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800 wickets, 50 Test tons and all that
July 29, 2010, 7:48 PM IST
Muttiah Muralitharan’s 800 Test wickets and Sachin Tendulkar’s approach towards 50 Test centuries have created a foggy weather. Stats-minded people appear to be turning even more myopic as they conclude that these records will never…
July 29, 2010, 7:48 PM IST
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Murali’s teesra bowls Bedi
July 29, 2010, 7:42 PM IST
Murali has hit the nail and rightly so. He has done what no senior cricketer has done so far. He has finally (maybe not in so many words) told Bishen Singh Bedi to keep quiet….
July 29, 2010, 7:42 PM IST
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Proud of being anti-national
July 28, 2010, 2:10 AM IST
Since very few people in this country have a sense of humour, we often fail to differentiate between a joke and a serious statement. And since TV channels are desperate 24×7 to play up anything…
July 28, 2010, 2:10 AM IST
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Maybe Schumacher should just walk away
July 26, 2010, 8:29 PM IST
Michael Schumacher missed the podium by miles again, finishing ninth at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim on Sunday. Five years ago, a Formula One podium would have appeared so incomplete without the German on…
July 26, 2010, 8:29 PM IST
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Murali carried the cross with a smile
July 25, 2010, 12:35 AM IST
It would be a travesty to surmise that Muttiah Muralitharan’s transformation from ordinary to extraordinary took 18 tumultuous years; the fact is he reached that port a long time ago, unobtrusively and without any fanfare,…
July 25, 2010, 12:35 AM IST
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Why Nondescripts isn’t nondescript
July 24, 2010, 9:58 PM IST
In an unobtrusive corner next to the Sinhalese Sports Club ground sits one of Sri Lanka’s most ancient cricketing pilgrimages.
July 24, 2010, 9:58 PM IST
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Touring France
July 24, 2010, 4:48 PM IST
From the helicopter, the Château de la Brède looks like something out of a fairy tale, with its wide moat, towers topped by rust colored conical roofs, its white walls contrasting with the rolling green…
July 24, 2010, 4:48 PM IST
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Playing ostrich with Murali
July 23, 2010, 11:15 PM IST
To watch the ICC wax eloquent on Muttiah Muralitharan after the bowler’s grand farewell was a surreal experience. Over the years, as Murali kept earning wickets through skill and persistence, ignoring the jibes and technical…
July 23, 2010, 11:15 PM IST
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A tale of two Muralis
July 22, 2010, 7:51 PM IST
As Muttiah Muralitharan walked into Test history after the Galle Test with the magic bag of 800 wickets, one’s thoughts turned to a cricket novel whose central character has a stark resemblance to Murali. Not…
July 22, 2010, 7:51 PM IST
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Test cricket: Wah Pakistan and Yeh kya India
July 22, 2010, 6:06 PM IST
The inevitable happened a few hours ago. Sri Lanka demolished India by 10 wickets at Galle. The sorry performance of MS Dhoni and company was in stark contrast to Pakistan’s super first day first show…
July 22, 2010, 6:06 PM IST
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For Africa World Cup Soccer is the greatest show on earth
July 22, 2010, 12:36 PM IST
A great sporting debate is on: which is the greatest show on earth — Olympic Games or World Cup Soccer? Soccer has an element of rowdiness and rough and tough that may not appeal to all, the fairer sex and children.
July 22, 2010, 12:36 PM IST
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Commonwealth Games: A stepping stone for the future
July 20, 2010, 1:35 PM IST
Our honourable sports minister has every reason to be disappointed, when he finds some of the top names missing from the Commonwealth Games list of participants. After all, the October Games will surely be the…
July 20, 2010, 1:35 PM IST
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Accursed players at the helm?
July 20, 2010, 12:00 AM IST
One read with trepidation the news of former India hockey captain
Pargat Singh throwing his hat in the ring for presidentship of Hockey
India.July 20, 2010, 12:00 AM IST
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Oosthuizen’s British Open triumph brings memories of South African Indian golfer’s feat
July 19, 2010, 5:56 PM IST
South African Louis Oosthuizen’s win in the British Open golf and the absence of any Indian at this mega event brought memories of a South African of Indian origin who had reached the pinnacle of…
July 19, 2010, 5:56 PM IST
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The man who contained multitudes
July 17, 2010, 9:03 PM IST
Muttiah Muralitharan’s story unfolded through his eyes. Burning, bulging, crazily intent, they were a steely monochrome to the contortionist’s impossibly flexible wrists, inward rotating shoulders and that bent elbow which haunted his domain like a vengeful poltergeist.
July 17, 2010, 9:03 PM IST
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Don’t compare Sachin and Dhoni
July 16, 2010, 4:08 PM IST
Congratulations to Dhoni for having inked the mega deal with Rhiti Sports, but media reports of Dhoni’s “overtaking” Sachin and “snatching” his crown (endorsements) not only insult the little Big Man of Indian cricket, but also are in bad taste.
July 16, 2010, 4:08 PM IST
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Welcome to the WAG club, Sakshi Dhoni
July 16, 2010, 3:09 PM IST
As another young lady, Mrs Sakshi Dhoni, joins the list of cricketer wives (and not girlfriends club ), one is tempted to go down memory lane about cricketer wives who were also referered to as…
July 16, 2010, 3:09 PM IST
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Is Sharath our best table tennis player yet?
July 14, 2010, 12:23 AM IST
Who is India’s best table tennis player of all time? The question is prompted by our modern great, Achanta Sharath Kamal, winning the Egyptian Open on the heels of the US Open. Is it Sharath…
July 14, 2010, 12:23 AM IST
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The sociology of Paul the Octopus
July 13, 2010, 3:08 PM IST
Thomas Muller has received the Golden Boot and Diego Forlan has earned the Golden Ball. But it’s undeniable that Paul the Octopus was the real star of the 2010 football World Cup. No living creature…
July 13, 2010, 3:08 PM IST
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Larissa: World Cup’s success story
July 13, 2010, 12:11 AM IST
Nothing official about it, but Larissa Riquelme did remind one of a campaign that Pepsi had run way back in 1996. It further established Pepsi as a major cola brand and later, went on to…
July 13, 2010, 12:11 AM IST
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