From the publishers of THE HINDU
VOL.29 :: NO.52 :: Dec. 30, 2006
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The year was a blur of heroes, losers, champions and charlatans. Rohit Brijnath lists his 10 best moments/people of 2006.
World Cup and its drama 2006 was all about the World Cup, but looking beyond, the year saw the passing away of the legendary Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskas, writes Nandita Sridhar. WORLD CRICKET Ponting and his invincibles Even as other teams continued to dream, Australia went about achieving its target ruthlessly. It was the team to watch, and beat, a team complete in all respects. Vijay Lokapally recapitulates. INDIAN CRICKET Team's resilience, the outstanding facet Whether seeding leadership groups in the team or telling those that occupy the high offices of the parliament where to go, the Indian cricket coach, Greg Chappell, was in the thick of things. S. Ram Mahesh takes a look at how Indian cricket fared in the past 12 months. CHESS India has a great time Viswanathan Anand is still active and Indian chess is doing well. Rakesh Rao takes stock. HOCKEY 
A year to rememberThe power alignments were fascinating. No country emerged as a single dominant power. The ups and downs brought to the fore the unpredictable element of the sport in a breathtaking panorama, writes S. Thyagarajan. SPORTING CONTROVERSIES Zidane head-butt and all that In some sense, sporting controversies are an even edgier distillation of the genre-bending sitcom, Curb Your Enthusiasm. The hook lies in conflict and its resolution, the shape of the redemption if at all it is reached, writes Vijay Parthasarathy.
England was outplayedEngland's hopes of continuing its 2005 Ashes glory lies sadly in the cauldron of hostile fires of Australian Cricket. After their dominant victory in 2005, England arrived in Australia with full of hope and glory. Yet, almost before they arrived, ...
The wizard bids adieu Shane Warne was priceless to Australia. Never was his place in the team questioned. An Australian attack without the leg spinner was unthinkable, writes Vijay Lokapally. FORMULA ONE No dearth of excitement The Alonso-Schumacher duel, no doubt, ended in an anti-climax after the Ferrari driver blew his engine in the Japanese GP at Suzuka, but these two drivers, representing different generations, brought to the sport the vim and vigour that was missing for so many years, writes G. Raghunath. INDIA ROUND-UP 
Mixed fortunesWhile the Indian cricketers took a beating, especially in the one-day format, athletes from other disciplines brought some cheer to the nation. A recap by K. Keerthivasan. 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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