| Cover Story |
The Vettel waySebastian Vettel has set his sights firmly on a fourth world title, which would place him alongside the legendary Alain Prost. He would take every opportunity — even half chances — to get to where he actually wants to. The method he adopts or how his victories come are irrelevant here, writes G. Raghunath.
Seb's push: What others said
Good job, Seb. Looks like you wanted it bad enough. Still you’ve got some explaining to do. — radio message from the Red Bull pit after Vettel’s victory.
Sebastian Vettel is the boss there. You can’t have a ...
LONDON CALLING
Give cricket a holiday!
“The next time someone asks you what is the greatest single change cricket needs, tell them a holiday would do it a world of good. Don’t expect it to happen quickly, if at all, because our heroes need to earn their millions, TV stations have to fill their schedules and everyone hates change,” writes Ted Corbett.
Bristol two-movers
RULE CHANGES
Aimed to generate more interest
Hockey and amateur boxing have made some drastic rule changes to enhance their mass appeal and strengthen their position in the Olympics. Y.B. Sarangi takes stock.
INTERVIEW/WIM KOEVERMANS
India needs ‘Lakshya’
“We have to fix targets and start working. That is why I believe in the tagline ‘Just Do It’,” says India’s chief coach Wim Koevermans. By Nandakumar Marar.
| Cricket |
Give cricket a holiday!“The next time someone asks you what is the greatest single change cricket needs, tell them a holiday would do it a world of good. Don’t expect it to happen quickly, if at all, because our heroes need to earn their millions, TV stations have to fill their schedules and everyone hates change,” writes Ted Corbett.
| Chess Corner |
| General |
Aimed to generate more interestHockey and amateur boxing have made some drastic rule changes to enhance their mass appeal and strengthen their position in the Olympics. Y.B. Sarangi takes stock.
| Football |
India needs ‘Lakshya’“We have to fix targets and start working. That is why I believe in the tagline ‘Just Do It’,” says India’s chief coach Wim Koevermans. By Nandakumar Marar.
STARWATCH
No place like home for Cole
For the midfielder, back at the Hammers 14 years after making his senior debut, it is an exciting time.
A broken promiseAt the age of 33 you might think that Michael Owen still has plenty to offer, but he has suffered a catalogue of injury problems and decided now is the time to bring his illustrious career to an end. By Ben Topliss.
LET’S BE FRANK
Hodgson’s dithering, a worry for England
They say you learn more from defeat than victory. England manager Roy Hodgson must hope beyond hope that old adage applies to draws too, writes Frank Malley.
FOCUS
In love with the beautiful gameEquipped with requisite football coaching licenses and trained in the art of coaching by Dietmar Crammer (Germany) and Billy Bingham (Ireland), Brahmanand Shankwalkar has a lot to offer. By Nandakumar Marar.
| Volley Ball |
‘In the last 12 years, nothing has changed’“We are in no way inferior to the European players. I strongly feel that if we have better facilities, we can do better at the international level,” says Sanjay Kumar Phogat, who is one of India’s best spikers. By K. Keerthivasan.
| Tennis |
Luz hates to loseThe athletic baseliner, who stays with her grandmother in Lisbon only to pursue tennis, walked away with back-to-back titles in the span of a fortnight, writes A. Joseph Antony.
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