From the publishers of THE HINDU
VOL.30 :: NO.48 :: Dec. 01, 2007
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The charge of the old guardAnil Kumble led with imagination and bowled with passion, Sachin Tendulkar batted with patience and skill, V. V. S. Laxman constructed an innings of critical importance, Rahul Dravid showed signs of returning to form and Sourav Ganguly delivered with the ball and the bat. The seniors are pulling their weight indeed. By S. Dinakar.
Kumble’s grand debutThe match, in fact, was a lot closer than what the margin indicates. But for some shrewd bowling and fielding switches by Kumble, India’s fourth innings target would have been a lot more than just over 200, writes S. Dinakar. INDIA-PAKISTAN DIARY 
Eye of the tigerShoaib Akhtar has been a survivor. The man may have his faults, but is not short of resilience, or speed. He is still swarmed by admirers, notes S. Dinakar in his diary. HOBART TEST 
A few firstsSri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and Australia’s Adam Gilchrist achieved personal milestones even as the host continued its massive winning streak at the Bellerive Oval. Peter English reports. FOCUS A pat from the captain Although happy with his display, Brett Lee played down comparisons with the now retired Glenn McGrath, writes Julian Linden.
Freddy Adu, the much-vaunted teenage prodigy, is now trying to further his career with Portuguese giants Benfica after failing to live up to expectations in the United States. By Andy Hampson. FOCUS 
'All the charges in my case were fabricated'Alisher Usmanov, who has bought almost a quarter of Arsenal FC, has spoken frankly about serious allegations over his personal and business life in a remarkable email exchange with the Guardian. By Ian Cobain. EURO 2008 QUALIFIERS 
England just not good enoughEngland’s defeat to Croatia at Wembley must serve as a wake-up call, just as Hungary’s 6-3 win at the same venue did in 1953, writes Paul Doyle. McClaren’s reign ends Steve McClaren ended his reign on November 22 as statistically the worst manager of the England soccer team in history, and walked away with a cheque for GBP2.5m after only 18 months in the job. His former employers at the Football ... ‘This is a huge problem’ As England’s players digested their failure to qualify for Euro 2008, the more experienced among them were braced for the backlash to come. “There must be something wrong with English football,” said David Beckham . ... COMMENT The flop artist Previous England managers have often lost the plot, but Steve McClaren never got as far as having a plot to lose, writes David Lacey. ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP 
United's woolly-gloved need more protectionThe Manchester United manager's voice is powerful enough to set agendas and manipulate headlines, very often to distract from the failings of his own team, writes Daniel Taylor. ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Stephen Ireland’s last minute thriller Unlike Reading, Manchester City, for all their self-deprecation, have always believed themselves to be a big club. And now they may become precisely that, writes Steve Bierley.
Luck in soccer Look back to the qualifying games at Wembley against Israel and Russia, both won 3-0, and you will see how luck was very much on Steve McClaren’s side. 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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