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VOL.27 :: NO.23 :: Jun. 05 - 11, 2004
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From the publishers of THE HINDU VOL.27 :: NO.23 :: Jun. 05 - 11, 2004 |
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IS competitive cricket muffling the growth of other sports? Rhetorical though this poser may be, a debate on this subject is now inevitable.
This sporting lopsidedness is hardly uniqueCricket adapted to change, and India has become its commercial capital. Not so with other sports. Their federations have become fiefdoms for politicians and officials who have little concept of modern sport, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH. Don't criticise cricket, learn from it In this piece, VIJAY LOKAPALLY, KAMESH SRINIVASAN, RAKESH RAO & KIRTI PATIL spell out the reasons why cricket is streets ahead in popularity in India when compared with other sports.
What they sayTHE following are the views of some Indian cricketers, both past and present, on whether cricket is really shutting out other sports: Kapil Dev: It is easy to say that cricket has harmed the interest of other sports in the country. To ...
A mixed reactionHERE are views of players and administrators of sports other than cricket, on the role of the willow game in the Indian sports scene: P. K. Banerjee (footballer): I won't say cricket has 'killed' other sports, but it has certainly given ...
The unfairness of it allFor every cricket star in India who boasts of crores in endorsements, you have world champions and world record holders in other sports who sell assets just to be able to fulfil their sporting dreams, writes GEET SETHI.
One has to hustle for market shareA major grouse of the non-cricketers is that cricket takes a lot of the sponsorship money away. But that is the sponsor's prerogative. He sees cricket as a vehicle for getting into people's homes and who's to prevent him from that, asks RAMESH KRISHNAN.
Nasser Hussain's heroics power England to victoryTHE perfect match ends with the hero still at the crease, hitting the last ball to the boundary, able to take the cheers of the crowd as he sprints to the pavilion.
MAY 17. ICC find the fates turning against them as they launch their Trophy tournament.
Home is where his heart isIF the line, `I like what I do and I do what I like,' is Generation X's credo, V. V. S. Laxman may well belong to the old school. It's past 11 A. M. and frantic is his mother's call to come home for breakfast. "Meeru cheskondi, ...
Rahul Dravid is mentally rock-hard and more often than not conquers the demon of self-doubt. The resilience of the man is also evident in the way he combats pain and fatigue. And, more importantly, he delivers at the crunch.
Grabbing power to promote themselvesTHE BCCI is one of the richest bodies among the cricket-playing nations and does a lot to promote the game by disbursing crores of rupees to its affiliated members. BULAWAYO TEST Another embarrassment for Zimbabwe The days that preceded the Test were incident packed relating to Muttiah Muralitharan's controversial "doosra".
Sakhnin wins Israel's `FA' CupTHEY have no grass on their lopsided pitch, no changing rooms and only a few thousand regular fans but an unfancied team from Galilee stunned Israeli football by becoming the first Arab club to qualify for Europe. In their first season playing ... 
Indian woman referee for AthensTHE Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has selected Bentla D'Coth, FIFA referee, to officiate in the Olympic football tournament at Athens from August 11 to 28. Bentla is the only referee from the Asian continent who has ... 
Tobacco likely to stay in F-1, says MosleyCIGARETTE sponsorship is likely to remain in Formula One beyond a European Union ban on tobacco advertising next year, the head of world motor sport's governing body said. "Everything was fixed as far as we were concerned for (a global ban ...
Trulli hits the jackpotHow Trulli needed the result. Even after claiming pole with a flawless lap, team principal Flavio Briatore warned that Trulli had to do more to retain his seat at Renault next year. Posting a first victory around the streets of Monte Carlo was some riposte. 
Montoya and Schumacher clearedJUAN PABLO MONTOYA was cleared of deliberately causing an accident with Michael Schumacher in the Monaco Grand Prix after the world champion's unbeaten start to the campaign ended in dramatic fashion. Schumacher had been searching for a record ...
Does James Blake have what it takes to get back into the Top 25? Up to Speed How fast do the pros serve? A new radar gun may finally have the answer. OVER THE 'NET Which of the following pro players would you prefer to be your personal coach? 
Between the LinesDOLLARS AND SENSE: Reebok has declined to pick up the option on the final two years of its five-year, $40-million endorsement deal with Venus Williams (pix, right), which was inked in 2000, though at press time the company was ...
INDIAN volleyball is all set to open a new chapter and it wants to get better and brighter, to be a world power one day.
SERENA WILLIAMSSERENA WILLIAMS resumed her love-hate relationship with the Paris crowd insisting that she had buried the bitterness surrounding her controversial French Open semi-final defeat against Justine Henin-Hardenne last year. The American was widely ... DAVID MORRIS HIS uncanny ability to hit fairways and greens using only verbal instructions from a helper has seen Briton David Morris twice become world blind golf champion. But now critics say he has somewhat of an advantage. He can see. Morris, 59, is ... 
MICHAEL JORDANNBA great Michael Jordan now has a basketball court named after him in the centre of Tokyo. The former Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards star participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the "Jordan Court" in Tokyo's ...
Quiz Corner
The world's best club? WHEN, somewhat rashly, manager Arsene Wenger spoke of his unbeaten Arsenal Premiership team in terms of immortality, the reaction was inevitable.
JACQUES SANTINI hit out at FIFA, saying the world soccer's governing body showed a lack of respect towards the Brazilian and French coaches when it was celebrating its centenary. The France boss said he felt hurt not to feature in photographs ... 
Real ropes in Walter SamuelREAL MADRID has agreed on a five-year deal with Argentine defender Walter Samuel, the Primera Liga club reports on its website. Samuel is set to join the Spanish giants on July 1 from AS Roma. Financial terms of the signing were not disclosed but ... FA CUP 
A final that turned into a walkoverCRISTIANO RONALDO, the Portuguese boy of war, mesmerised Millwall with the sort of sleight-of-hand football that was never much appreciated down at the old Den, let alone the new one. 
Ferguson thankful for cup consolationMANCHESTER UNITED had beaten division one Millwall 3-0 to take its record of FA Cup final triumphs to 11. Yet, manager Alex Ferguson knew it was mere consolation for a poor season. Losing the league title to Arsenal and flopping in the ... 
Laursen moves to Aston VillaENGLISH Premiership club Aston Villa completed the signing of AC Milan's Denmark defender Martin Laursen for £3 million ($5.3 million). The 26-year-old Laursen signed a four-year deal after passing a medical test at Villa Park, as Aston Villa ... |
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