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Steve Smith was said to be a shadow of his best self before he scored a long overdue hundred against India in the Brisbane Test. And the adage...
That Saudi Arabia would get the hosting rights for the 2034 FIFA World Cup was a foregone conclusion once it became clear that the world governing...
In sports, one is only as good as the last outing. Whatever one may have achieved in the past or may be capable of accomplishing in the future...
The emperor has no clothes. In the classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen, it took a child to expose the pretence when everyone was aware of the...
New Zealand’s series win in India must count as one of the biggest upsets in the history of Test cricket. Just count the number of factors pointing...
When South Africa and New Zealand square off in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final in Dubai this evening, there will be more than a pang of regret...
Hardly anyone would have batted an eyelid if Team India had used the last two days of the Kanpur Test for some batting practice, even shuffling the...
Big sporting events are promoted on the back of superstars known throughout the world. But these tournaments develop narratives of their own,...
It’s fair to say that the result of the Pakistan-Bangladesh Test series wasn’t what most people expected, even the most diehard supporters of the...
Now that the Olympics are behind us, it’s back to the hard surface of reality. The hype surrounding India at the Games was quite disproportionate...
Winning isn’t everything – but wanting to win is. And winning, even in the context of the Olympic Games, implies the gold medal. Three competitors...
Any big venture has its detractors and cannot be undertaken without creating uncertainty, unease, and discomfort for some. The Olympic Games are...