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VOL.31 :: NO.36 :: Sep. 06, 2008
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Proactive, aggressive and inspirationalIn One-day Internationals, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has largely been a winning captain. He backs his men, creates situations and is hard to crack, writes S. Dinakar.
Sealing it early India, which after winning the CB series earlier this year, has lost two finals, ensured the fifth ODI wouldn’t be another virtual final. S. Ram Mahesh reports. SRI LANKA DIARY Giant of Lankan cricket Chaminda Vaas, who became only the fourth bowler to capture 400 ODI wickets, certainly has the respect of his peers, not least for persevering and taking so many wickets in both forms of the game at nothing more than medium pace, writes S. Ram Mahesh. FOCUS 
A jewel in the crownSir Donald George Bradman, whose 100th birth anniversary fell on August 27, was a champion at everything he did. Meticulous to a fault, he was indeed a paragon of everything good about cricket. There can never be a better advertisement for the game than Bradman, writes Vijay Lokapally.
On terra firma“It was unbelievable. I have seen the National flag go up in various international competitions but this time it was very, very special. I was so happy,” says Olympic bronze medallist Sushil Kumar in this interview with Rakesh Rao. INTERVIEW/VIJENDER SINGH 
Olympic gold is the aim"Life has not changed for me. My ultimate aim is a gold medal in the Olympics. Only after this can I think that I have done something in life," says Olympic boxing bronze-medallist Vijender Singh in this interview with Y. B. Sarangi. FOCUS 
China exceeds expectationsA nation which takes huge pride in its sporting supremacy and which is prepared to pour millions of dollars into building facilities and nurturing talent was bound to end up on top. ATHLETICS REVIEW Overall, a grand show The effortless distance doubles by Ethiopians Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba, the great upsets in the men’s and women’s 400 metres, the eclipse of the United States in the women’s 100 metres, plus the world records by Yelena Isinbayeva, Gulnara Galkina-Samitova and the Jamaican men’s sprint relay team — apart from Bolt’s feat of course — all contributed to an enchanting fare at the Bird’s Nest. HOCKEY REVIEW 
A story of German fortitudeChristopher Zeller is a complete player; a fine trapper, dribbler and shooter besides being an impeccable flicker in penalty corners. He was the man behind Germany’s victory.
Spurs’ organised resilience Sharing the points with Tottenham Hotspur is no fiasco, but Chelsea’s dullness was unexpected, writes Kevin McCarra.
The Capello crisis Whatever Fabio Capello achieved as a club manager with Milan, Roma and Real Madrid, he has scant grasp of the international game, and certainly not when it comes to dealing with England players. 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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