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...religious prejudices can be sensitively overcome within a community and without the confrontation, sensationalism and politicization that seem to have become the hallmarks for handling issues today. For doing this and for subverting long-held economic principles, Yunus deserved both the Peace and the Economics prizes. Anushua Biswas Skipton, England...
...DIED. Ferenc Puskás, 79, Hungarian soccer star whose girth and ungainly gait earned him the nickname the Galloping Major, a moniker that belied one of the deftest and deadliest strikers in the sport's history; in Budapest. Described by former England manager Ron Greenwood as a "roly-poly little fellow" who looked as if he "did most of his training in restaurants," Puskás was an unstoppable shotmaker, scoring 84 goals in 85 matches for his national team. In 1953 he starred in one of soccer's most famous contests: a surprise trouncing of England that debuted...
...case anyone missed it, after eight straight losses England regained the Ashes by beating Ricky Ponting's Australians in a riveting series last year. And just in case it needs saying, England deserved to win. In some ways the 2-1 result flattered Australia, who at times resembled a weary pug in the ring with a killer. But while succession works simply in boxing, in cricket it's more complicated. Generally, a country that has ruled for a long time won't abdicate on the basis of a single defeat. It will maintain the kingly mannerisms until it loses again...
...Whether Australia wins or flounders this summer, it may be worth taking a lingering look at this team, to reflect on its star players in the knowledge that it could be decades before Australia again fields a force as potent as the sides of 1995 onward. Beating England won't change the fact that Ponting's most celebrated teammates are in the twilight of their careers. The question is not whether Australia are nearing a fall but how bad it will be. "We won't ever be poor, but we will be normal," says former vice-captain Ian Healy...
...England last year, Australia were humbled by the country to which they most hate losing and to whose cricketers they'd tended to give the least respect. The series was close, Australia nearly snatching victory in both the Tests they lost. Equally, however, a feeling pervaded large sections of the play that Australia were sliding?not out of form or luck, not struggling for confidence, but simply ill-equipped to withstand a youthful England brimming with talent, vim and ideas. As the favorites frayed, it was a time to ponder not just whether the reign was over but whether...