LOOKING I Kick at tlx* um jot stoney ol the >car it was one ehatacierlscd by the three Ss—sensational successful and siaiaialous

Without a doubt Brian Chai les Lara s achievements would certainly rank hint at the top ot my list Not only did the little prince of Trinidad go about eclipsing the mystical 365 mark ol Sobers he also stua

the HOs Incredible what cele forties will do to promote their interests

Maradona who never ceases Jo amaze first derides he re jqulres target practice so he fires shots at journalists Next the man keeps everybody guessing whet tier tie'll play In USA After losing several pounds a new look Maradona takes to the field For the first

shed Harif Mohammad s first-I»M world record for good measure.

Australian leggie Shane Warne will savour 1994 for a long time to come after completing his first hattrick in an Ashes Test since compatriot and fellow-spinner Hugh Trumble in 1903-04 on the fi nal day of the second Test against the old enemy.

Even with English cricket in the doldrums one could always rely on skipper Mike Ather ton's integrity. But after being caught with dirt In the pocket who knows

His former Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan dropped a bomb-shell too after admitting to ball-tampering during an English county match back in

couple ol games the mercurial Argentine Is his old brilliant self. Bui testing positive lor a banned substance costs him a record 22nd World Cup ap [x-arance.

Tonya Harding showed us how the obsession to win con sumed her. ironically Nancy Kerrigan still recovered to take the silver while Harding received nothing for all her scheming

Teenage star Jennifer Capriati has seen It all. From catapulting to stardom to cap turtng an Olympic gold In Barcelona. The barrage of tour naments in the end had took Its toll and she began to feel burnt-out Soon she was In volved In petty crime Even

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George Foreman defied ail logical explanation lo become boxing • oldest heavyweight champion at the ripe old age of 45

Alter waiting 24 years since their Iasi triumph in Mexico Brazil lifted the World Cup (or an unprecedented fourth time

Kapil Dev had a unique dou

ble First overhauling Sir Richard Hadlee's 431 Teat m alps and for a time being In slant cricket* highest wicket taker until Wasim Akram de throned him.

The Slno drug sc andal at the Hiroshima Asian Games, the Grobbelaar bribery affair in Britain and match fixing In Malaysia hurt organised sport considerably and besi lie for gotten.

Before another year goes by a fitting end It would be to pay tribute to those departed or who have simply called It a day Notable names Include: Brian Johnston. Ayrton Senna. An dres Escobar. Billy Wright. Peter May Allan Border Kepler Wessels. Kapil Dev Martina Navratilova and Ivan Lendl