Today was easy for Federer, he was up two sets and just a mini-break down in the third set tie-break when Soderling had an opportunity to take the match to the fourth set by winning the two points of his serve. That’s when Federer took out that something special from his array, ran to the forehand side and cracked a cross-court winner that … [Read more...]
This is Rolex
June 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
About 10 years ago when I used to work for a business magazine, we had subscribed to a newsletter Success Secrets from Mark McCormack’s hugely successful sports management company; from which our editor selected one piece for every fortnightly issue. Mark’s pieces were always a hit with the desk and though we used only one, most of the … [Read more...]
In admiration of Roger Federer
June 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There is this funny anecdote that effectively drives a serious point home. A man well over 100 years was asked the secret of his long life. The old man thought for a while, and then replied that I think it’s because I’ve had many many birthdays. Longevity is perhaps the toughest to maintain at the top level of any sport and is therefore the … [Read more...]
A surreal final
June 22, 2009 By 1 Comment
Pakistan pulled it off with ease in the end having eight wickets and an over to spare. Sri Lanka had been unbeaten in the tournament, having an in-form batting line up and a bowling attack capable of defending a moderate total. But the real story has not been so much the whole tournament as the last few days. Pakistan started their campaign in … [Read more...]
The Pakistan Factor
June 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As a team and as an opponent no one comes anywhere close to being as unpredictable as Pakistan. They have done it so consistently that it is near impossible to position them anywhere in the spectrum; they can be hopeless when they are favourites and can emerge winners when no one is giving them even an outside chance. They have done it again in … [Read more...]
The First Step
June 19, 2009 By 2 Comments
I’ve been in journalism for about 16 years now. Started off with a sports desk and then never went anywhere near it for almost 14 years. All these 14 years though I have never been able to watch sports without being on the edge of my seat. After my first job in 1994, where I had covered a Ranji Trophy match, I wrote again on cricket after the … [Read more...]
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