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Crass commercialisation - cause of all maladiesHARARE, FEB. 17.There are two facets of cricket in India. One that attracts the genuine lover, and the other which is at the mercy of the marketing agents, who project the cricketers as some of the greatest national heroes. There is a category ... These Kiwis are flying! JOHANNESBURG, FEB. 17. New Zealand is back on track, nay on a roll. It slipped at the first hurdle, but picked itself up, regrouped, prevailed over the West Indies and thrashed South Africa. It wisely detached itself from the first round ... The metamorphosis of Gibbs By scoring 143 in 147 balls in a crucial match against New Zealand, Herschelle Gibbs has confirmed his importance to this South African team. Opening batsmen have an enormous part to play in this competition. Wickets are tumbling against the ... Bouncy track beckons Indians HARARE, FEB. 17.After Australia, it is now the turn of Zimbabwe to test India with bouncing deliveries and skipper Heath Streak made no bones of the fact that his bowlers would capitalise on this weakness of the Indian batsmen when the two sides ... Hooper keen on openers coming good BENONI, FEB. 17. Bangladesh, outplayed by Canada, a non-Test playing nation and the 1996 champion Sri Lanka is facing the exit. Unlike Namibia, Canada and Holland, Bangladesh did not have to come through the ICC qualifiers held in Canada last ... McGrath typifies Aussie aggression POTCHEFSTROOM, FEB. 17.Australia fast bowler Glenn McGrath sensed his side had the upper hand over India in their World Cup Group A match on Saturday when Sachin Tendulkar started talking to him. ``After one pull shot he attempted I just ... Obnoxious and against the spirit of sport Symptomatic of the ominous spread of misplaced nationalism are the attacks on the house of Mohammad Kaif in Allahabad and the mock funeral in Kolkatta. Whatever be the intensity of the disappointment over the pathetic showing so far by India in ... Gibbs in select company ** Herschelle Gibbs (on 60) became the fifth South African batsman and the 49th batsman in LOIs to aggregate 4000-plus. This was his 120th match and innings of his career. ** Gibbs' 143 was the 12th hundred of his career and his second highest ... Has Boucher dropped the 2003 Cup? JOHANNESBURG, FEB. 17. Herschelle Gibbs, they say, dropped the 1999 World Cup. Mark Boucher may just have dropped the 2003 trophy on Sunday. New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming was on 53 at The Wanderers when he offered the South African ... Holland's best partnership for the last wicket ** Andrew Caddick became the 24th Englishman and the 263rd player in LOIs to appear in 50 or more matches. ** Playing in his 9th LOI match Tim de Leede (58 not out) registered his maiden score of fifty-plus. His previous highest score was the ... Akram crosses 50 wkts ** Pakistani Wasim Akram became the most capped player in World Cup history. His 34th appearance takes him past the tally of 33 matches held by Pakistani Javed Miandad and Australian Steve Waugh. ** Saeed Anwar became the second highest run ... Willey, Mallender opt out JOHANNESBURG, FEB. 17. The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday confirmed that English umpires Peter Willey and Neil Mallender have withdrawn from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 matches in Zimbabwe. Both, Willey and Mallender are in the ... Other Stories
Football Vasco rallies to hold Churchill MARGAO, FEB. 17. Vasco came from behind to hold Churchill to a 1-1 draw in an Oil PSU National Football League match at the Nehru Stadium here today. Churchill, which beat Vasco in the first leg, held the initiative in the early part of the ... Hockey Kolkata retains title VISAKHAPATNAM, FEB. 17. Kolkata retained the all-India Major Ports' hockey title, beating runner-up Mumbai 6-5 in the sudden death in the final of the 24th edition of the championship at the Port Stadium here on Monday. Host Visakhapatnam again ... Sports : General IOA to approach PM NEW DELHI, FEB. 17. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) will approach Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and request him to allow the Indian contingent's participation in the coming South Asian Federation (SAF) Games in Islamabad. The Union ... Tennis Radhika Tulpule crashes out BANGALORE, FEB. 17.Radhika Tulpule became the first seed to crash out of the Reliance ITF women's Circuit Tennis Championship, which got under way at the KSLTA Stadium here on Monday. Sixth-seeded Radhika, a former National grass court ... Volleyball Grand double for Railways TRIPRAYAR, FEB. 17. It was a grand double for the Railways after 1988 at Udaipur where the institution teams captured both the titles in style. After that the event became a competition for club sides. Last year, the State teams were ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Metro Plus | Open Page | Education | Book Review | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
  
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