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VOL.30 :: NO.22 :: Jun. 02, 2007
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Wasim Jaffer's batting shows few signs of struggle. He has about him the indifferent air of a Nabob. At his best, he makes hitting boundaries look easy. Nearly 56 per cent of his Test runs have come from fours, writes S. Ram Mahesh.
A (mis)match of records India was the better side and there were some lessons to be learnt for Bangladesh. Vijay Lokapally reports. CHITTAGONG TEST Rain throws a spanner Though the Indians nurtured hopes of a victory, the Test was doomed once an entire day's play was lost. Vijay Lokapally reports. BANGLADESH TOUR DIARY Chattogram's charm The port city values tradition and is a welcome relief from the hustle and bustle of Dhaka. Vijay Lokapally's jottings. LORD'S TEST WET WEATHER, THE VICTOR Alastair Cook was Man of the Match; Matthew Prior, the wicketkeeper-batsman who made such a fantastic debut, must surely have been every right thinking man's newcomer of the summer, writes Ted Corbett. ENGLAND DIARY THE LARA EXHIBITION Brian Lara sees a model which depicts in detail his world record 400 not out in Antigua against England in 2004 and points out that one of the sixes is shown on the wrong side of the ground. Lord's being Lord's this detail is corrected in 24 hours. Over to Ted Corbett. FEATURE Priming for England duty A new breed of cricketers, a long way from home but not that far away from Test standard, are waiting to don the England colours. They are here in numbers, together and armed with the law. By Kevin Mitchell
What price Fergie? After the recent, largely tedious, FA Cup Final, hardly worthy to be the first at the belatedly reopened Wembley, Alex Ferguson ran pretty true to form; a sore loser. He claimed United should have had a penalty — something which hardly ...
Barcelona averaged 2.75 goals a game before Samuel Eto'o suffered a knee injury in September. The figure dropped to as low as 1.00 over the winter months in the absence of the Cameroon international. But it has risen again to around 2.50 since his return, writes Drew Williams. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL Pippo Inzaghi inflicts Milan's revenge Liverpool leave Greece knowing they had done all they could, but pondering the fact they will not take a sixth European Cup until they are capable of more, writes Kevin McCarra. FEATURE 
Last surge of gloryNo one would claim that this was one of the great European Cup finals. But for Paolo Maldini and Filippo Inzaghi, and for what they have given to the game, even the harshest judge would have to make an exception, writes Richard Williams. In football, you have to finish what you start Liverpool might have believed, with all that pressing, that conviction, a goal was imminent, but football does not work like that, no guarantee exists, writes Rohit Brijnath. A dependable right-back Steve Finnan joined Liverpool in 2003 and, despite facing stiff competition from a number of players, has firmly established his position in the team, writes Andy Hampson. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE The winning formula Continuity in coaching and stability in management. That's the buzzword of the top teams in the National Football League. Nandakumar Marar reports.
Alonso and his art of winningWhatever Lewis Hamilton contrived to throw at his team-mate, Fernando Alonso had an answer, picking his way through the slower traffic with a perfectly judged blend of decisiveness and caution, writes Alan Henry. 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 • Used Cars • Domain • Preisvergleich • blog tools • Projectors • USB Adapters • Soccer balls, goal & accessories
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