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VOL.27 :: NO.41 :: Oct. 09 - 15, 2004
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BATTERED and ridiculed after the Athens Olympics doping issue, involving two woman weightlifters, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has hit back with uncharacteristic vigour by banning the competitors for life. In the process, it has ...
A welcome, positive stepWe may not have seen a revival in embryo at the Oval that dark Saturday night but the celebrations afterwards suggest that the world is waiting to welcome a new era of Caribbean triumph, writes TED CORBETT.
Edge-of-the-seat encounterALL through the Champions Trophy, Brian Lara kept pleading with critics and fans not to run down his team as a bunch of indifferent and indisciplined cricketers. When he first met the media along with his mates, he was at pains to justify his ... England's final hurrah scuppered IF there is a benevolent alter ego of Hurricane Ivan, it surely visited the Oval on the final day of the ICC Champions Trophy. What else can explain the transformation of Ian Bradshaw and Courtney Browne from bit-part players to finishers cool ...
Keeping up with the march of timeYou may wonder why the Oval rather than Lord's will stage the ICC Champions Trophy final. Part of the reason lies in the restoration of the Lord's pavilion which began as this tournament opened.
Where is England heading?THOUGH more fancied teams were knocked out, it would seem that the clash between the West Indies and England in the recent ICC Champions Trophy final has to be good for the game.
A RIVALRY RESUMESGanguly can kick the dust at a misfield, yet sit in a quiet corner of a bar in Adelaide and admit freely that he asked for Greg Chappell's assistance because even though he had carved thousands of runs he believed he was not as accomplished a batsman as he should have been. COLUMN BY MARKAND WAINGANKAR Standardise the pattern of pitches FORMER India all-rounder Dattu Phadkar once said that the letter `S' plays a vital part in the development of cricket. IRANI TROPHY 
Rest packs a wallopHOW often does one get to witness the mighty Mumbai having a great fall! Getting whipped inside four days and, that too, with the margin of defeat being 290 runs is something not associated with Mumbai and its cricketers.
Drama aplentyTHE good thing to happen after an acrimonious battle for power in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was the consensus on having a fresh look at certain clauses of the constitution of the Board on which the richest sports body of the country was being run for the past 75 years.
Surpassing another recordVIJAY SINGH broke the PGA Tour single-year money record Tiger Woods set while winning three majors in 2000, holding off Stewart Cink to win the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot for his third consecutive victory.
Nadal catches the eyeIF a movie were to be made on men's tennis today, the producers would want another big name to feature besides Roger Federer, in the film's opening credits.
Anju Bobby GeorgeANJU BOBBY GEORGE — the sole star attraction at the first Asian All-Stars athletics championships, in Singapore — was in a ``holiday mood'' as she easily won the women's long jump, as mediocre performances dominated the one-day event ... 
Riddick BoweTHE only thing that was clear about Riddick Bowe was that he was happy to be back inside the most dangerous square of real estate in sports. The former undisputed heavyweight champion's second-round knockout of journeyman Marcus Rhode, an ...
Barrichello shines amid shuntsTHE inaugural Chinese Grand Prix attracted 157,000 people. For the early part of the race at least, Formula One's largest gathering of the season witnessed action almost as compelling as that available for free on the Shanghai roads.
Schumacher disappointsWE started with dancing girls, acrobats and opera singers on the grid, continued with flying wheels and a pirouetting world champion, and concluded with the first three drivers separated by the length of a noodle.
`We need to develop the game further'VISWANATHAN ANAND has been remarkably consistent since he became a Grandmaster. He has won well over 50 prestigious titles and three Chess Oscars since 1989.
Nisipeanu asserts his classTHERE were black badges. There were controversies. There was heavy rain too. Still, the Category 16 Super Grandmaster chess tournament, held in Pune in early September, will be remembered for the quality of the games it produced. Players protest PUNE, which hosted the Category 16 and International Open tournaments, was also the venue of an open dispute between the AlCF and the Indian players. A long battle looked quite likely early on, with neither side willing to concede an inch. But ...
