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Number Game 1.710 Arjun Atwalrsquo;s putting average on the Tour ... the BEST on THE TOUR last week. Putting performance is measur...

Number Game
1.710

Arjun Atwalrsquo;s putting average on the Tour 8230; the BEST on THE TOUR last week. Putting performance is measured on those holes where the green is hit in regulation GIR. For these holes, the total putts are divided by the total holes played and our man has made it to this leaderboard with 1298 GIR putts, ahead of the next best Steve Stricker 1.713 and four places above Tiger Woods!

50Q
Saina Nehwal
Teen badminton champion; womenrsquo;s winner at
the Asian Satellite Championship in Delhi.

What are you reading currently ?
Donrsquo;t read much these days except comics. But the last time I completed a book was one from the Nancy Drew series. I used to love the character of the detective.

What is your favourite superstition ?
I avoid stepping onto the court with my left foot; prefer the right.

Which sportspersons would you pay to watch ?
Camilla Martin, the Danish badminton champ with fighting spirit and good looks. Otherwise, Pulella Gopichand, Sachin Tendulkar and Steffi Graff-all of them.

What is your most embarrasing moment?
When I lost to Trupti Murgunde in our first match against each other, despite giving a good fight; strangely it felt embarrasing.

If you werenrsquo;t a shuttler, what would you have been?
A doctor; since I was very good at my studies till 9th standard.

Pick Of the Week
ATP Masters
Shanghai 13-20 Nov, 4.30 pm everyday,
Star Sports

Injuries have taken a toll on the players but the year-ending tennis gala in China will see the best in action. With Federer and Nadal leading the Red and Gold groups respectively, Leander Paes mdash; partnering big man Zimonjic mdash; provides the Indian interest.

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The Write Stuff
Highbury 8211; The Story of Arsenal Stadium
Bruce Smith

In 2006, Arsenal Football Club will move from the stadium that has been their home for over 90 years, leaving the memories of over 10,000 matches played there forever etched in the minds of those who experienced them.
In this lavishly illustrated book, Smith traces the stadium from its grand opening in 1913, when the club, known then as Woolwich Arsenal, moved there from across the river, and documents the role that the League, Premiership,
FA Cup and European competitions have played in the development ofthe stadium.
Highbury is a timely tribute to a stadium that has been part of the fabric of sporting history for almost a century.

Sport Speak

ldquo;Glenn McGrath said if you ever get asked about that shot say you didnrsquo;t get it, but I swung as hard as I could and it sailed over the roof.rdquo;
Brett Lee takes his place in history as the first player to clear the stands of the remodelled Gabba

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