of Indian tennis was in safe hands as he sprinted to a memorable finish in the ITF Satellite circuit, in New Delhi. The Mumbai lad, who has been training at the Nick Bollettieri ... 
Second coming for Sunil Kumar?HE is a very talented player and equally graceful to watch. He shot to fame by winning the National men's title as a 16-year-old precocious talent. So much so that Leander Paes was moved to remark that he saw traces of himself in the young boy. ...
Verity's matchENGLAND have not won a Test match at Lord's against Australia for 71 years. In the latest series they were thrashed by 239 runs in the first Test before storming back to win the Ashes. Rewind to 1934 and the man who did it all was the legendary ... NATIONAL RANKING TOURNAMENT 
Archers eye future with hopeTHE recent performances of the Indian archery contingent in international competitions have enhanced its standing in the world. The Indian men are currently ranked No. 2 in the world, both in the senior and junior recurve sections; a fact not ... Letters Sir, — I visited the Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi to watch the first day's play in the Irani Trophy match between Ranji champion Railways and Rest of India. It is supposed to be the premier match in India's domestic circuit in terms ...
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Contents • Daily Sports • The Hindu • Business Line • Frontline • The Hindu eBooks • The Hindu Images Copyright © 2005 The Sportstar Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Sportstar. |