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VOL.29 :: NO.51 :: Dec. 23, 2006
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Ted Corbett's Cover Story on the Aussie captain, Ricky Ponting (Sportstar, Dec. 16), made for enjoyable reading, for it focussed not only on his recent Bradmanesque run, but also on the evolution of his personality. Like Mohammad Yousuf, the ...
Sreesanth should be in the thick of things, in both forms of the game, in the days ahead. A match-winner cannot be ignored, writes S. Dinakar.
Their names spell gold It was great to see India finish on top of the medals table, above China, with two gold and two silver medals, writes Kamesh Srinivasan. 
It's China all the wayThat China dominated the Games despite fielding a youthful contingent showed the depth of talent in that country. It also showed that the country was fully geared up to face the challenge in the Beijing Olympics in 2008. China on top despite a few setbacks December is not the month for athletics. Yet the athletes had to make light of the end-season fatigue and put their body and soul into a final thrust that could put them amongst the 45 gold medals at stake in the Asian Games. Despite the ... ATHLETICS 
A few exceptions apart, the `peak' never cameA team that struggles to get one gold in an Asian Games cannot be expected to aim for a medal in the Olympics. Especially when the country has not won a single athletics medal since Independence in the world event. K. P. Mohan analyses. HOCKEY 
China takes the spotlightIndia's fifth place was pathetic. Small wonder, the defeat against China is viewed as a national disaster. For just a quarter of an hour the team was wayward against China and paid a heavy price for that, writes S. Thyagarajan. IN THE SPOTLIGHT 
Saurav getting betterThe National champion and former World junior No. 1, Saurav Ghosal, won the first Asian Games medal, a bronze, for India in squash. The 20-year-old student of Leeds University, trained by coach Malcolm Willstrop, bounced back from a demoralising ...
The coaching experience There is a huge difference between an academy coach and a coach who is in charge of a high profile international team. The latter's reputation is on the line every time his team goes onto the field.
Stretching its spirit to the limit The run out of the last man, Muttiah Muralitharan, was identical to that of his Zimbabwean equivalent, Chris Mpofu, in the Bulawayo Test in August 2005. It clearly disregarded the first entry in the official Laws of the game, a preamble specifically dealing with its spirit, writes Tony Cozier. SOUTH AFRICA TOUR DIARY 
A popular cricket administratorAli Bacher remembers how India was among the first nations to snap all ties with the then apartheid South Africa. And how India was the first nation South Africa met when the latter returned to the international cricketing fold after years of banishment. Over to S. Dinakar. AUSTRALIA TOUR DIARY 
Collingwood deserves praiseThere will soon be a result to the BBC Sports Personality of the Year and to be frank about it the organisers are struggling to find the right man or woman to wear the crown. Perhaps they ought to look at the claim of Paul Collingwood who hit 206 in the second Test, writes Ted Corbett. PERTH TEST Ashes back with the Aussies Here is a brilliant, efficient, brutal side with all the qualities any coach would want, writes Ted Corbett. WANDERERS TEST 
Indian bowlers hold swaySreesanth and Zaheer combined well as a right-left new ball pair. The pressure was maintained from both ends. The South Africans succumbed. India made history. S. Dinakar reports.
Another Ranji season unfoldsClearly, what is already demonstrated is that in today's competitive environment, experience and skills are valued. Ranji sides are looking for proven performers who will deliver and help the team progress in the national championship.
The sad case of RatraThere are a dozen more like Ajay Ratra who have not been able to switch over to another state. While there should be rules for inter-state transfer of players, the existing rules appear to be more a hindrance than a guideline to the growth of players.
Never should Paes and Bhupathi play again on the circuit with each other for no purpose is served; self-respect is a bigger prize than winning. But certainly we expect them to play Davis Cup together, and Asian Games, and Olympics, writes Rohit B rijnath.
Do managers really know? A couple of seasons ago even Jose Mourinho, who has had such success with both Porto and Chelsea, virtually made a present to Liverpool of a FA Cup semi-final, bizarrely deciding to play his Portuguese international right-back Ferreira on the left of a midfield diamond formation; it never began to work and Liverpool cruised home. Advt Links: • Nascar Diecasts • Computer Terms & Definitions • Polaris World Properties • Projectors • Deutsches Business Web • Mascara • Sportshop • IQ Tests, Liebestests und andere Quizzes • Fliegen Flug billig Lastminute • Sportreisen zu allen Sportevents • FunPike : Funny Videos, Games & Photos • Phone card, calling cards • Domain • German Business • Preisvergleich • Uhren and Schmuck • blog tools • Projectors • USB Adapters • Soccer balls, goal & accessories
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