“Genuinely fast bowlers are born, they don’t fall off trees”
Chennai: Standing next to the nets at the MRF Pace Foundation, the legendary Dennis Lillee still looked every inch the fast bowler – despite the greying moustache, and a midsection that doesn’t quite suggest the graceful side-on leap of the glory days.
The Aussie legend shared his forthright opinions about fast bowling with Digantik’s Karthik Krishnaswamy.
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Serena bags 2008 Bangalore Open title
Bangalore: Winning her first title in 11 months, Serena Williams defeated Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday in the Bangalore Open final.
She dominated the match with powerful serves and ground strokes. Schnyder on the other hand committed several unforced errors in trying to hit deep and keep Williams at the baseline.
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Of first class knocks and the Indian door
Thick clouds punctuated the clean sunlight throughout the match. A pleasant breeze blew offering some relief to the hapless bowlers on a dead strip, stripped off the remains of any vegetation. A gentle push signaled the arrival of the southpaw. The exuberance on the face of Abhinav Mukund after he scored a century in his first innings in Ranji Trophy said it all.
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Spanish ‘ace’ to lead the stars to Chennai
Chennai: Chennai is set once again, to welcome top tennis players from around the globe to participate in the Chennai Open starting December 31- January 6, 2008 at the SDAT Tennis Stadium at Nungambakkam.
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EPL: technical brilliance or marketing success
The success of English clubs in this season’s Champions League(CL) has once again sparked the debate as to whether the English Premier League (EPL) is the best in the world or not? Arsenals victory over reigning European champions AC Milan has increased the claims of the EPL to being the best league in the world.
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