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IT took guts to play the way Nasser Hussain did; it took more than just guts to decide not to play anymore as he decided after crafting a match-winning Test century at Lord's.
The curtain has begun its slow fallAndre Agassi has a powerful excuse to hang up his racket at year's end, for he has nothing left to accomplish as a player. He has done it all and has no reason to continue but for the sheer joy of it, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH.
First-timer packs off a legendInjuries and upsets left the field wide open in both the men's and women's draw in Paris this year; and by the end of the first week, while the stars of some were on the ascent, the fortunes of others were dipping. Former French Open champion ...
ON THE RISE Nicole Vaidisova"NICOLE'S growing, growing, growing," one of her coaches, Nick Bollettieri, said earlier this season. That was no surprise (Vaidisova was only 14), but it was alarming (she was already 6 feet tall). The 15-year-old Czech is generating a buzz. ... Greats Debate Pete Sampras vs Roger Federer — at their best, who would win?
Irrespective of what happened at the World Cup, the Les Bleus will be the favourites to top Group B, which is also made up of England, Switzerland and Croatia, before going on to challenge for the title.
Hooliganism is the biggest threatENGLAND have lost just one competitive match under Swedish coach Sven Goran Eriksson and their talented young squad will head to Portugal for the Euro 2004 finals as one of the favourites. The gravest threat to England's chances in Portugal is ... EURO 2004/TEAM PROFILES 
Fighting against historyTOGETHER with France, hosts Portugal are one of the favourites for the 2004 European Championship title. Although the Portuguese were knocked out in the first round at the 2002 World Cup — losing to U.S. and South Korea and beating Poland ... EURO 2004/TEAM PROFILES 
Others in the frayYoung Dutch stars give new hope: With the stream of young talent available in the country, it's not surprising that coach Dick Advocaat and his assistant, Jan Wouters, have sidelined stalwart Ronald de Boer and instead gone for youth over ... EURO 2004/PLAYER PROFILES 
Stars to watchA magician on the ball, Zidane's genius is set for display once again as France goes hunting for a back-to-back title triumph in the European championship. A brilliant playmaker, this 31-year-old boasts of dazzling passing skills, breathtaking ... EURO 2004 
`Football is more commercial today'FOR football legend Eusebio this summer's Euro 2004 tournament in Portugal has a very special meaning. The country will be using the competition as a great opportunity to show off its capabilities and the rest of world will enjoy the occasion ... EURO 2004 
Security is the top prioritySECURITY will be the top priority for organisers of this summer's Euro 2004 tournament in Portugal with terrorism the main concern as opposed to the previous threat from football hooligans. As recently as April, another two million euros was ... EURO HISTORY 
There's as much passion as the World Cup itselfFROM a modest start with just 17 participants in the qualifying rounds, Euro Soccer, which began in 1960 in France, has come a long way to be equated now as a competition that raises as much passion and interest all around as the World Cup ... EURO 2004/PREVIEW 
It's a wide-open affairIF the age-old adage that you can have too much of a good thing is true, then Euro 2004 which kick-starts on June 12 in Portugal, should provide us with three weeks of exciting and outstanding football. EURO 2004/TEAM PROFILES 
France out to forget World Cup nightmareA star-studded French line-up will head to Portugal as serious contenders to successfully defend the European Championship they won against Italy in 2000. Jacques Santini is now at the helm after taking over from Roger Lemerre following the ... EURO 2004/TEAM PROFILES 
It might well be Trapattoni's last chanceMOST grown-up Italians do not even remember June 10, 1968 when Italy captain Giacinto Facchetti led the Azzurri to their first and only European Championship in Rome with a victory over Yugoslavia. It was a memorable battle that spanned ... Euro 2004 squads GREECE: Goalkeepers: Antonis Nikopolidis, Kostas Chalkias (both Panathinaikos), Fanis Katergiannakis (Olympiakos Piraeus). Defenders: Traianos Dellas (AS Roma), Yannis Goumas, Yourkas Seitaridis (both Panathinaikos), Takis Fyssas ...
Looking ahead THE last frantic days of the European club football season saw febrile activity, both among managers and in the transfer market.
Another one-two for FerrariFOR more than 100,000 Germans on May 30, there was no place like the Nuerburgring. The sun shone, the beer flowed and Michael Schumacher gave another crushing demonstration of his brilliance, leading home Ferrari's fourth one-two of the season.
HE is fast and furious to some, wild and reckless to the others. Shoaib Akhtar can be destructive with the ball, he can also prove self-destructive.
NASSER HUSSAIN was close to tears as he announced his retirement from cricket, three days after his century gave England victory against New Zealand.
The names that made newsRemember the old Time magazine headline: This week these names made this news. Well, this weird week in international cricket these men made so much news it was difficult to keep up.
