Form up against home advantage Holders Russia are banking on recent form while hosts the United States will pin their hopes on home advantage in this week's Davis Cup final.
Another tragedy in store for Heysel stadium Heysel stadium in Brussels was spared after tragedy in 1985, but Belgium's dream of hosting the soccer World Cup in 2018 means it is now marked for destruction.
INTERVIEW / Bernie Mulroy
Indians do not lack technique Bernie Mulroy has long been associated with swimming in Australia. In a coaching career that spanned from the 1980 Moscow to the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he trained several swimmers to medals for Australia.
Committed, and dangerous! Even before the start of the tour of India, it was evident that Shoaib Akhtar would be the one to watch out for from the Pakistan camp.
Bhaskar hopeful of choking the field For sheer talent, Balachandra Bhaskar is second to one. But in translating talent into titles, he is still some way off. In a way, the tall Bangalore cueist is an underachiever on the National circuit.
Was the West Bengal government right in nudging controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen to leave Kolkata? Should the Centre extend political asylum or Indian citizenship to her as she says she cannot go back to Dhaka?
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