From the publishers of THE HINDU
VOL.30 :: NO.15 :: Apr. 14, 2007
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Overdoing itEnough is enough! The media have gone overboard in analysing the so-called `Calypso Debacle.' They are projecting the entire Indian team as villain. When India failed in the pre-Olympic qualifiers in football, no one was bothered. Our hockey ...
A coach who believed in youthGreg Chappell was an honest, straight-talking coach who wanted to make a difference to Indian cricket. He was unfazed by the challenges, but was up against massive roadblocks in a system built around "star culture", writes S. Dinakar.
Players must overhaul their attitudesThe Indian cricketer is a decent fellow, of mostly reasonable talent, functioning under a till-now comatose system and burdened by the severest pressure. Yet he has failed to figure that audiences can stomach losing, what they cannot digest is a lack of effort, a dispirited side, which is what we often see, writes Rohit Brijnath.
Thrilling till the very end The Cup needed a regular humdinger: the Sri Lanka-England match delivered it and more. S. Ram Mahesh reports. SUPER EIGHT/AUSTRALIA - ENGLAND No stopping Australia "We hung in there and our bowlers did it right through the middle overs," said Ponting after beating England convincingly. A report by S. Ram Mahesh. SUPER EIGHT/SOUTH AFRICA-IRELAND Kallis keeps his cool Man of the Match Jacques Kallis shared two vital partnerships, first with Smith and then with Prince, to see his team to victory with 21 balls to spare. SUPER EIGHT/NEW ZEALAND-BANGLADESH 
Fleming makes merryNew Zealand's defeat against Bangladesh in a warm-up game ahead of the World Cup did much for the side. Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain, went so far as to say it "set us up for the tournament". A report by S. Ram Mahesh. SUPER EIGHT/BANGLADESH - SOUTH AFRICA 
Bangladesh pulls off another stunnerAfter the middle-order batsman Mohammad Ashraful lit up the Providence Stadium with a majestic 87, the Bangladesh bowlers strangled the powerful South African batting to etch one of the most memorable moments in their nation's cricketing history. CARIBBEAN DIARY All for a noble cause It's a six-hitting charity programme and the Master, Viv Richards, is up against a bowling machine. He is inclined to be kind to the machine because as he informs us, "it doesn't talk back". A summary of events by S. Ram Mahesh.
Winning with spin Fast bowling is all about generating speed from a long run-up and unwinding at the top of the return crease. Speed merchants create a sense of awe in the minds of the spectators and induce uncertainty in the minds of the batsmen. If they are not ...
The Crandon Park Tennis Center was a self-contained tennis village for the two-week extravaganza, the Sony Ericsson Open. You couldn't move an inch without bumping into souvenir and sports shops, eateries and hospitality centres. Nandita Sridhar narrates her experience.
"Wonderful" Wembley Now, at last, the new Wembley Stadium is open, a sight for sore eyes, an architectural splendour.
FIDE corrects its mistakeIt is time for the beleaguered Indian sports fan to celebrate a truly great achievement and Asia to greet V. Anand, its first ever World No. 1 in chess. Advt Links: • Deutsches Ceeduu Web • Send Gift to India • Flowers to All Over India • Nascar Diecasts • Computer Terms & Definitions • Sportshop • IQ Tests, Liebestests und andere Quizzes • Sportreisen zu allen Sportevents • Domain • Preisvergleich • Uhren and Schmuck • blog tools • Projectors • USB Adapters • Soccer balls, goal & accessories
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