Vijay Narayanan on July 21st, 2007

I have a few Pownce invites with me. If you need an invite, do let me know. If you want to know more about Pownce, this link should be useful.

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Vijay Narayanan on July 20th, 2007

Soccernet’s Norman Hubbard comments on Manchester United’s “overpopulated” squad size this season, and ends it with listing out the four unique teams that Sir Alex Ferguson can field. The First XI: Van der Sar; Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Ronaldo, Scholes, Hargreaves, Giggs; Tevez, Rooney. The Second XI: Foster; O’Shea, Brown, Pique, Heinze; Anderson, Fletcher, Carrick, [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on July 16th, 2007

As Brazil crushed favourites Argentina 3-0 to defend their crown as Copa America champions, the man who should be feted is their head coach, Dunga. The Brazilian thinktank worked perfectly to outwit the Argentines who had thus far been rampant in the championships. Dunga’s Brazil played a water-tight game, allowing their opponents not an inch [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on July 10th, 2007

A lot of countries spend millions of dollars in advertising their potential for tourism. France has a simple answer: le Tour de France. What better way to showcase to the world its tranquil towns and villages, endless fields of lush green grass, and rolling hills. And a cycle race too! Of course, organizing the race [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on July 7th, 2007

Excerpts from an interview with Marion Bartoli, minutes after she completed an astounding comeback to defeat Justine Henin-Hardenne in the semifinal: Interviewer: “Marion, what happened to you? You took a long time to settle in today…” Marion: “Yes, I started very badly, and was a set down in no time. Then I looked at the [...]

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