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VOL.30 :: NO.30 :: Jul. 28, 2007
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Over his career the big Bajan, Ottis Gibson, has pounded in for Barbados, for Glamorgan, Leicestershire and Durham in England, for Border, Griqualand West and Guateng in South Africa, and in two Test matches for the West Indies, with a previous best return of 7-55, but this was his day and his conditions, and he drew on all that experience to exploit them brilliantly, writes Richard Rae.
He aced them allKevin Pietersen showed at Lord’s what he has shown every time he has been challenged in his young Test career — that he has the belief and the ability to play his natural game, or what has come to become his natural game, when everthing is on the line, writes S. Ram Mahesh.
Lord’s: emitting a sense of belonging The splendour, the shared history, the rich textures of red, yellow, and green — no, you have to be here, says S. Ram Mahesh about Lord’s.
His hunger remains undiminishedFrom the viewpoint of history, Warne’s legacy will always be appended to Murali’s, at the very least exist alongside, for the Sri Lankan’s is a story that is representative of post-colonial politics and transcends cricket, writes Vijay Parthasarathy.
Mayhem it was The exceptional variety in the Lankan pace attack coupled with Muttiah Muralitharan’s tantalising spin hounded the Bangladesh batsmen. Perfect timing Even by the standards of Muttiah Muralitharan’s celebrated career, it was quite a day. It started on a plane from Colombo which landed in Manchester at 7.15am on July 19 and continued with a quick drive down the M6. Murali completed ... ENGLAND DIARY The other side of the story With security personnel in most of the grounds making it tough for one and all, Ted Corbetthands over his diary to George Brains, head of the Obstruction Squad, to give his side of the story. 
Massie’s partyHe exploded on the international scene like few players before or since. But after capturing 16 for 137 on his Test debut, Massie played just five more Tests for the addition of 15 wickets! Over to Gulu Ezekiel.
Touching America It was the debut we all expected? The celebrity entrance, the immaculate outfit, the thirst for publicity. Then Victoria Beckham made way for David to save US soccer, writes Kevin Mitchell.
A schoolboy’s heroHeald tells how Denis Compton, son of Harry, a self-employed painter and decorator, was born in Hendon, the London suburb. Going to a local elementary school, he was lucky enough to find two excellent and supportive teacher-coaches, one for cricket, one for soccer.
The highlight of Steven Gerrard’s Liverpool career came in Istanbul in 2005 when, as captain, he almost single-handedly lifted his side to UEFA Champions League glory, writes Andy Hampson. Britons abroad To say that British players are too insular to settle and succeed in Europe isn’t true or fair. Some do, some don’t, writes Brian Glanville.
Railways — the lord of the ring The Federation Cup, which also featured some of the top class women boxers, turned out to be a great success. K. Keerthivasan reports.
Player blows the whistle The South African claims that the use of drugs is rampant in golf and insists that the need for random tests is urgent. By Paul Kelso. FOCUS Garcia stumbles over his lines in last dramatic act The Spaniard let the cup slip from his grasp more than once in a day of high drama. By Richard Williams.
Alonso proves his classThe McLaren driver took the chequered flag after a spectacular late scuffle with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa in a race defined by rain. The Spaniard's victory slashed his team-mate, Lewis Hamilton's championship lead from 12 points to two. Alan Henry reports. Hamilton’s rotten weekend Lewis Hamilton’s unbroken run of Formula One success finally came to an end when he could finish only ninth in a dramatic European Grand Prix played out in treacherous wet conditions. The 22-year-old Briton started in 10th ...
IIT-ians' dream run Texan Aces created history by winning the silver medal in the European Open championships in Antalya, Turkey. By Raman Jayaram. 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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