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TwitterIt was short and breezy, like a typical Virender Sehwag cameo. He wasn’t there for too long, but it wouldn’t be wrong to say that Sehwag came, saw and conquered the hearts of the thousands of young followers who had gathered at the Veelamal School for a glimpse of their hero. A chariot ride to [...]
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'21st Century Sport': A year on
December 7th, 2008 
admin A year ago The Observer ran a ground-breaking four-part series on globalisation in sport. National boundaries could not restrain expansion, we predicted, and developments over the next few years would be more important than anything since spectator sport first took off 150 years ago. Many were horrified by the radical ideas put forward by some [...]
England chief Giles Clarke flies in to resume Indian Premier League talks
December 7th, 2008 admin While England’s cricketers prepare to decide whether to carry on with their tour to India, their bosses are ready to fly in for more talks over the future of the Indian and England Premier Leagues. England Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke and chief executive David Collier have been conspicuous by their silence since the tour [...]
Jason Gillespie fears Twenty20 will spell the end of Test cricket
December 7th, 2008 admin FORMER Australia paceman Jason Gillespie believes Test cricket is on its last legs and has labelled Indian cricket chief Lalit Modi a menace to the game. “Test cricket is in trouble, there’s no doubt about that,” Gillespie said after returning from the rebel Indian Cricket League. “I can see a time where countries will be [...]
ESPN's Champions League contract may start next year
December 7th, 2008 admin Sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports, the telecast rights holder for the Champions League’s inaugural Twenty20 club-cricket tournament, which was postponed in the aftermath of terror attacks in Mumbai, may have the option to treat the next ICC Champions League tournament in 2009 as the first event of the 10-year annual club-cricket championship. Also, if the [...]