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VOL.26 :: NO.40 :: Oct. 04 - 10, 2003
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.26 :: NO.40 :: Oct. 04 - 10, 2003 |
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THE balance of a side has a direct bearing on its fortunes. Should a team play five or four bowlers, and could an extra batsman be squeezed in? That fifth bowler is often an all-rounder, who, apart from giving an additional option in bowling, adds depth to the batting.
Imagine if we had a choice, if we could pick a time, a place, any teams and any players that we wished, and had them perform at our command? MAJ.R.S. RATHORE 
A double delight in double trapIT was a pleasant evening. The heat and dust of the competition for the day having settled down, it was a serene atmosphere in the picturesque setting of Bisley, a breathtakingly beautiful caravan spot in Surrey. 
TENNIS INDEX -- PAUL FEINWhat 2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick once did as a star-struck nine-year-old at Flushing Meadows to watch big-name players pass by:
Moses faces his highest hurdle in turning back timeFormer Olympic champion Ed Moses is back in training at 48 as part of his `scientific and emotional experiment' — to compete in the US trials for Athens next July.
Keeping it positive, Williamses surviveOUT of necessity, out of survival, Venus Williams has leaned on a selective memory that includes the music-box tune from an ice cream truck that used to sputter along the streets of Compton, California.
Shearer to assist Newcastle for one more seasonAlan Shearer will extend his contract until the end of the 2004-05 season. The Newcastle captain would have signed his extension earlier but talks were put on hold following the death of chairman Freddy Shepherd's mother. ...
Best and worst of times for track and fieldThe best of times, the worst of times. Echoing Charles Dickens in "A Tale of Two Cities," USA track & field chief executive Craig Masback summoned an apt image to describe his team's display at last month's Paris World Championships.
Phelps keen to challenge ThorpeAmerican teenager Michael Phelps said he was keen to challenge Ian Thorpe — in the Australian's pet events, the 200 and 400 metres freestyle — in the 2004 Athens Olympics.
A clean sweep for the hostPAKISTAN climbed three places — to number four — in the International Cricket Council's one-day international rankings with a 5-0 rout of Bangladesh in the limited-overs series.
Tour should cash in on successTHE million-dollar question is whether the women's European Tour can seize the moment following Europe's spectacular Solheim Cup success in Barseback, Sweden.
A fill for the fansThe Senior National boxing championship at Bangalore did draw huge crowds if only on the final day. The preliminary rounds and semi-final stages had mostly competitors and contingents from the various participating teams cheering for their team-mates.
A first step towards professionalismPANKAJ ADVANI is the rising star of the Indian green baize sport. He wants to emulate the likes of Om Agrawal, Geet Sethi and Yasin Merchant and set new benchmarks.
Nilsmark ploys work perfectlyCATRIN NILSMARK momentarily had the feeling that she could walk without her crutches, so pumped up was she as her European team put the finishing touches to a famous Solheim Cup success.
So it goes onNOW it's Joe Cole, but should we really be surprised? Is he not just the latest fantasista, maverick, unusual talent, call it what you like, to be snubbed and set aside by an England team manager, or, before such a character existed, by ...
Kremer boosts his chancesWITH the China leg cancelled, and only rallies in Thailand in November and India in December remaining, Armin Kremer's victory in Rally Hokkaido, in Japan, in mid-September boosted the chances of the Team MRF Tyres' driver in the Group N (production cars) section of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship 2003.
HOW the Mumbai media initially viewed Sourav in the handy telly prism through which it sought to elevate Sachin as the Little Master mind!
IN the end, it was a dead heat. The Hindu Open 2003 was on the boil at the serene Cosmo-TNGF course.
Test debut still remains a pleasant surprise for him Parthiv Patel's moment of `growing-up' happened during his long walk to the middle at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on August 12, 2002. JUICY QUOTES -- PAUL FEIN I felt I had so much more to give. I wasn't at peace with myself. I wanted to do something to test myself.
Knowing cricket in the true senseCOMMON perception says cricketers fear gyaan, they dread people jumping on them to give all types of advice. Point is: Test cricketers are experts, they have reached where they have reached because they know.
Victory boiled down to the Max factorIT'S HARD to say who should take the most credit for Europe's Solheim Cup victory, but you could certainly make out a strong case for Sky TV. Thanks to Sky's insistence on cramming it all in before switching to a men's European Tour event, the ...
Rest is the bestCRICKET is a lot about timing. Not just strokes, but performances. Mumbai dominated for three days but Rest of India packed a punch at the decisive moment.
AMONG the many things famous fathers bequeath their sons is the weight, or indeed, the burden of the name they carry.
Jimmy Connors hopes to gather fellow-American tennis legends John McEnroe (
A learning experienceTHE Irani Trophy game between a full strength Rest of India side and Mumbai gladdened my heart. I was reminded of those Irani matches in the 70s and 80s, where a lot of glamour and prestige was attached to this key encounter in the domestic calendar.
DieterFormer Olympic champion Dieter Baumann has announced his retirement from athletics at the age of 38 after a frustrating showing in the 2003 World Championships in Paris.
Railways retains men's titleMANGALORE hosted a major sporting event after a gap of eight years when the 29th senior National powerlifting championship for men and 21st edition for women was held at the Town Hall. Incidentally, the city was hosting the event after a decade, having hosted it previously in 1993.
It's all about confidenceSeven years after his momentous Test debut at Lord's, Rahul Dravid's quest for perfection continues. A relentless drive by a remarkable batsman with loads of commitment, courage, personal pride and strength of mind.
Suriya, Anitcham catch the eyeOVER 140 events in four age categories in both the boys' and girls' sections and all crammed into three days. For any organiser this can be a Herculean task. But the ritual must go on and so it was in the South Zone junior athletics championship ...
Rupesh Roy lets his racquet do the talkingRUPESH ROY of Kolkata is a tough guy to get hold of and talk to. A very media-shy person, he opens up only if you are a player. Or a Bengali. Or if you can speak Hindi. Throughout the Adidas-Madras Cricket Club junior National (under-18 & ... CUTTACK 
Bengal reigns supremeThe East Zone junior athletics meet, held at the Reserve Police Ground in Cuttack, on August 23 and 24, was conducted on rain-affected grass track, full of muck, and the surface was slippery as well. It was not at all conducive for track and ... MUMBAI 
Anuja Thakur asserts supremacyAnuja Thakur asserted her dominance over Vidya Pillai, winning by a huge 4-1 margin in the final of the 6th D-Link all-India women's snooker championship, co-sponsored by Om Kotak Mahendra Insurance and Fuch Lubricants. In a little clash, ...
`We care a lot about domestic cricket'AFTER a long, hot, tiring but eventually satisfying fourth day in the TVS-Irani Cup, where he starred in Rest of India's stirring victory over Mumbai, Player of the Match Rahul Dravid spoke to The Sportstar on his match-winning hundred in ...
Chinnappa's fine runAS and when H. A. Chinnappa looks back on his career as a marathon runner what he would obviously recall is the close and exciting finish which marked his triumph in the second Kerala marathon in Thiruvananthapuram. Unlike last year when D. B. ...
Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) have contended that it has not sacked Bishan Singh Bedi — only not renewed his three-year coaching contract. Talking to newspersons, DDCA vice-president Chetan Chauhan asserted that the ...
Emmanuel PetitFrance midfielder Emmanuel Petit announced the end of his international career, blaming French coach Jacques Santini for a "lack of frankness." 
Tim HenmanTim Henman has dropped American Larry Stefanki ( |
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