`I want to break into the top 10'ON a lovely Sunday morning in Pune, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu plonked himself into one of those huge chairs in the lobby at Le Royale Residency Club and said, "It's a nice feeling."
Dzhumaev's career-best showMarat Dzhumaev, one of the six players from Uzbekistan, was understandably delighted after he beat compatriot Saidali Iuldachev in the final round. The win gave him the title. 
JUICY QUOTES -- PAUL FEIN I've been reading a lot of articles saying there are no personalities in tennis anymore, saying these guys are automatons. If those writers are watching the Massu-Fish (Olympics) final, they'll have to change that opinion because these guys ...
The journey to stardomHE loves to be a different customer — both on and off the court. Always giving more than 100 per cent with the racket and speaking with conviction on any subject with clarity of thought. That is Pullela Gopi Chand, the 2001 All England champion for you.
Bonanza for Sebrle, KluftOLYMPIC champions Roman Sebrle ( 
Beckham starring with Scooby DooENGLAND captain David Beckham is starring alongside cartoon dog detective Scooby Doo in a new publicity campaign for sportswear giants Adidas. In the advertisement Beckham appears as a ghost who is eventually exposed by Scooby Doo and his ... 
Ivanisevic happy with Croatia's showFORMER Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic may have retired from tennis but he insists he can still lead Croatia to Davis Cup glory. Ivanisevic, who retired after his All England Club swansong this summer, is now number two to Croatian Davis ...
Kuwait extends lease over trophyKUWAIT never really played like the defending champion, particularly, in the knock-out phase, of the ninth Asian junior handball championship, yet it managed to retain the title with a hard-fought 26-24 win over the Koreans in the final.
TNCA President's XI takes the honoursSADAGOPAN RAMESH was in touch and slammed a sparkling century. So did his state colleague, the `Mr Dependable' S. Sharath. The two left-handers, one seeking a re-entry into the national side and the other enjoying the role of a veteran now, ... BANGALROE 
Titles for Anup and Aparna PopatIT was a refreshing start to the Badminton Association of India's calendar for the seniors, as the promising 21-year-old Anup Sridhar of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, claimed his maiden men's singles title in the Canara Bank all-India senior ... GULBARGA 
Facile win for BharatiTHE ease with which Bharati won the All India Inter Varsity Cross Country women's championship proved that she is a good prospect for long distance running. It was a start to finish race for Bharati, who hails from a village in Tumkur and ...
QUIZ CORNER/V.V. RAMANAN1. Name the Swedish golfer with LPGA Tour records such as most earnings, lowest score and most wins, celebrating her 34th birthday today (October 9). 2. What came into being at Freemason's Tavern in Lincoln's Inn Fields on October 26, 1863? ...
"Thierry Henry is not indispensable"FRANCE striker Thierry Henry is "not indispensable" and could be dropped if he does not rediscover his scoring touch, according to France coach Raymond Domenech ( EURO FLAVOUR 
Figo surprised by coach's departureLUIS FIGO has denied claims that Real Madrid's galacticos got Jose Antonio Camacho the sack. Camacho resignation came amid rumours that senior players objected to his training methods and disciplinarian approach. Figo claimed that most of the ... 
Rudi Voeller quitsFORMER Germany coach Rudi Voeller has quit AS Roma less than a month after taking charge of the Serie A club. Voeller told Italian media that his resignation, offered after the team's 3-1 defeat by nine-man Bologna, had been accepted by club ... EURO FLAVOUR Manchester United's profit up MANCHESTER UNITED has announced an operating profit of £58.3 million for the financial year ended July 31. The figure, which does not take into account the depreciating value of players, represents a 5.9% increase on last year's ...
LETTERSSir, — Congratulations to Brian Lara and his team for pulling off a sensational win in the ICC Champions Trophy final. The Caribbeans displayed tremendous determination and team spirit to overcome more fancied teams. All credit to Browne ...
Refereeing blundersWHAT a recent Saturday we had in the English Premiership! Just three days after the controversial expulsion of the Northern Ireland international striker David Healy after he had unwisely celebrated his goal in Cardiff against Northern Ireland. ... |
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