VOL.29 :: NO.02 :: Jan. 14 - 20, 2006
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.29 :: NO.02 :: Jan. 14 - 20, 2006
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STEM this rot. This should be the stern message to the Indian Hockey Federation to deal with violence on and off the field. If a reminder was needed it came with shocking impact in the Jawaharlal Nehru tournament. The fracas between players of ...
More than 100 successive weeks as No.1, five of the eight slams in two seasons, an incredible 24 successive final wins, 6-0 in grand slam finals and only 10 losses in 164 matches over the last two years — all just go to prove Roger Federer's mastery, writes S. RAM MAHESH
The search for the extraordinary At the Australian Open, the matches to watch are pencilled in not on reputation but appeal, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH 
Charge of the young brigadeIn the tough world of men's tennis, two youngsters, Karan Rastogi and Sanam Singh, have shown immense promise, which augurs well for India, writes KAMESH SRINIVASAN
Champs don't come along everyday RICHIE BENAUD is the Golden Tonsils of cricket telecasting. But if he is to fulfill his self-declared ambition for the next four years he will have to add to his already considerable eloquence, the silver tongue of a second Cicero come to ...
South Africa's strange tactics EVER since South Africa were reintroduced to the ICC after their dark apartheid days, I have been suggesting that they would have to change their style of cricket, if they hoped to beat the best in the world. My assessment was based on their ...
Pitches & umpiring: sore issues stillTHE new regime of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is busy exploring all avenues to generate a huge amount of money. This is an excellent approach, and well done, BCCI. The game needs money and it's good to see it being marketed ...
Addio Carver Jesse Carver was a Liverpudlian, a first-class footballer good enough to play centre-half for Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers.
`As a player, I continued to grow and experiment'I guess in the World Championship in San Luis if I could have avoided a loss, it would have kept the title race close to the very end and put more pressure on him (Veselin Topalov).
Multi-facetedTHINK hockey, think Australia and the name that springs to mind is Ric Charlesworth. Author of three books on coaching, Charlesworth's achievements in life itself would be worthy of being compiled into a couple of books at the ...
Man of strong convictionsJEROEN DELMEE has played an important role in the Netherlands reaching the pinnacle of glory in hockey. Winner of five Champions Trophy gold medals with the Dutch team (1996, '98, 2000, '02 & '03), World Cup winner ('98 Utrecht) and double ...
`The Thrilla in Manila': Fight of a Lifetime!`It will be a killer, and a chiller and a thrilla when I get the gorilla in Manila — proclaimed Muhammad Ali. ONE of the most electrifying boxing bouts in history took place under the auspices of perhaps one of the most corrupt ...
Of Fazal's skill and gutsIt was more skill than luck that saw Fazal Mahmood, known around the world as the `matting king', scythe through the England batting in a dramatic spell.
Big boost for the gameTHE 53rd Senior National Kabaddi championship for men and women at Uppal Municipal Stadium (Hyderabad) seemed to be an event with a big difference. It seemed as if size mattered in every aspect. Sixty-one teams (both men and women) took part in ...
Bookmark for hockey lovers6th International Hockey Year Book 2006 — International Editon — by K.Arumugam. Field Hockey Publication, 13/330,DDA Flats, Madangir, New Delhi-110062. Price Rs. 250. ARUMUGAM is an avid chronicler. His passion for facts and ...
LettersSir, — The on-pitch fracas between players and officials during the Nehru hockey tournament
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