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Sportstar, May 24, 2012 Issue

?A crazy finish for a crazy season,? Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini correctly summed up afterwards. City's first League title since 1968 also augurs well for its Qatari owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who has invested near about GBP1 billion since taking over in 2008. Ayon Sengupta takes stock in our cover story. Also: Football - Ranty's goal-gluttony; Cricket - IPL round-up. Poster: ROBIN VAN PERSIE

Sportstar, May 17, 2012 Issue

How does women's tennis look like this year? The stories write themselves: Serena Williams looking for dominance in her 30s to strengthen her case for being the greatest ever; Maria Sharapova looking to add to her Grand Slam collection, which stands at an underwhelming three; Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka looking to usurp power and establish legacies. Women's tennis is decidedly looking up, writes S. Ram Mahesh in our cover story. Also: Cricket - IPL Round-up; Football - Hodgson has earned England chance. Poster: REAL MADRID TEAM

Sportstar, May 10, 2012 Issue

Apart from struggling to come to terms with the blown diffuser ban, F1 teams have largely laboured through the first four races this year, trying to master the art of handling the latest generation of Pirelli tyres that have shown a tendency to be highly inconsistent and abrade quickly. Working the tyres to the right temperature has also been a big headache for the drivers this year writes G. Raghunath in our cover story. Cricket - IPL round-up; Football - Fall of a giant. Poster: RAFAEL NADAL

Sportstar, May 03, 2012 Issue

Bowling can be the most stressful of all vocations indeed when faced with batting demons like Kevin Pietersen or Chris Gayle, writes Vijay Lokapally, in our cover story. Also: Cricket - IPL round-up; Kumar Sangakkara Interview; Football - Icy predator; Hockey - Gurjinder Singh - A star in the making. Poster: CHANDERPAUL