Diminishing interest in English cricket NASSER HUSSAIN'S retirement caught the headlines in India but, besides that, hardly any news from England reaches us nowadays.
The right man for the jobWHEN I was in Mumbai for the ICC Cricket Academy recently I was amazed at the many questions posed by the media as to whether John Wright should continue as India's coach.
Channels viewers love to hateREWIND to DD, deadly DD, at precisely 5.40 in the evening during the Wednesday, October 28, 1998 quarter-final encounter at Dhaka between Azhar's India and Steve's Australia in the ICC's nine-nation Wills International Cup. WEST INDIES V BANGLADESH ODI SERIES Clean sweep by home team ON its first tour of the Caribbean, Bangladesh did make some headway in the three-match ODI series, even if the West Indies won 3-0.
Dreaming bigSPURRED by the recent success of youngsters such as Rahil Gangjee who won the inaugural Volkswagen Masters in China, rookie golfer Ashok Kumar said he believed he had it in him to win the U.S. Open in another couple of years. The former ... Pakistan confirms participation IN a move that will further strengthen the sporting ties with India, Pakistan has confirmed its maiden participation in the World Doubles squash championship to be held in Chennai in December. The Secretary of the Pakistan Squash Federation ... 
Sami toes PCB lineIN the backdrop of the Pakistan Cricket Board's directive that players should give priority to their national team, paceman Mohammad Sami has said he would skip some of the matches with his county team Kent in order to play in the Asia Cup in Sri ... Model Sania TEEN tennis sensation Sania Mirza jumped on to the modelling bandwagon when she was named the brand ambassador for Atlas Cycle at a function in New Delhi recently. Sania will be seen in advertisements promoting Atlas Swan, the women's cycle ... 
The captain's restaurantSOURAV GANGULY is taking a leaf out of Sachin Tendulkar's entrepreneurial book. He is all set to open a multi-storey restaurant in Kolkata. "Sourav's" will combine formal and informal dining and is scheduled to come up in Park Lane, one of the ...
Titles for Tamil Nadu and KeralaGAZING into the sky used to be a regular feature for ball badminton players during matches. The fluffy little ball, often spinning, could be quite an unpredictable thing when it is hit high. A slight wind could push it off its path, confusing ... PERIAKULAM Indian Army lifts trophy INDIAN ARMY, New Delhi emerged winner of the 45th P.D. Chidambara Sourya Narayanan Memorial Trophy All India Basketball Tournament conducted by Silver Jubilee Sports Club at Periakulam recently. The tournament had attracted 24 teams from all ... KOZHIKODE Kruttika Nadig triumphs KRUTTIKA NADIG won her maiden National junior girls' title in May. It could well be a turning point in her career. For it's a prestigious and coveted title in domestic chess, and she has won it at 16 (it's an under-19 event). Her rival in the ...
Back-foot defenceIN as much as it is important to develop a good defensive stroke off the front-foot, it is probably twice as important to be able to play a good defensive stroke off the back-foot. This is because the higher you go, the more you will be tested ...
RivaldoBRAZILIAN World Cup star Rivaldo has been insulted by the offer from Celtic manager Martin O'Neill of having a trial run at Parkhead. The 32-year-old World Cup winning midfielder has been in talks with the Scottish champions as well as ... 
Mike PowellMIKE POWELL, who coaches long jump at his academy in Southern California, everyday measures himself against the men he guides and sees something pretty special. At 40, he can keep up with them. So the world-record holder in the event made a ...
Is cricket killing other sports in India?YES, cricket is indeed killing other sports in India. People of India treat cricket as their fifth Veda or fourth Religion after Hinduism, Islam & Christianity. Cricket is not our national game, but it is celebrated as a festival, thanks to our ...
It's more than a good idea — it's a necessity. Whether we ask to be or not, we are role models in the eye of the general public. It's all about making a positive effect on the society, and sometimes it's good to give back, because we get ...
Flashback: July 1992One might guess that it's not a full head of hair. When she and a shaggy Andre Agassi shared the traditional dance at the annual Wimbledon Champions Dinner in July 1992, there were no reports of sparks flying between the two future ... Quick Hits 1 Number of finals Conchita Martinez has reached in the last four years (at the Family Circle Cup in April, she lost to Venus Williams). 3 Number of African-American Women in the Top 4 of the NCAA singles rankings, a record (as of ... Anniversary Party The International Hall of Fame turns 50 Stefan Edberg The new Hall-of-Famer has been trying out another racquet sport. OVER THE 'NET Burnout, injuries, early retirement, and no-show stars: Is women's tennis in trouble? 
Between the LinesHOME ALONE: Anna Kournikova (pix, right) hasn't competed on tour in over a year and she pulled out of an exhibition in Houston in April, citing pneumonia. Now, though, there appears to be real trouble in Anna-land. In April, her ... |
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