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VOL.31 :: NO.13 :: Mar. 29, 2008
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Mixed blessing Marcus Trescothick’s retirement from international cricket felt almost like a premature yet hardly unexpected bereavement, where relief mingles with sadness. The sadness is fundamentally selfish. We wanted more from an exhilaratingly ...
The genius of Tiger WoodsThe true magnitude of Tiger Woods’ achievement in golf can be understood only long after his retirement. Only hindsight will help us grasp the enormity of what the great man has accomplished, writes Nirmal Shekar.
His God-given talent cannot be matchedThere have been great players through the ages but Tiger Woods is the first player in history to give perfection a run for its money, writes Lawrence Donegan.
Exciting series on the cardsGraeme Smith will have the onerous task of keeping his team together as there is bound to be some discontent among the players given the controversies that erupted prior to their departure.
Million-dollar questionThe New Zealanders are already in tatters as their best players — unwilling to risk the best judgement of their selectors — make their fortunes while they can, writes Ted Corbett. FEATURE He’s back Whether or not Hair stands in games involving Pakistan, it is safe to say that whatever happens between now and the Australian’s retirement he will be watched closely, writes Lawrence Booth. OPINION Boys or men? Those responsible for choosing India’s Under-19 squad must have known, or at the very least strongly suspected, that several of the leading candidates were too old, writes Peter Roebuck.
Uninspiring standards in the Olympic yearThe Athletics Federation of India was initially hoping that around 30 athletes would make it to the Beijing Olympics. The figure has since been scaled down to 20, and now it looks unlikely that even that many athletes will qualify, writes K. P. Mohan. 
A hard taskmasterIn the two and a half years that he has been with the Indian team, Nikolai Snesarev has brought about a transformation in its middle and long-distance running, writes K. P. Mohan.
Manipur on topManipur women stamped their class in the National Football Championship with a 4-1 drubbing of Orissa in the final. The victory ensured their 14th National title.
Mahindra strikesMahindra United created history, becoming the first outstation team to retain the IFA Shield, one of the world’s oldest surviving football tournaments. Amitabha Das Sharma reports. Still a force Roberto Ayala played a hugely influential role in the most successful period of Valencia’s history. The club won the Primera Liga in 2002 and 2004 and reached the Champions League finals of 2000 and 2001. Further glory followed with the UEFA Cup success of 2004, writes Andy Hampson. Happy at Chelsea Wayne Bridge made his name with Southampton, the city where he was born, before becoming one of Chelsea’s first signings following the culture-changing takeover by billionaire Roman Abramovich in the summer of 2003, writes Andy Hampson. ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Drogba’s double Chelsea will be particularly capable of making heads ring if Drogba can go on landing blows as he did in this match, writes Kevin Mccarra. ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP 
United on a rollIt says everything about United’s dominance, with Wayne Rooney at the hub of just about everything, that Edwin van der Sar managed to go the entire game without getting a single scuff of mud on his shorts, writes Daniel Taylor.
Goalkeepers are different At Derby, United's goalkeeper Ben Foster showed no signs of his long lack of match practice. Even the fact that in the 39th minute he was suddenly called on to make two superb diving saves, following a long period of inactivity — often a goalkeeper's nightmare — seemed no problem to him.
There’s more to F1 than winning racesPromoted during the winter to the position of director of the Scuderia Ferrari, Stefano Domenicali talks about what it is like to head the most powerful team in the paddock. By Richard Williams. MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX 
A perfect finish for RaikkonenA week after winning the first race of the season in Australia, Lewis Hamilton found himself reduced to a supporting role as Kimi Raikkonen strode to a commanding win for Ferrari. By Alan Henry. 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 • blog tools • Projectors • USB Adapters • Soccer balls, goal & accessories
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