PERSONALITY / Harbhajan Singh found himself in the midst of controversies during the Australian tour but the offie came out trumps
Weathering the rough Australian storm It is debatable if any individual, Muttiah Muralitharan included, has had to endure the ordeal Harbhajan was systematically subjected to by the collective might of the Australian cricket team, the so-called sporting Australian public, and the completely prejudiced Australian media.
Sprinter aims to claim the 100 and 200M gold
Ambitious Campbell keen to emulate Joyner at the Olympics Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown has no intention of relinquishing her Olympic 200 metres title at this year's Beijing Games, even if she will probably start as favourite for the more prestigious 100M crown.
Close competition is inspiring World champion Shawn Johnson experienced her first hiccup in a campaign to become the next US Olympic gymnastics darling when she was beaten to the American Cup title by compatriot Nastia Liukin.
CRICKET / It was a total team effort: Bharadwaj
Youngsters show the way to success However, even amidst that collective performance one mans head stood a bit above the rest. R Vinay Kumar has been the States pace spearhead for a while now, besides being a handy late order batsman...
Harbhajan Singh, at the receiving end of Andrew Symonds (left) and Matthew Hayden's taunts, had the last laugh prising out the batting duo in the tri-series finals. Reuters
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