TOUR DE FRANCE FACT FILE The Tour comprises 21 daily contests: a short time-trial called a prologue, 10 flat stages, six mountain stages, two medium-mountain (hilly) stages and two individual time-trials...
IRISH GREATS LEGACY LIVES ON
Best, still the most revered figure Best was the binding force is even after his death in a country that is torn by political and religious differences, because, he is their only icon.
TRIBUTE / B N Vajravelu
A perfect role model Last Friday, the country's football fraternity woke up to the sad news of the demise of Olympian B N Vajravelu who was part of the Indian side that made its debut in the 1948 London Olympics...
Looking ahead with hope It appears that the dark clouds hovering over the basketball scenario in the country are finally set to give way to a bright phase following the appointment of a foreign coach by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI).
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
Why is Bangalore/ Karnataka turning into a hub of terror network? What should the authorities do to prevent the youth from becoming pawns in the hands of terrorist groups?
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