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VOL.34 :: NO.38 :: Sep. 22, 2011

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Star Poster: RICKY PONTING Golf Himmat wins Handa Classic Himmat Rai claimed an enthralling five-way play-off victory at the ISPS Handa Singapore Classic, holing a stunning 25-foot birdie putt on the sixth extra hole to secure his maiden Asian Tour golf title. The 24-year-old Indian went the ... Cover Story Aussie flavour to Indian curry Michael Nobbs deserves to be served with a larger pool of players to choose from. The significance of India's Asian Champions Trophy victory lies in identifying our virtues and weaknesses. It also calls for enlarging the scope to maintain the activated tempo. It is not easy. But do we have an alternative, muses S. Thyagarajan. Cricket ENGLAND V INDIA/FOURTH ONE-DAYER And now, a tie! The result helped England pocket the series as the home team had won the previous two games while just one match remained to complete the series. K. C. Vijaya Kumar reports. ENGLAND V INDIA/ THIRD ONE-DAYER India not good enough England accomplished victory in the rain-hit match despite the mid-innings nerves against the Indian spinners, Ravindra Jadeja and R. Ashwin. The loss dealt another body blow to India, which had its brief spells of dominance during England's chase. K. C. Vijaya Kumar reports. ENGLAND V INDIA/SECOND ONE-DAYER Overs curtailed, but agony for India not over Defeat and dismay would have been the last thing on the phlegmatic Dhoni's mind when India batted well to score at 8.13 runs per over. But then England bettered that run-rate in a 23-over match. Over to K. C. Vijaya Kumar. ENGLAND DIARY Embattled, but unruffled It is remarkable to see the Indian skipper, M. S. Dhoni, wade past the queries and stay calm. Seeing him you wouldn't know whether India has won a match or lost it. Over to K. C. Vijaya Kumar. On The Ball W.V. RAMAN COLUMN Time to look ahead It is obvious that the bowling department needs to be bolstered, but in order to have a potent attack, it requires planning and also some tweaking in the playing conditions in domestic cricket. This is with respect to fast bowling, and with Zaheer Khan sustaining injuries frequently, the others are not finding it easy to step up and deliver as strike bowlers. Football Making a mark Jermaine Beckford has worked his way up through the divisions in English football to play in the Barclays English Premier League with Everton and has now moved to the big-spending Leicester City. By Nick Tomlinson. STARWATCH Ngog ready to emerge from Torres' shadow The 22-year-old Frenchman, who made a GBP4 million move on transfer deadline day, scored 19 goals in 94 appearances in three years with the Reds. By Carl Markham. KICKING AROUND Arsenal off the hook For Arsenal the Premiership is surely gone. European Cup is a tantalising, mirage. Should Wenger go? Surely not. Like many managers he's made mistakes, but what manager could resist such an avalanche of misfortunes? Over to Brian Glanville. LET'S BE FRANK Capello must play mind games It might seem churlish to talk about inconsistencies when England had recently beaten Bulgaria away and Wales at Wembley in competitive matches in the course of five days but the worryingly inadequate performance at home was followed by an even more concerning admission from coach Fabio Capello. Over to Frank Malley. Boxing NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Deepak Sura steals the show The Services Sports Control Board boxers contested nine of the 13 finals spread across various weight categories and won eight titles, their only loss coming in the 70 kg final. Over to Nandakumar Marar.