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VOL.27 :: NO.42 :: Oct. 16- 22 2004
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ACCOLADES for Anil Kumble came like an avalanche, after the Karnataka spinner reached the magic figure of 400 wickets in Tests at Bangalore.
Champions old and youngOne man is nearly 34, the other 23, one's journey gradually nearing completion, the other's barely commencing. The game has been blessed to have Kumble, now it opens its arms to Clarke. The circle of cricket, like life, goes on, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH.
EVEN as he sipped a glass of fruit juice, with a mild smile on his pleasant visage, Anil Kumble threw light on his next goal.
Aussies have a great time in MumbaiTHE Australian cricketers were in high spirits during their stay in Mumbai. After losing to England in the semifinal of the Champions Trophy, they arrived in the city well ahead of schedule.
Glory alone counts, not politics THE BCCI elections are over and done with and all the committees formed for the year.
Theories divorced from reality FOR some strange reason everyone is quick on the draw when it comes to passing judgement on the Indian team.
When Merchant emerged victoriousTHE day after the BCCI Kolkata fair, Sharad Pawar was spotted seated in the very same CCI President's Box (at Bombay's Brabourne Stadium) as was Vijay Merchant on the Saturday of January 9, 1971.
DHEERAJ JADHAV dreams of batting for India. You can't blame him really, if you believe figures don't lie.
Reward at lastNow that Lara has led the West Indies to such an improbable triumph, he will have at least one major title in one-day cricket to his name when he retires. Quite an achievement by any measure; but in the case of this man, this success must constitute a near-miracle, writes VIJAY PARTHASARATHY.
All for one and one for allALMOST a fortnight later, it is still unbelievable to think that a team that was so accustomed to losing and that was listed in the bottom half of the world rankings could pick itself up, dust itself down and carry on to win the ICC Champions Trophy, a tournament rated second only to the World Cup in prestige. 
An action under cloudANDREW FLINTOFF'S bowling action is provoking concern. His action has deteriorated since he returned from his latest injury and now contains an unmistakable jerk.
Ernie ElsERNIE ELS was able to put his near misses in the 2004 majors behind him as he won the American Express Championship at Mount Juliet by a shot from Thomas Bjorn. ``Right now, I'm so happy,'' said Els, whose four-round aggregate was an 18-under-par ... 
RomarioFORMER World Cup striker Romario said that he considers himself to be Brazil's most important player since 1970. "This will probably cause another controversy and I'll probably get a good hiding for saying it, but, yes I consider myself (to be ...
Importance of wingers RECENTLY, Tottenham Hotspur came to Stamford Bridge, as very much the underdogs against Chelsea, gained a 0-0 draw and very nearly won.
Ronald Koeman may leave AjaxAJAX manager Ronald Koeman's days at the Amsterdam Arena may be numbered as the club struggle to qualify from the group stage of the Champions League. Ajax look a shell of the team that reached the semi-finals of the competition a year and a half ... Eriksson feels Ferdinand is captaincy material ENGLAND coach Sven-Goran Eriksson tipped Rio Ferdinand as a future captain, ahead of the Manchester United defender's return to the national squad. Ferdinand recently ended an eight-month ban for missing a drugs test, which saw him miss England's ... 
Trezeguet suffers shoulder injuryJUVENTUS striker David Trezeguet may have to undergo an operation on his troublesome shoulder and could face a four-month layoff, his coach Fabio Capello has said. The France international was substituted half way through Juve's 1-0 win at ... 
Drogba will be out for weeksCHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho revealed that Didier Drogba would be ruled out for several weeks with a groin injury. Even winger Arjen Robben is out of international duty. Ivory Coast international Drogba was injured in the first-half of Chelsea's ...
Anand, Humpy add strengthHE is back after a self-imposed exile of 12 years, while she is making her long-awaited debut. The presence of Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy has raised hopes of an unprecedented success for India at the 36th Chess Olympiad, starting in Mallorca, Spain, on October 15.
