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VOL.31 :: NO.17 :: Apr. 26, 2008
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With his silky skills and spectacular speed, Cristiano Ronaldo is firmly entrenched at the heart of the world’s oldest pub debate. Is he the world’s current best player? Over to Ananth Krishnan.
Chetan overwhelmed by the occasionIn the final, Chetan Anand was nowhere near the awesome form he had displayed in the quarterfinals and semifinals. His defeat to Ponsana Boonsak of Thailand was a big disappointment. V. V. Subrahmanyam reports.
Indonesia, Thailand continue to reignCompared with the previous edition, the Asian Beach Volleyball Championship in Hyderabad had a tremendous response with over 30 teams from nations as distant as New Zealand and Kazakhstan taking part, writes A. Joseph Antony.
Viktor Laznicka’s ‘most cherished title’The tournament, organised by the Alekhine Chess Club, was the second strongest Open in Asia going by the number of GMs who participated here. and the strongest in Asia considering the average rating of the participants, writes S. Sabanayakan.
Hussey’s day at MohaliIt was Michael Hussey who made the most of the short, straight boundaries at the PCA Stadium at Mohali to hit a match-winning century that catapulted Chennai Super Kings to a whopping 240 for five in 20 overs. Rakesh Rao reports. KNIGHT RIDERS V ROYAL CHALLENGERS 
McCullum runs amokBrendon McCullum’s innings did make acclaimed greats such as skipper Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting mere bystanders. K. C. Vijaya Kumar reports. 
Starry, Starry NightThere was Star Power in the stands as Bollywood and Kannada actors turned up in good measure for the IPL launch. The big one was of course Shah Rukh Khan, who owns the Kolkata Knight Riders. He was accompanied by good friends, Juhi Chawla ... 
Give me redThe eye popping routine of cheerleaders,Washington Redskins, specially flown for the event and to cheer his team, Bangalore Royal Challengers, by Vijay Mallya, was a big hit. Even as they were performing, make-shift placards “Give Me ... OPENING CEREMONY Awesome A 45-minute programme left the jam-packed Stadium spell bound, writes Kalyan Ashok. INTERVIEW/RAHUL DRAVID 
The team comes firstLike every other cricketer, Rahul Dravid is always after his next big performance. “I am not chasing milestones. I just want to keep trying and put up a big performance for the team,” he says in a chat with Vijay Lokapally. ICL FINALS Nail-biting finish Close finals, big crowds. What more could the ICL organisers ask for? Over to V. V. Subrahmanyam. PROGRESS REPORT 
Harbhajan consistentVirender Sehwag’s triple hundred defined the course of the first Test. The batsman struggled thereafter, but the epic innings had done its bit, writes Nandita Sridhar, while reviewing the Indian players’ performance in the series against South Africa. FOCUS He does not beat about the Bush Giles Clarke is 54 and at the height of his powers and what is more he is clearly sure he is using them wisely. He will not want to be in charge of the organisation that has the England Test team as its frontispiece and see it fail to bring back the Ashes. By Ted Corbett. Full of value The Famous Five this year are Ian Bell - a work in progress still - Shivnarine Chanderpaul, a great batsman from the most unorthodox of stances, held back in the public acclaim by his own lack of thrust; Ottis Gibson, who can still prove he is, as the England bowling coach, better in the second half of his cricketing life than his first phase; Ryan Sidebottom, better after 30 than before and Zaheer Khan, flowering in his second part of his career.
Time to act tough The decision by the ICC to outlaw sledging is commendable, but just how is it going to enforce it?
Manchester United, as ever, kept going and when Carlos Tevez scored from a late corner, the shared point meant United will STAY AHEAD of Chelsea, writes Paul Wilson. FEATURE 
Whither Wenger?Before the Gunners’ crucial League game against Manchester United and just after their elimination by Liverpool from the European Cup, manager Arsene Wenger lamented at length their alleged ill-fortune, writes Brian Glanville.
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