From the publishers of THE HINDU
VOL.35 :: NO.23 :: Jun. 07, 2012
|
From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.35 :: NO.23 :: Jun. 07, 2012 |
|||
|
|
|||
 News Update
Group Sites
|
 Star Poster: SUNIL NARINE
A true reward for consistencyBelief and confidence are indeed intertwined, and it was Gautam Gambhir who rebuilt a team of self-doubt and disappointments into a potent force. Kolkata Knight Riders played to win. Over to S. Dinakar.
First among equals Though Deccan Chargers came a cropper in the league stage of IPL-5, Dale Steyn walked tall and maintained his reputation as the best fast bowler in the world. Over to G. Viswanath. IPL in the final week IPL DIARY 
Cricket, cheers and a cartwheelThis year, Chennai Super Kings' hat-trick dreams were destroyed and the IPL had a new winner. Kolkata Knight Riders has been the object of a lot of ridicule in the first three years and this triumph gave its owner, actor Shah Rukh Khan, a reason to dance, lock his team members in tight embraces, and do the cartwheel! Over to Arun Venugopal. LONDON CALLING Night-watchmen and nightmares Usually, the arrival of a night-watchman simply signals the fall of another wicket. You just know he is going to be peppered with short-pitched balls followed by a yorker. Good night, night-watchman. Or he will be overpowered in mind and body by the sheer force of the opposing fast bowler and be left looking at his scattered stumps as if he had been hypnotised. By Ted Corbett.
Yuki, a tough cookieFrom winning the Australian Open junior title to becoming the No. 1 junior in the world, to finishing runner-up in the Youth Olympics in Singapore, Yuki's fledgling career has been like a firecracker, so full of light and sound. Kamesh Srinivasan takes stock.
Modelling is fun — Ashwini“It all began after our doubles triumph at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. Jwala (Gutta) and I did a shoot for a magazine supplement, with makeup on and much prompting from photographers. Jwala moved far more freely, while I was more guarded,” recalls Ashwini of the quiet and reserved traits she typifies. By A. Joseph Antony.
England's playmakersWhy, after so many years of “scheming” excellence, has the supply in England so grievously and expensively dried up? When England is waiting to see another Gascoigne or a Hoddle in vain? Yes, Chelsea's Frank Lampard, as he showed recently in Barcelona, can occasionally produce the inspired pass, but he's hardly in the tradition of Brooking, Hoddle and Gascoigne, writes Brian Glanville. Advt Links: • calling card
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Contents • Daily Sports • The Hindu • Business Line • Frontline • Publications • eBooks • Images Copyright © 2012 Sportstar Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of Sportstar. |
