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VOL.30 :: NO.35 :: Sep. 01, 2007
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Ringing loud and clearThe 118-ball 126 at the Rose Bowl confirmed Ian Bell’s arrival and re-affirmed the emerging importance of youth in the England team, writes Nandita Sridhar.
Excitement all the wayIndia, learning from the debacle at the Rose Bowl, rightly played five bowlers in the XI in the second NatWest series ODI in sunny Bristol. S. Dinakar reports. FIRST ONE-DAYER 
A Cook & Bell storyEngland batted big, two of the top three batsmen made hundreds, and then James Anderson struck telling early blows, including the key wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh, to swing the match in the host’s favour. S. Dinakar reports. INTERVIEW 
Vaughan reborn“I was so keen on enjoying batting again and that helped me play in the manner I have. I’ve not felt any pressure at the crease. I hope I can continue in that mentality for a few more years. Maybe I recognised it was a bonus to be playing again,” says England Test captain Michael Vaughan in this chat with Vic Marks. THE NEW LEAGUE 
The game has just begunThe success of Indian Cricket League depends largely on how it markets itself and how it sells the concept to the public and the sponsors. Merchandising is the key here, writes Vijay Lokapally. INTERVIEW ‘Here cricket is with the cricketers’ Kapil Dev is very confident of the success of the Indian Cricket League. He speaks to Vijay Lokapally on the new venture’s goals and its future. TOUR DIARY A picturesque venue The two-hour train journey from Southampton to Bristol, another port town, south-west of England, soothes one’s senses. The enchanting English countryside is on view. Over to S. Dinakar.
Tim Henman could have won a Grand Slam if he had held a bigger weapon in his armoury, says Steve Bierley. Why we will miss Tim Henman was a player out of fashion. His game was not forged in the heat of a modern foundry, but stitched together by some gentleman tailor, all nice, quaint lines, no whiff of power, no scent of arrogance, just simplicity, writes Rohit Brijnath.
It’s about self-beliefAnup Sridhar had his best moments at the World Championship where he entered the quarterfinals. He, however, looks upon his performance as the beginning of things to come. “I look forward to playing like this more often,” he says in a chat with Kalyan Ashok. 
China rules the roostThe World Championship at Kuala Lumpur marked the arrival of Anup Sridhar on the big stage. The unseeded Indian stole the thunder with the biggest upset of the tournament, defeating Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia.
What price appeals? Brazil’s Alex, loaned by his club PSV Eindhoven to Chelsea, was kept waiting for four hours by the immigration jobsworths at the Heathrow Airport on the pretext of finding out whether he had a work permit. Eventually Alex simply ran out of patience and caught the next plane back to Brazil.
Nani’s drive lifts United Tottenham could have been regarded as the superior team and they had the clearer openings. Coming through to win in mild adversity, though, may turn out to be galvanising for Manchester United, writes Kevin McCarra.
Masterful MassaThe Brazilian's second successive win at the Istanbul Park has left Team Ferrari with buoyed optimism going into the next Grand Prix at Monza (Italy), writes Alan Henry.
On the right trackThe resounding victory over Pakistan in the five-Test series is a big morale booster for India ahead of the Asian Championship, writes V. V. Subrahmanyam. 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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