Karnataka back in reckoning Karnatakas entry into the last four stage of the of the Santosh Trophy after a gap of 15 years has rekindled hopes of revival of the game in the State.
Twenty20 bash worries Arjuna Arjuna Ranatunga is rated as one of the finest cricket captains of all time and now, wearing an administrators hat, the Sri Lankan is worried about the well-being of the game in the era of Twenty20 razzmatazz.
Simple moves should be preferred for victory Sharp play spiced with sacrifices delights the players and audiences alike and there are a few players who love to indulge in complications. However, what is important is a victory as it fetches a point regardless of how it is attained. A simple move which shows the path towards victory should be taken regardless of any other flashy appearing moves.
Turkey set to scale heights Turks take pride in the international success of their weightlifters but the basic gym where the team are preparing for the Beijing Games comes as a surprise, given the prestige of their Olympic achievements.
Turkey won three gold medals at the Athens Olympics four years ago and hope to repeat the success this time despite having an older team.
Football world ready to turn Orange It's pretty good stuff, this European Championship. In some ways it's better than a World Cup, a tournament that has become too big, featuring too many preliminary fixtures involving second-raters (England, for instance). There has been nothing second-rate about the bang-shoot in Austria and Switzerland. Indeed, where the Dutch are concerned, "bang" and "shoot" are entirely appropriate terms.
