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VOL.31 :: NO.12 :: Mar. 22, 2008
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Ishant Sharma ruled outIndia picked three spinners including left-armer Murali Kartik for the first two Test matches against South Africa starting on March 26. Kartik, 31, who played the last of his eight Tests against South Africa in November 2004, joins ...
It’s time to rebuildThe Santiago debacle, no doubt, will haunt Indian hockey for a long, long time. But instead of brooding over the tragedy, it would only be appropriate to immediately revamp the sport and its administration in the country, writes S. Thyagarajan.
This is not the end of the worldTo enable hockey to regain its popularity all over the country more attention has to be paid to the National Championships. Its current pattern needs to be changed, writes Balbir Singh Sr. EXPERT COMMENTS 
Focus on the futureIndia not qualifying for the Beijing Olympics is painful, but we have to accept the fact. No amount of emotional outbursts can take us back to the top. We have to learn from this, get our act together and move forward, writes Cedric D’Souza. Other voices For the first time in 80 years India failed to qualify for the Olympics. The team’s debacle in the Olympic qualifiers in Santiago, Chile, drew widespread criticism. The anguish amongst the hockey fans in the country was ... 
Umpiring was biasedIt was a painful home-coming for the team and I feel sorry for the boys. The team’s failure to qualify for the Olympics evoked strong reactions in the country, and it is very important to support the players in these difficult ... SANTIAGO DEBACLE/ REACTIONS 
‘A national disaster’A huge national disaster. This decline did not happen in one day, the hockey federation just did not seem interested in noticing and arresting the decline. — Ashok Kumar, former India captain and member of the 1975 World ...
It’s Serena all the wayAfter a lay-off following the Australian Open, and a gum-surgery, Serena Williams made a comeback of sorts by winning the singles title in Bangalore. K. C. Vijaya Kumar reports. INTERVIEW/SERENA WILLIAMS 
‘I’m all for good, clean tennis’Serena Williams has wonderful memories of India and the Bangalore Open. “I would always love to come back,” she says in a chat with Kalyan Ashok. 
Bangalore Open diaryThe Bangalore Open witnessed the new experiment of the Tour, on court coaching. It went well with some while it was not welcomed by others, especially those who did not have a travelling coach with them. The Williams sisters, for instance, never ...
Both teams well tunedIndia has a 3-3 Test record against South Africa at home, with the 0-2 defeat in the 1999-00 series, which ended India’s streak at home, the most heart-breaking. But a lot has changed in both the sides since that loss, and since they last met in India in 2004-05, writes Nandita Sridhar. HAMILTON TEST/ENGLAND V NEW ZEALAND Injuries mar England The selectors have picked seven wicket-keepers in next to no time and, without Giles to offer advice, Vaughan seems a lesser captain. Pietersen averages 50 still but — for all he has scored two of the four England centuries in a streak of seven Tests without a victory — he looks vulnerable, more promise than fulfilment. By Ted Corbett.
Passion undiminishedWhen Anand won the prestigious Linares-Morelia title for the second straight year and for the third time since 1998, he proved that he indeed is one of the most dedicated students of the game. Over to Rakesh Rao. INTERVIEW/ANAND 
A lot of decisive gamesIn the end, rating is just numbers. If you keep playing in tournaments the numbers go up and down. You can’t try and hold on to them. It is nice to go over 2800 again, but it is more important to win tournaments, says Viswanathan Anand to Rakesh Rao.
Dempo’s application to the fore The inaugural I-League, involving the top 10 teams in the country, produced plenty of excitement and ripples. S. R. Suryanarayan reports. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 
Touch of excellenceThe clean sweep of four English clubs in the quarterfinals -- a record for any nation in the competition — arrived with the cleanest of strikes from Fernando Torres, the formidable Spain international, and Liverpool march on as a team to be feared, writes Andy Hunter. ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP 
United's reputation intactRonaldo's late strike was the 31st of a remarkable season but it might easily have brought parity rather than the three points which have strengthened Manchester United's hopes of retaining the title, writes Stuart James. ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Gunners' title challenge hits the wall Aston Villa, Wigan Athletic and now Middlesbrough have secured draws against Arsenal and a five-point advantage at the top has disappeared, writes Dominic Fifield.
Chelsea in chaos?Recently at Upton Park, when Chelsea manager Avram Grant was asked why he had kept his chief goal-scorer, Didier Drogba, on the bench and used Nicolas Anelka as his sole striker, his evasive reply was that he didn’t like to talk about players who hadn’t been playing!
Beyond past troubles A confident win in Melbourne for Lewis Hamilton banished any lingering memories of McLaren's torrid 2007 season, writes Paul Weaver.
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