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...Ashes five months ago, Australia under Ponting have trampled everyone in their path. He has played numerous sublime captain's knocks, and clearly has the respect, loyalty and affection of his players. But on another level, Australian cricket has suffered under a leader whose goals seem too narrow. Defeat in England stung him; the response hasn't always been edifying...
...home. But taking a beating from an overwhelmingly superior force of foreigners is one thing. It is hard to see either Shi'ites or Sunnis backing down from a more evenly balanced sectarian fight, if only because the burden of history makes it impossible for either side to admit defeat...
Given the failure to head off last week's conflagration, U.S. hopes of averting an ignominious defeat in Iraq now hinge on whether it can bring the fighting to an end. The biggest fear is that the breakdown of order could draw neighboring countries into the conflict, with Iran intervening on behalf of the Shi'ites and Arab states supporting the Sunnis. Some U.S. military officers say privately that the turmoil has vindicated their insistence that it's premature to turn over security duties to the Iraqis. "This week's events support our caution and unwillingness to pull out troops...
With a balanced attack and a solid defensive effort, the Harvard women’s basketball team overcame a lackluster start to defeat Penn, 77-58, on Friday night at Lavietes Pavilion. Eleven Crimson players scored and the Harvard bench contributed 37 points as the Crimson defeated the Quakers for the second time in two weeks, sweeping the season series for the second straight year. “It was a team effort, a lot of fun,” co-captain Maureen McCaffery said. “Everybody came to play.” “The first...
PRINCETON, N.J.—The weary Harvard men’s basketball team was ambushed Saturday night at Jadwin Gym, dropping its seventh straight game, 75-48, to Princeton. The loss, coming a night after falling in overtime to Penn, was the worst league defeat for Harvard (12-13, 4-8 Ivy) in two years...