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VOL.29 :: NO.11 :: Mar. 18, 2006
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.29 :: NO.11 :: Mar. 18, 2006 |
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The right missive for ChappellRohit Brijnath's `Greg, Tone It Down' (Sportstar, dated March 11) should be read by Greg Chappell first! The comment is a true reflection of the thoughts of many cricket lovers on the Ganguly issue. It is unfortunate that Chappell is trying to ...
Silent AssassinEven after KUMBLE retires, his distinguished legacy of walking the walk will endure, like his perfect 10 against Pakistan that glorious day at the Kotla, writes S. RAM MAHESH.
Great Feat & A Dream Debut The match, like all SELF-RESPECTING Tests, had its heroes; not all of them were players, writes S. RAM MAHESH. 
LEARNING THE ROPESFor all his easy nature, people see Rahul Dravid as severe, they sometimes insist he's changed. He hasn't changed. Sure, he is known to laugh, and can wear a wide smile, but SERIOUS is in his DNA, cricket is game for him but also work, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH. 
The maid & the toothbrushMohali sticks in my mind because back in 1984-5 when I tour the country with Gower's team we make a trip to CHANDIGRAH for a one-day international game that is almost halted by rain, writes TED CORBETT. How much is too much? Cricketers today probably PRACTISE much less than internationals in other sport. The argument is that they play so much that they need a rest. But one can't go along with this. It is only practice that makes perfect and too often first class teams don't practise perfection, writes BOB SIMPSON. Waiting for the Caribbean flair Is the WEST INDIES the weakest host of a World Cup? As much as the heart would like to believe otherwise, the answer sounds something like a yes, writes NANDITA SRIDHAR.
Bravo, the Games ethicFrom its inaugural edition, staged in 1930 under the shadow of the `Great Depression', to its 18th edition in Melbourne, the COMMONWEALTH GAMES has given the world some outstanding sporting moments, polemics, politics and controversies. In the middle of it all, it has strengthened friendships between participating countries, writes S. THYAGARAJAN.
Is it the end of the road for chief National badminton coach and 'tough man' Vimal Kumar? 
JUMPS TO BASKETBALLA few years ago, she was shaping up nicely in the jumps. And M. Beena had quite a few events to choose from, since she was good in the long, high and triple jumps. But one morning, when she saw an ad in a newspaper, inviting tall girls ... South's success story Of all the zones, it is the South that conducts its regional tournaments regularly in major sports. It is also good to see the South Zone States — Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry — take the ...
Making sense of absurdities "Funny game, football!" is an ANCIENT cliché of the English game. Recent results show that it still has certain relevance.
Noted for his pace and eye-catching hairstyles, extrovert striker Djibril Cisse provides a dynamic edge to the Liverpool attack when on song but is currently struggling to score the goals to justify his selection and faces a battle to win a place in the FRANCE WORLD CUP squad, writes ANDY HAMPSON.
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