Watch out guys, women may leave you behind WOMEN sprinters may run faster than men within 150 years, according to a study into the narrowing gap between male and female athletes.
Kirui keeps up the Kenyan legacyPAUL KIRUI ran a near-perfect race to maintain Kenya's legacy in long distance running at the 13th IAAF World half-marathon championships in New Delhi. "It's very important that I keep my focus in every race I take part" SUN YINGJIE is a remarkable runner. She runs and wins 5000m and 10000m races on the same day and then within a week's time she clocks one of the fastest times in winning the IAAF World half-marathon. China's growing stature in the world of ... "I was not afraid of anyone in the field" COMING from the land that churns out long distance runners by the dozen every season, Paul Kirui fits into that basket nicely. Kirui, the big-eyed tall Kenyan has one of the briefest profiles from among the leading contenders in the ...
IF Ashok Kumar, the Delhi Professional golfer is a believer in numerology, the number 1,62,000 must have a special affinity for him.
Iran emerges championABOUT 300 plus local Iranians — most of them students — out of their nearly 2000 strong population in Bangalore came to provide vocal support each day. Bouquets and brickbats THE mandatory game clock and the 24 second clock along with the electronic scoreboard were all conspicuous by their absence at least on the first few days of the 18th Asian basketball Championship for juniors at the Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex, a ...
AT 60, Keshav Kumar Chansoria, the senior National basketball coach, lends a new dimension to life and basketball.
The beauty of the leg glance THE most widely admired aspect about the batsmen from the sub-continent is the artistry and subtlety that they display while executing shots.
MRF asserts supremacyMRF, Chennai, demonstrated what it means to be a champion outfit. It not only wriggled out of a crisis, almost conceding the vital first innings lead, but also came back strongly with a truly classy, all-round performance to record a six-wicket ... 
Wesley has it easyNOT very often does a young boy score a big hundred in a final and still be unfortunate to be on the sidelines at the presentation ceremony. But that happened to Dwarakanath Yadav, who scored an unbeaten 156 (10x4, 4x6) to lay the foundation for ... 
SCR makes merryTHE South Central Railway boxers made the most of the absence of some of the reputed names from the Services, which pulled out of the event due to other commitments, to win the inaugural edition of the General Manager's Trophy for the All-India ... SIVAKASI 
Arvind, Trupti hog limelightARVIND BHAT and Trupti Murgunde won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the State Bank of India All-India senior ranking badminton tournament conducted by Virudhunagar District Badminton Association at Sivakasi. Almost all the ... KOLKATA 
Breaking a traditionCHENNAI CHEETAHS took its maiden rugby title breaking an almost 71-year-old tradition that saw the game's most treasured trophy, the All India and South Asia Rugby Cup, shuttling between Colombo (the only South Asian representative in the last ... 
Haryana is North Zone championWITH reserves and resources at its disposal, Haryana steamrollered its way to the overall team title in the 16th North Zone junior athletics championship, wresting it from the multiple winner, Uttar Pradesh. Its participation in almost every ...
Whirlwind: The Godfather of Black Tennis— The Life and Times of Dr. Robert Walter Johnson. By Doug Smith. Illustrated. 178 pp. Washington, D.C.: Blue Eagle Publishing Company, LLC. $22.95. BEFORE there were Serena ...
Pippen bids adieuSCOTTIE Pippen played the sidekick to basketball's greatest star, creating a partnership the Chicago Bulls parlayed into an NBA dynasty with six titles in the 1990s. Pippen's career came to an end as he announced his retirement following 17 ... 
Woods weds ElinTIGER WOODS and Swedish bride Elin Nordegren came ashore on a skiff from a yacht where they apparently spent their wedding night after a sunset ceremony at the clubhouse of Barbados' ritziest resort. The lavish celebration reportedly cost ... |
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