Don’t enslave Sir Don with worship -- John Bradman
Some came from across the world, others from across the road, united to honour a man many had never met. By the time bells at St Peter’s Anglican Cathedral chimed moments before a memorial service for Sir Donald Bradman began on Sunday evening, rains started but it failed to have any effect on the crowd.



India continue shock-treatment
Suddenly these Australian cricketers do not seem quite the cocks of the walk. They might be heroes in their backyard or even their mother country, England. But on Indian soil they look as pathetic as fish out of water.



Govt denies having said no to Sharjah tour
Government on Sunday denied reports that it had refused permission for India’s participation in the three-nation Sharjah cricket tournament next month. ‘‘No decision has been taken yet on this issue,’’ a government spokesman said.



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