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Young Sri Lankan has world in a spin

The most vivid sporting memories are generally seen in the flesh, but there was little more memorable in 2008 than a glimpse on television of a match being played halfway round the world. It was a one-day international between West Indies and Sri Lanka. ...

From HUW RICHARDS, International Herald Tribune,  1 Jan 2009

South Africa ends year with a victory that demonstrates Australia's fall

The penultimate day of 2008 put an emphatic exclamation point on one of the cricketing year's principal themes: the decline of a dynasty. As the year ended, so did a significant era in the history of five-day test cricket. South Africa beat Australia ...

From HUW RICHARDS, International Herald Tribune,  30 Dec 2008

Australia's annual party starts with a hangover

Melbourne's great annual Boxing Day ritual will take place as usual Friday, with fans flocking to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the first day of the post-Christmas five-day test match. It is an annual ritual, although not nearly as old as some ...

From HUW RICHARDS, International Herald Tribune,  25 Dec 2008

A world turned upside down

One of the great reigns in sporting history came to an end in November in Brisbane in a barrage of obscenities. The rugby league world was turned upside down on Nov. 22 when New Zealand beat Australia in the World Cup final, ending a reign that had ...

From HUW RICHARDS, International Herald Tribune,  23 Dec 2008

South Africa faces psychological test in Australia

Test series between Australia and South Africa are a reminder of the old joke about London buses - you wait ages for one, then two come along at once. The five-day test starting in Perth on Wednesday is the first of three to be played in Australia from ...

From HUW RICHARDS, International Herald Tribune,  16 Dec 2008

India stages unprecedented rally to defeat England

India staged a historic comeback as it beat England at Madras in the first of a series of two five-day test matches. It successfully chased down a final-innings target of 387 runs to win, achieving it with six of its 10 wickets still remaining. It was ...

From HUW RICHARDS, International Herald Tribune,  15 Dec 2008

England looks unready as it resumes India tour

Kevin Pietersen does not really do self-deprecation. England's South African-born captain has surprised in a number of ways since taking the post on earlier this year, but remains far more of a chest-beater. He might, though, find it useful to file ...

From HUW RICHARDS, International Herald Tribune,  10 Dec 2008

New Zealand shocks Australia in World Cup final

Even the greatest sporting reign must end. Australia's dominance of Rugby League World Cups was as complete as India's former monopoly of field hockey and the United States's of basketball at the Olympic Games. Like those reigns, Australia's run in ...

From HUW RICHARDS, International Herald Tribune,  23 Nov 2008

Australia faces test of its resilience

Both stereotype and history say that Australian sportsmen react well to adversity. The next few months will tell us whether this applies to the current crop of cricketers. Australia goes into a two-match series of five-day tests against New Zealand, ...

From HUW RICHARDS, International Herald Tribune,  19 Nov 2008

Australia advances toward another world title

To hold a sporting event to celebrate a landmark in the history of one of the competitors is to give a serious hostage to fortune. Spanish soccer fans not committed to Real Madrid are still chuckling six years on about the outcome of the match when the ...

From HUW RICHARDS, International Herald Tribune,  13 Nov 2008

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