Football is called the most Beautiful Game and its presiding deity, Diego Armando Maradona, has walked into the arms of God. The sense of grief, agony and shock over Maradona passing away following a heart attack has touched millions of Read more
The Sports Ministry has learnt the art of pulling wool over the eyes, as the phrase goes. In what can be termed as blatant violation of its own sports code (NSDC 2011), the Sports Ministry has shown that nothing matters Read more
So, Rohit Sharma’s hamstring injury is not as simple as he made it look. The latest one hears is the Mumbai Indians captain, who played in the Indian Premier League despite a hamstring tear is far from being “fully fit” Read more
Pressure of expectation will be intense for every Indian athlete who will be representing the country in the postponed Tokyo Olympics next July. As the shooters returned to the national camp in the Capital last month, there were mixed feelings. Read more
The decision to hold the Airtel New Delhi Half Marathon in the Capital on November 29 is a mindless one. At a time when the Delhi government has not given permission for coaching to resume at academies in the Capital and sporting activity is now restricted to only Read more
India’s anti-doping programme is at the nadir. Thank to the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of athletes who need to be tested is low. Worse, many athletes who are preparing for the postponed Tokyo Olympics and are not necessarily in national Read more
There is good news from the Tokyo Olympics Organising Committee in recent days. The latest one hears from the International Olympic Committee and the local organisers is that the Games in 2021 will definitely go ahead. As of now, all Read more
It seems, the only sport which could see resumption in India is cricket. Just a few days after the completion of the Indian Premier League comes the news that India will host the ICC World T20 next year (2021). For Read more
The Desert Odyssey in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday night turned out to be a fairytale ending for Mumbai Indians as the side led by Rohit Sharma showed energy, intent and pedigree to win the Indian Premier League. The Read more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has once again shown it is ready to bend backwards to accede to any request from Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli. As the prime leader of Indian cricket who bombed at the Read more