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VOL.29 :: NO.04 :: Jan. 28, 2006
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SPORTSTAR REINVENTEDChanges in design, format, and editorial content are recurrent, sometimes cyclical, phenomena in the evolution of a newspaper or magazine. The Sportstar, launched by The Hindu Group as a tabloid in 1978, changed size to magazine format in 1980. ...
Method in HIS MADNESSVirender Sehwag, bat in hand, looks a traveller between parallel universes. He wrinkles space-time: distances lengthen and the clock ticks slower as the ball begins its part in the fulfilment of a brutal fate, writes S. RAM MAHESH
BOWLERS' NIGHTMARE PAKISTAN was negating its own advantage, a stronger pace attack than India's, by opting for such a wicket, says S. DINAKAR
Skidding they come Against bowlers of pace you can play with controlled
Twenty-over cricket is here to stay. People enjoy it. Recently a child said he liked 20/20 cricket "because they whack it every time." So there is no need to be snooty, writes PETER ROEBUCK.
Master of mayhemIt was the absence of his school team's regular wicket-keeper that made DHONI, a football goalkeeper till that point, take this significant step by donning the big gloves, writes S. DINAKAR.
WHEN PLAYERS' TONGUES OUTRAN THEIR BRAINSThis year, we have experienced a thankfully brief fracas of sledging, "mental disintegration" and alleged racial and verbal abuse in the short, sour Test series, an umpire's nightmare, between Graeme Smith's South Africa and Ricky Ponting's Australia, writes FRANK TYSON. PAKISTAN TOUR DIARY 
THE PCB WAY OF DRAWING CROWDS"India was visiting Pakistan for a Test series after 14 years in 2004 and that tour was an EMOTIONAL AFFAIR. This time there is more focus on cricket," says Abbas Zaidi, Director of PCB's Board Operations, to S. Dinakar in Lahore. Fabulous Flintoff I hear that the Lancashire players — including Flintoff — have been urged to play a bigger part in community projects around Old Trafford. This genial giant was the most sought after sportsman of 2005. Add to that a close family, a lovely, intelligent wife and a sunny nature and you will wonder what else FLINTOFF needs to be the happiest man on earth as well as the most talented cricketer in the game today, writes TED CORBETT.
Coaching talent We will hear more about the 18-year-old off-spinner MOHNISH PARMAR.
Back where she belongsMARTINA Hingis, full of subtlety and dazzling strokeplay showed a remarkable sense of occasion by not losing a set in the first three rounds, writes ROHIT BRIJNATH.
In today's context, the Eastern and Continental forehands become redundant and we are talking about shades of Western forehands, says RAMESH KRISHNAN
A packed TROPHY cabinet is not always necessary for the creation of a top sports brand, writes N. U. ABILASH SPORTS GIANTS Team India; Sport: cricket; Yearly Revenue: Estimated to be about GBP100m (about Rs. 800 crores), inclusive of the yet-to-be-settled television rights; Interests: Merchandising, proposed in-house television production unit; Strengths: ...
The decision to hold preparatory camps abroad has to do more with other factors than just the weather IT'S NOT SOCCER Andhra Pradesh Football Association (APFA) has come in for sharp criticism. Even India's coach Nayeemuddin recently appealed to the warring factions to bury their differences and work together. Thanks to the squabbling, football has been in ... A FRIEND INDEED The huge crowd and the players at the Senior National badminton championship finals in Bangalore recently were pleasantly surprised when the Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj walked in. He came there to watch the matches and meet his old ... 
A STAR IN THE MAKINGA few days after she had announced her retirement, P. T. Usha was not the least hesitant when asked about the disappointing moment of her career: "I think, I will carry the disappointment of not having won an Olympic medal to my grave." ...
Sven always stays Sven-Goran Eriksson, like the poor, is always with us. He is a symbol of greed rather than success. Of course, he will survive this latest scandal, just as he survived those of the past. And he will take England to Germany in June — where ...
Tennis as sweetnessWimbledon remembers two gifted men, Rosewall and Pancho Gonzalez, who were not destined to be champions. RAMANATHAN KRISHNAN may well be reckoned as the third, writes S. THYAGARAJAN Advt Links: • San Diego Golf School • paintball supply • blog tools • free nextel ringtones • Directory News • Real Estate Bulgaria • Sports news • Golf Swing Review • Fitness Equipment & Treadmills • Soccer balls, goal & accessories • Phone Card, Phone Card to India, Cheap India calling Card • USB Adapters • Projectors • Health Advices
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