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IOC takes note of National Games
For the first time, the International Olympic Association steps in to patronise the country's national games. And corporate houses perk up and take notice.
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Does the cap fit?
Is Sachin Tendulkar the best cricket captain India could have right now? The debate continues.
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A time for change
The 1996-1997 cricket season has ended. Two weeks from now, the 1997-1998 cricket season will begin. Will it be a repeat of the year gone by?.
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You can bet on "match fixing"
Hemant Kenkre on cricket's latest bogey, the betting mafia. And related matters.
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Revival of Indo-Pak hockey ties mooted
Former Olympians argue in favour of hockey ties between the neighbouring nations. And the IHF secretary general responds.
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'Lanka is the world's best'
Bruce Yardley, Dave Whatmore's successor as Sri Lankan coach, discusses his team's many strengths and few weaknesses.
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Steps to immortality
Anant Gaundalkar, on the gradual evolution of the world ODI batting record.
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Neutral umpires? Not really
A statistical look at the "neutrality" of picking impartial umpires for international games.
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"I don't intend to retire"
Sir Garfield Sobers rates him the best one day captain in the world. Up close, Arjuna Ranatunga gives indications of the reason for this rating.
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Move over, King Viv!
Harsha Bhogle on Saeed Anwar, the man who took batting achievement a step ahead of the great Viv Richards.
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Clash of the titans
A comprehensive dossier of previous Sri Lanka-Pakistan clashes, as prelude to the Independence Cup finals.
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The past, as prelude
Anant Gaundalkar looks at the performance of the two contestants in the Independence Cup final.
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Rahul Dravid, up close and personal
An encounter with Indian cricket's latest pin-up boy.
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Down to the wire
Anant Gaundalkar checks out India's great escapes in recent ODIs, when the team came back from the brink to make the knockout stage. And finds a common factor - Sachin Tendulkar.
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World champs win in a canter

A great spell from Chaminda Vaas. And a display of explosive batting from Sanath Jayasuriya. These were the ingredients in a fine win by Sri Lanka over India at the Wankhede.
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The heat is on
A resurgent Sri Lanka and a determined New Zealand - the ingredients for a contest in Hyderabad that promises to be hot as the weather, if not hotter.
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CBI probe into PCA affairs stymied
The CBI's attempts to get to the bottom of financial scams in the Punjab Cricket Association have been seriously hampered by non-cooperation on the part of the state government and the cricket body..
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Cash crunch at the BCCI? Tell me the other one!
If BCCI bigwigs are to be believed, the cricket body is going through a financial crisis. Even Ripley will find that hard to swallow, says Anant Gaundalkar.
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Srinath - spearhead or work horse?
As India steps up its campaign in the Independence Cup, Javagal Srinath packs his bags for yet another trip to South Africa, for consultation with a specialist in sports injuries. Anant Gaundalkar chips in with some timely stats.
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47,000 fans... and 11 Indian cricketers on a high...
An overview of the Indian performance at Bangalore, when the home side convincingly put one over a match-fit, in-form New Zealand team.
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AIFF waffles on F C Kochy issue
Priyaranjan Das Munshi's explanation regarding F C Kochy's exclusion from the Federation Cup lineup leaves K Bhaskaran less than convinced.
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No Azhar, no cricket
Hemant Kenkre, tongue firmly in cheek, takes a look at the whole business of cricket-related protests.
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Pak dumps world champs
Minus three stars, Pakistan produced a superlative all round performance to dump world champions Sri Lanka by a healthy 30-run margin in the second league game of the Independence Cup.
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Kiwis begin in style
They batted, bowled and fielded with competence and flair. And walked off with a fine win over Pakistan in the inaugural of the Independence Cup.
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And soft into the twilight...
Harsha Bhogle's heart and head are at war as he analyses the omission of Mohammad Azharuddin from the Indian team.
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Aamir Sohail to apologise; PCB to withdraw ban
The government-sponsored compromise is in place - but does it solve the deeper problem?. More

FC Kochy denied berth in FedCup lineup
K Bhaskaran analyses the AIFF decision not to allow the country's premier club to participate in the Federation Cup tournament. More

Kambli comeback highlight of Indian team for I-Cup
The national selectors picked a 14-member team to play the forthcoming Independence Cup quadrangular. And recalled the errant Vinod Kambli, even as they dropped Azharuddin, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Saba Karim. More

"We are here to win friends"
Rameez Raja landed in India at the head of a Pakistan team sans Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Mushtaq Ahmed. And hailed the upcoming ODI tournament as a step towards restoring friendly relations between the neighbouring countries. More

Brickbats for Azhar omission
Former Test stars and cricket officials reacted angrily to the omission of Mohammad Azharuddin from the Indian team for the Independence Cup. More

DDCA, SAI at loggerheads over I-Cup fixture
For a tournament meant as a celebration, the forthcoming Independence Cup has brought its share of heartburn already. More

IT exemption the highlight of new sports policy
Contributions to the proposed national sports fund will merit 100 per cent tax exemption, HRD minister S R Bommai announced while revealing details of a draft sports policy for the country. More

Soft drinks, hard battles!
The biggest excitement of the upcoming Independence Cup quadrangular ODI tournament could well lie in the showdown between rival soft drinks giants Coca Cola and Pepsi.
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"We are here to win friends"
Rameez Raja landed in India at the head of a Pakistan team sans Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Mushtaq Ahmed. And hailed the upcoming ODI tournament as a step towards restoring friendly relations between the neighbouring countries. More

PCB yet to decide on Aamir Sohail affair
The deadline has come, and gone. Without the Pakistan cricket board announcing its reaction to a compromise formula that bears governmental sanction, in the matter of Pak cricketer Aamir Sohail's two-year suspension. More

...But never the bride!
V Gangadhar, on why India came off second best on the twin tours of South Africa and the Caribbean.
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Tendulkar talks tough - again!
Non-performers will be sacked, says the Indian skipper. Which is a bit like a gunfighter walking into the OK Corrall - with a pistol loaded with blanks. More

Windies take ODI series 3-1
A superb batting display by Shivnaraine Chanderpaul drove the last nail into the Indian coffin - at, predictably, Barbados, where earlier, India had lost the only Test to yield a result. More

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