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Tennis
How born-again Borg exorcised his demons

Three of the four men’s semi-finalists were going in search of records. Roger Federer was trying to emulate Bjorn Borg’s five consecutive victories, Rafael Nadal was continuing his attempt to become the first player since Borg to ...

Cover Story
What’s India hoping to achieve?
India’s tour of England seems strangely charmless not because of a dearth of dreams, but an apparent lack of purpose, writes S. Ram Mahesh.

Cricket
ODI PREVIEW
India has the edge
India should win the One-day series. Dravid and his men have more firepower and greater balance, writes S. Dinakar.

Factfile
England - India: Head to Head (PDF Format)

TRIBUTE
A batsman of rare merit
If Dilip Sardesai took a player under his wing, then he would go all out to help him develop to full potential. He certainly did that with me on the 1971 West Indies tour, writes Sunil Gavaskar.

Tennis
WIMBLEDON/WOMEN’S FINAL
Joining the elite
Venus Williams was much fiercer than her French opponent and although she had a number of bosh shots, particularly off the forehand side, she knew she had to continue with her big game if she was not to become another unexpected victim of he dogged Marion Bartoli. Jon Henderson reports.
WIMBLEDON/MEN’S FINAL
Fortunate Federer's fantastic fifth
From beginning to end, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were two men alone on their own green planet, Shot-making geniuses way above the crowd of their colleagues. Tennis can't be performed with more imagination, style, brilliance, and manoeuvring, writes Bud Collins.
WIMBLEDON DIARY
Despite interruptions, all over on schedule
The month we left behind — June — is the wettest on record with 134.5mm rain across the United Kingdom. You’d suspect that a good lot of that fell on London SW 19 where they dare to play tennis under open skies on manicured lawns. A summary of events by Nirmal Shekar.

Feature
FUNNY BUT TRUE
The superstitiousness of sports stars
Status is no bar. Even the most successful sports people tend to rely on some form of personal voodoo. By Barney Ronay.

Tennis
Mental battles abound
For all subtlety of stroke and soundness of technique, victory is designed, and defeat arranged, in the head, writes Rohit Brijnath.

Kicking Around
COLUMN BY BRIAN GLANVILLE
Just too much
Since the Beckham bubble will surely burst when it becomes clear again that he is no natural winger, David Bentley could surely be of great value to the waning England team.

Hockey
CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE CUP
Argentina’s moment of glory
Even as the Kiwis lay sprawled on the ground in disbelief, stunned by the incredible happenings, the Argentines threw themselves into the arms of ecstasy, writes S. Thyagarajan.

Athletics
ASIAN GRAND PRIX
Two memorable performances
Renjith Maheswary and Joseph Abraham hogged the limelight in the Asian Grand Prix circuit. A report from K. P. Mohan.
A great run
Six years ago, Renjith Maheswary was a confused youngster. An athlete who chose a rather odd combination of long jump and high jump, the 16-year-old was a mediocre jack in both.

Formula One
BRITISH GRAND PRIX
Raikkonen finds perfect pace to dash home hopes
For Raikkonen this was a particularly satisfying success on a circuit he loves but has been unlucky on over the years, writes Alan Henry.

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