She's the first Indian woman to be seeded at a Grand Slam - but her chances of reaching the fourth round at Flushing Meadows, as she did in 2005, look minimal. Posted August 24, 2007 by Tony Tharakan

Tennis cannot be a perfect meritocracy - the wild card has provided players coming back from injury or talented youngsters way down the pecking order with an opportunity they richly deserve. Posted June 02, 2008 by sayan das

He hasn't exactly been the best advert for football management at Porto and Chelsea, but are the FA prepared to push his misdemeanours under the carpet? Posted December 02, 2007 by CaughtOffside.com

The Proteas' keeper has no equal behind the stumps, and though his batting has gone down a notch recently, he is still a handy man to have around the lower order. For all-round ability with gloves and bat, Boucher gets the nod as best in the world. Posted March 23, 2008 by Madhusudan Rao

It was a tight game for last year's finalists as they squeak by Hamburg despite playing most of the game with a man advantage. Posted September 14, 2006 by Reuters