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‘I know I am capable of winning’

Thursday 15 January '09

Vacation planners might exclaim in horror, but it was work that had Arjun Atwal daydreaming of Hawaii the past few weeks...
Green baize to silver screen?

Thursday 8 January '09

A long wait at the airport, thanks to a much delayed flight, followed by a tryst with Delhi’s rush-hour traffic is likely to leave anyone ruffled.
What the world is reading

Tuesday 6 January '09

Israel’s New York consulate conducted a news conference through Twitter, the micro-blogging site...
Rudresh hopes to fast track into pro league

Saturday 3 January '09

The New Year will dawn with a new way of life for Rudresh Sharma. The 19-year-old, just a two-year veteran on the amateur circuit, has decided to leave that age of innocence behind rather early, and attempt an entry into professional ranks.
Fit-again Ashok sets sights on Asian Tour

Thursday 1 January '09

After having a fairly successful season despite an injury and corresponding surgery, Ashok Kumar is ready to take the big plunge.
Asian Tour event confirmed for 2009, with new venue

Thursday 1 January '09

In a season of cancelled tournaments and reduced prize money, the Asian PGA Tour’s SAIL Open, first held last season in February 2008, has been confirmed for 2009....
Bolt from the greens

Monday 29 December '08

For a day that started in a blanket of fog and ended in sunshine, the golfing scenario was exactly the opposite.
Lahiri hangs in on foggy day

Saturday 27 December '08

Thursday’s afternoon rounds had literally been sprints, so after Friday morning dawned wrapped in cotton wool, the certainty of an incomplete second day was obvious.
Lahiri hangs in on foggy day

Saturday 27 December '08

Thursday’s afternoon rounds had literally been sprints, so after Friday morning dawned wrapped in cotton wool...
Jeev warms up with five-under

Friday 26 December '08

The swirling early morning fog might have left the tee-off schedule haywire, but the chill failed to be any sort of dampener to one over-enthusiastic fan...
World traveller returns home

Thursday 25 December '08

After having won in three corners of the world, Jeev Milkha Singh is ending his wonder year trying to wow home fans from a little closer.
I was complacent, says Jyoti after season of discontent

Wednesday 24 December '08

In a year that was lit up by the glow from another name’s big-game hunting, Jyoti Randhawa climbed a different kind of learning curve.
Shamim stays in lead despite stumble

Saturday 20 December '08

Despite a round hurt by swirling winds, a stutter at the start and a forgettable back nine, it remained advantage Shamim Khan.
FREQUENT HIGH-FLIER

Sunday 14 December '08

It may have taken longer than he imagined, but 37-year-old Jeev Milkha Singh is finally turning heads across the golf world.
Rashid ready for his big break

Saturday 13 December '08

Being in awe does not come easy to Rashid Khan, it seems. The youngster had managed to get himself clicked with Nick Faldo when he came across the British legend at the airport in Shanghai in December last year.
Shamim out of the rough, finally

Wednesday 10 December '08

Tuesday was the wrong day to expect rapt attention to the telephone from Shamim Khan. With Eid coinciding with celebrations of his first victory in almost three years, the throng of relatives at home, made it a happily noisy and frantically busy day.
Early days yet but Gurbani hopes to rule the greens

Tuesday 2 December '08

Giving up a two-shot lead in the last round isn’t the ideal way to finish a tournament. Gurbani Singh, though, chooses to see the glass as more than half full.
Lahiri relishes his chance in golf’s elite company

Monday 1 December '08

The morning after the long night had him excited and filled with nervous anticipation. “For the first few holes I felt slightly nervous. But it was alright once I was concentrating on my round,” Lahiri said.
Rashid’s rise

Wednesday 19 November '08

A 22-shot win is a certain indication of the chasm in levels. But if any more proof was needed of Rashid Khan’s readiness for the step-up tour, his three straight amateur circuit wins have put all speculation to rest.
Ladies Masters gets pink slip

Sunday 9 November '08

The Indian Ladies Masters, the country’s first women’s European tour event, has been shelved for the season because of, as the organisers put it, the global economic slowdown.
It’s all in the mind for Nalini

Saturday 8 November '08

It’s not the fantasy world of Harry Potter, but the brilliance of its creator JK Rowling that caught Nalini Singh’s attention. No magic spells work in golf after all; it’s the mind that does the tricks.
‘Sometimes it all falls into place’

Tuesday 21 October '08

After fighting injury and legal battles, Atwal regains PGA Tour card by becoming first Indian to win on American soil.
Big steps on the learning curve

Saturday 18 October '08

Digression is a ploy that doesn’t work too well with Himmat Rai. The talk on golf is to the point; veer it away from his sport a little bit, and the answers get even briefer. Luckily, he brings the same attitude to the course.
Observing a champ from close quarters

Wednesday 15 October '08

Their team of two began the morning with fist-pumps, and moved on to easy smiles as the lead stretched by afternoon. But with the win coming down to the last hole, their four-day stint finished with wild celebrations and whoops of joy.
Hiccup before the hurrah

Monday 13 October '08

There must never be a boring moment with Liang Wen-chong. His one-man show at the Indian Open began with a head-turning composition on the first day...
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