From the publishers of THE HINDU
VOL.31 :: NO.34 :: Aug. 23, 2008
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.31 :: NO.34 :: Aug. 23, 2008 |
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12,000 calories a dayEggs, mayonnaise and assorted fats make up a jaw-dropping proportion of Michael Phelps’ diet. How can he force it all down? And what is it doing to his body? Jon Henley finds out.
It is Fraser all the wayIt was the first time in the Olympics that one country had swept the women’s 100m and the first time over the distance since the US men in Stockholm in 1912, writes Michael Phillips. 'This is a crazy Bolt effect' “I was inspired by last night (Bolt’s victory),” Fraser said. “This is a crazy Bolt effect.” “I was thinking before the race about winning. I thought to myself, ‘Calm down. You have to win ... HAILING A CHAMPION 
Abhinav shows the way“He is so organised about each aspect of preparation, like psychological, physical and technical that his contemporaries have often wondered if such obsession was necessary. But Abhinav proved his point by winning the gold medal,” says Suma Shirur of her training partner, who brought glory to India. By Nandakumar Marar
Call-up to the national sideFor some reason, the selectors took their time choosing S. Badrinath, a fine cricketer, making one wonder if it wasn’t enough making runs in domestic cricket, on ‘A’ tours, and in the IPL, writes S. Ram Mahesh. COLOMBO TEST 
Over in four, once againThat the third Test finished within four days, as had the two prior to it, says everything that needs to be said about the series, writes S. Ram Mahesh. OVAL TEST 
Some consolationUnder Kevin Pietersen England have a bright future although to read other summaries of this Test you might come to believe that they had as much chance of winning back the Ashes next summer as of dredging gold from the Grand Union Canal. Ted Corbett reports. ENGLAND DIARY Ramps joins elite list The Oval is the home of Mark Ramprakash who manages to hit his 100th century and it is only appropriate that he joins this line since the Daddy of all century makers is Jack Hobbs, also of Surrey, writes Ted Corbett.
Seven subs for premiership There was a strange belief, which can be found even to this day, that it is hard to play against a 10-man team, because by and large it tends to defend itself deep and with great commitment.
A fair result Newcastle had the audacity to take the lead through Obafemi Martins and even though it lasted only two minutes they continued to play with confidence, resulting in a far more accomplished performance than their normal showings, writes Daniel Taylor. AFC CUP 
Houghton shaping a new IndiaHoughton is a crafty reader of the game and he has gone about his job in the most professional manner. He has avoided confrontation with the seniors by astutely fielding horses for courses, writes Vijay Lokapally.
A praiseworthy performanceThe Indian juniors finished fourth in the team event of the World Championship in Zurich recently. It was a performance that exceeded all expectations, writes S. R. Suryanarayan. Advt Links: • Baufinanzierung und Immobilienfinanzierung Vergleich • Versicherungen im online Versicherungsvergleich • Deutsches Ceeduu Web • Send Gift to India • Flowers to All Over India • Sportshop • IQ Tests, Liebestests und andere Quizzes • Sportreisen zu allen Sportevents • Used Cars • blog tools
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