That would be more than a tenth of a second faster than the leading Briton this

That would be more than a tenth of a second faster than the leading Briton this year, Gardener, has managed; indeed, the world indoor record stands at 6.39. Chambers has talked the talk before – as when he announced after beating the world and Olympic champion, Maurice Greene, in Sheffield last season: “There’s a new sheriff in town.” But, after finishing the season with the European title and a time of 9.87sec that equalled Linford Christie’s nine-year-old European record, he can claim to be walking the walk as well.The question now is has he taken a step too far? The basis for Chambers’ new sense of self-worth appears to stem from his relationship with the American coach who took over his technical preparation just over a year ago, Remy Korchemny. “Remy believes the human body can achieve a time of 9.65, providing you put the whole race together And he believes I’m the one that could do that… I would like to start by running consistently in the low 9.80s and then breaking into the 9.70s before the World Championships.’Chambers’ new confidence in himself is also apparent when he is asked to evaluate the controversial false start rule which has been introduced this year. The new rulingallows for one false start in a race after which any other false starter is disqualified.”It’s a silly rule,” Chambers said.

“It’s one thing having it in grand prix meetings, but for major championships, no way… If one of the major contenders gets disqualified at a World Championships, what are they going to do? I wouldn’t walk away I would stand my ground All the other athletes have the same view.”. On Monday, Mike Tyson was too sick with flu; the fight was called off. On Tuesday, Mike Tyson recovered, the postponement was postponed, but then the opponent, Clifford Etienne, said “I’m not Mike Tyson’s bitch,” and he pulled out. On Wednesday, Etienne was back in and both fighters were on the scene for Saturday’s fight in Memphis. He also knew the dangers of an allergic reaction or infection.

Then why would a 36-year-old veteran, who needed to score a spectacular victory in order to assure a rematch in June against Lennox Lewis, risk his health?”It’s the 10-day zone,” said Jay Larkin, of Showtime, referring to Tyson’s proclivity for getting extremely nervous and insecure in the final days before a fight.Etienne, who had also been growing nervous about facing the once dominant former heavyweight champion, broke training big time on Sunday night when he heard the fight was going to be postponed and had to be reminded that fringe contenders get few chances at $900,000 (£560,000) pay-days. Money may also have been behind Tyson’s recovery: a $5m payday will lead to at least twice that much for a Lewis rematch.In any case, the fight has suddenly replaced war in Iraq and the economy on many TV and radio talk shows in the United States. And the tattoo, which Roach reported was “some African tribal markings,” was on page one of the New York Post.. India revived their chances of making the Super Six stages here yesterday by overcoming Zimbabwe by 83 runs. The victory came as a huge relief after a week of vilification on the Subcontinent following poor previous batting performances against the Netherlands and Australia. “We played much better than of late and we knew we could do much better than that.”Sachin Tendulkar rejuvenated the beleaguered Indians with a breezy 81 in 91 balls, including nine fours, and shared an opening partnership of 99 with Virender Sehwag.

The latter made a solid 36 but, apart from Rahul Dravid who produced 43 in an apparent return to form, no other Indian batsman exceeded Mohammad Kaif’s 25.Zimbabwe were never really in the chase, Mark Vermeulen going for a duck in the first over and Craig Wishart departing soon after for 12. When Zimbabwe’s top batsman, Andy Flower, was bowled by Harbhajan Singh for 22, the game was all but over.. England will convince themselves that yesterday’s victory over the part-timers from Namibia was a satisfactory performance They have to. Even Canada, after being bowled out for 36, will try and put a positive spin on things. Pakistan, India and Australia, England’s next three opponents in Group A, will view it differently, though. England need to beat two of these teams to qualify for the next stage of the World Cup and there was little on show at the St George’s Ground to suggest they will. Under the captaincy of Alec Stewart – Nasser Hussain withdrew before play with a stiff neck which could keep him out of Saturday’s match against Pakistan – England looked flat.