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Kaif looks ahead with optimismCHENNAI, OCT. 21. The fiercely focussed eye of the tiger is what one is reminded of when Mohammed Kaif swoops on the ball. Whether he is scampering across for a death or glory single, or flinging himself to pluck the ball out of thin air, or ... 
Prasanna keen to work with Indian spinnersMUMBAI, OCT. 20. The master of offspin bowling E. A. S. Prasanna is keen and eager to work with India's spinners and guide them. He feels that India's spin bowling is too predictable and its major shortcomings can be found in the `art of spin' ... Other Stories
Tennis Bhupathi moves closer to No. 1 spot NEW DELHI, OCT. 21. When the country calls, it is tough to say `No'. That has been the plight of Mahesh Bhupathi who won his 31st career doubles title with Max Mirnyi of Belarus in Madrid on Sunday. Mahesh and Mirnyi are just 24 points away ... Other Stories
News Analysis COMMENT Lessons from the struggles of the great By Nirmal Shekar HE played and missed. He played and missed. And, he played and missed. It was almost as if Sachin Tendulkar's bat was programmed to miss the ball, almost as if he was playing blind-folded against Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie at Perth rather ... Asian Games 
India takes on upbeat RwandaHYDERABAD, OCT. 22. Whatever the hype till now, it is difficult to depict the Afro-Asian Games as a competition involving the best from the two continents. At least in football, it would be appropriate to describe the competition as the best of ... 170 Asian athletes confirm participation HYDERABAD, OCT. 21.South African swimmer Ingrid Haiden, winner of four gold medals in the recent all-African Games in Abhuja, heads the list of the 314-member strong contingent that arrived here for the inaugural edition of the Afro-Asian ... Other Stories
Badminton Lee Chong, Aparna start favourites JAIPUR, OCT. 21. After P. Gopi Chand's win at the 2001 All England Championship, there hasn't been any great news from the other shuttlers. As a result, on the eve of the Asian Satellite badminton championship, the lack of enthusiasm in the home ... Billiards & Snooker Indian men in knock-out stage NEW DELHI, OCT. 21.National champion Pankaj Advani scored a crushing 4-0 win against Fijian Viliame Umu as he led all the Indian men into the knock-out stage of the IBSF World snooker championship being played in Jiangmen, China. Advani blasted ... Points format to be followed at IBSF World meet NEW DELHI, OCT. 21. The traditional `time bound' billiards will take a backseat to keep pace with the changing times. The IBSF World billiards championship in Hyderabad, from November 17 to 23, will follow the point format, a faster version ... Golf Aussies look to extend their lease on Asia Pacific crown BANGALORE, OCT. 21. Alex Cleave of Australia, runner-up in the last edition of the Asia Pacific seniors golf championship, summed it up succinctly, saying: "we are here for the camaraderie as well as the competition.'' And to show how serious ... Sorenstam, Price, Higuchi inducted into Hall of Fame ST. AUGUSTINE, OCT. 21. Sweden's Annika Sorenstam, Zimbabwe's Nick Price and Japan's Hisako Higuchi were inducted into the world golf Hall of Fame, admitting here they have enjoyed dream career success. Sorenstam, 33, completed a career Grand ... Racing : Motor Narain Karthikeyan finishes second MUMBAI, OCT. 21. Tata Carlin Motorsport team driver Narain Karthikeyan rallied superbly after a slow start, to finish second and claim his fifth podium finish of the season at the Superfund World Series Nissan Championship at Valencia in Spain. ... Judo India finishes runner-up NEW DELHI, OCT. 21. Indian judokas won five gold, a silver and three bronze medals to finish overall runner-up in the Thailand international junior Judo championships, which concluded recently. Ram Ashrey Yadav, who won a gold, was also ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Opportunities | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
   
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