Ben Johnson
With the luxury of hindsight, Ben Johnson's rise and fall at the Seoul Olympics has the power and simplicity of an ancient Greek myth. An outsider upsets the established order, incurs swift retribution from the offended gods and, eventually, harmony is restored. But it was never quite that simple and 10 years on the Johnson drugs bust still haunts the Olympic movement.

Misra shines
Richa Misra of Delhi made a rich haul of three gold medals on the 15th Sub- Junior and 25th Junior National aquatic championship at Municipal Corporation Swimming pool in Ludhiana as Karnataka, all set for title win, laid claim to another seven medals. Kerala and Assam also clinched one gold each.

Wadekar tipped
The two-day 69th Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to be held in Calcutta on Wednesday is unlikely to be as stormy and dramatic as last year with the ruling group appearing to be well in command. There is unlikely to be any major changes at the election of new office-bearers with both president Raj Singh Dungarpur and secretary J Y Lele likely to retain their posts.

Aussies optimistic
Beating Pakistan on the sub-continent has proved a tough task for every Australian cricket captain, but Mark Taylor left Sydney confident his side will come home winners. Not since Richie Benaud's side cleaned up in 1959 has an Australian touring team triumphed, but with allegations of match-fixing and bribery hanging over Pakistan.