From the publishers of THE HINDU
VOL.29 :: NO.34 :: Aug. 26, 2006
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.29 :: NO.34 :: Aug. 26, 2006 |
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After the retirement of Pete Sampras there has been a steady decline of the `serve and volley' style of tennis, which used to be a unique feature of Wimbledon. When it was thought that this trend would be arrested, Wimbledon shocked the tennis ...
Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal is a marquee rivalry that should, as things stand, suffer nothing in comparison with Borg-McEnroe, Navratilova-Evert and Sampras-Agassi from the Open Era, writes S. Ram Mahesh.
Andre Kirk Agassi is all set to make his final appearance on the tennis court. The great man is unlikely to cheat father time for the second time, writes NANDITA SRIDHAR. Myths and legends at the Open When Jimmy Connors played at the US Open it was a chaotic, crackling, cackling, sweltering, concrete fight-club. He looked like he learnt tennis in a ring, and he vanquished so many to become the only man to win the Open on its three different surfaces: grass, clay, hard, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH.
IMPERFECT SCHEDULING The scheduling of a cricket series in this part of the year is being examined. ICC President, Percy Sonn, who is in Sri Lanka, had a point when he said one of the alternatives to avoid a tournament being devastated by the weather would be to have an indoor stadium, writes S. Dinakar. COMMENT 
The show must go onIf cricketers are to be chased away by a single, bloody, incident, where will they dare to visit? Nor is it any longer legitimate to divide the world into war zones and safe zones, writes PETER ROEBUCK. SRI LANKA DIARY 
The bomb and afterThe South Africans won several friends for their brave performance in the second Test. But, by withdrawing from the tri-series, they have lost much goodwill, writes S. DINAKAR.
Planning for the futureThough cricket gives you hope of making it a profession, ignoring education can be dangerous as there is no guarantee that every trained cricketer will make it to the top.
Since 2002/03, injury, retirement, "burn out" or loss of form have taken a temporary or more permanent toll on an astonishing number of English players.
Captaincy debate The selectors are clearly worried aboutputting too big a burden round Flintoff's burly neckand will probably be happier with Strauss in chargefor the Australian tour, writes TED CORBETT. COMMENT No use living in the past Can England recover in time to retain the Ashes next southern summer? Can a resurgent Australia be beaten a second time? It's going to be hard, writes PETER ROEBUCK.
The great binders Neither cricket nor films is short on masala, excitement, thrills and spills, and both, intrinsically, are utterly unpredictable.
Exit Godfather, exit Godson Who would have thought it? Hardly had a much discussed and hardly eulogised Steve McClaren taken over — by default? — as the new manager of the England team that he had the guts immediately to drop David Beckham. That, in any case, is ...
Despite his pace and goals, Craig Bellamy's row with former Newcastle manager Graeme Souness remains the stand-out incident in his career, writes ANDY HAMPSON.
When Jaisimha was on fireThe Australians simply could not fathom the folly of leaving Jaisimha out of India's original team. And their bewilderment would only increase at the end of the Brisbane Test, writes Gulu Ezekiel. Advt Links: • blog tools • Sport News • Projectors • USB Adapters • paintball supply • San Diego Golf School • health advices • Soccer balls, goal & accessories • Golf cart parts and accessories • Real Estate Bulgaria • Free Ringtones •
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