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Number Game 4Number of times Yelena Isinbayeva has broken the pole vault world record this year 8212; and all in July! She8217;s br...

August 7, 2005 12:00 AM IST

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Number Game

4Number of times Yelena Isinbayeva has broken the pole vault world record this year 8212; and all in July! She8217;s broken it 17 times in her career; Sergey Bubka had done it 35 times

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Kumar Sangakkara
Cricketer

8226; What are you currently reading?
I am reading the Indian Penal Code IPC these days. Since I am a policeman, I figured that knowing the law would help

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8226;Your most embarrassing moment?
I don8217;t remember any embarrassing moment on or off the field. It8217;s good to forget them, isn8217;t it?

8226;A sportsperson you would pay to watch?
I would love to watch the English football captain and Real Madrid star David Beckham. He is just amazing

8226;Your pet superstition?
I am not superstitious at all. I like to tackle odd situations with my stickwork.

8226;If you weren8217;t a hockey player, you8217;d be8230;
My father is a hockey Olympian so I can8217;t imagine myself without being a hockey stick. Besides, I can8217;t think of being more than a player and a cop at the same time.

Pick Of the Week

Everton Vs Manchester United
Saturday, August 13
Live on ESPN, 5:10 p.m.
The world8217;s most popular sport is back for another season, in the land of its birth. And a good way to start is at Goodison, where the hosts boast ex-United player Phil Neville. And the Red Devils a certain Mr Wayne Rooney

The Write Stuff
This week8217;s suggested reading:
Jack Nicklaus My Story,

The Perfect Mile :
Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It

By Neal Bascomb
As the World Athletics Championships gets into full stride, a look at the greatest track achievement ever: Breaking the four-minute mile. Sir Roger Bannister, Wes Sandee and John Landy all pursued the sub-4 minute mark in completing a mile, both sides of the World War II. The book takes the readers on a ride from the time the dream was conceived through to Bannister8217;s famous run on May 6, 1954.

Sport Speak

Lee tried to kill me and that wasn8217;t nice
Kevin Pietersen
reacts to the Brett Lee full toss that hung precariously between being a beamer and a gimme

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