Back in business It was impossible to be sure, before this year began, whether the Williams sisters were going through a temporary detour from the top of women's tennis, or whether their joint careers had begun a slow fade.
When rain rescued Ivanisevic The day that the rain came down, Goran Ivanisevic knew that his days as Wimbledon's nearly man were over. In a rain-interrupted semifinal that stretched over three days in 2001, British Tim Henman had him on the ropes.
A step forward, or a convenient move? The Twenty20 World Cup will be poorer for not being another world stage for Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and the Indian captain himself to parade their not inconsiderable wares.
Riding wave of luck to glory Showing the skill that made him Europe's best golfer for a decade and the nerves that cost him his best chance at a major championship two years ago, Colin Montgomerie ended the longest losing streak of his professional career when he won the European Open in County Kildare on last Sunday by a shot from his erstwhile Ryder Cup colleague Niclas Fasth.
Clubs attitude hampering games growth in the country
Right time to revive fortunes The weather could be the metaphor for Indian soccer, which hopes for a revival although it needs to surmount the kind of vagaries linked with the country's annual rainy season.
With seven-time winner Lance Armstrong’s (second from left) retirement and the absence of a clutch of tainted riders, this year’s winner will be hard to predict. AFP
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