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Sports
Book Review
India’s women athletes: Running for their lives
The athletes Sohini Chattopadhyay profiles have all led challenging lives, but shoddy editing weakens the grace of the author’s tribute.
Sharda Ugra
Audio Story
Frontline On Air | Lifting the gauntlet
The most audacious test for Indian sports came from wrestlers who defiantly held their ground against the political might of Brij Bhushan Singh.
Sharda Ugra
West Bengal
Supercat in Satgachia: How Clive Lloyd charmed a West Bengal village school
With wit, wisdom, and timeless love for cricket, the West Indian icon inspires students of Satgachia High School.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Tribute
Franz Beckenbauer (1945-2024): How ‘The Emperor’ defined the beautiful game
From Libero legend to World Cup winner, the footballing visionary leaves an untouchable legacy.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Wrestlers’ Protest
Turmoil at WFI threatens country’s Olympic prospects
Thanks to Brij Bhushan Singh’s continuing sway over the WFI, India’s wrestling medals hang in the balance just months short of the 2024 Paris Olympics
Chander Shekhar Luthra
Sports
Lifting the gauntlet
The most audacious test for Indian sports came from wrestlers who defiantly held their ground against the political might of Brij Bhushan Singh.
Sharda Ugra
Society
The slow, saffron descent of the India cricket fan
The Indian cricket team could not bring home the ODI World Cup, but its mean-spirited supporters have brought the nation ample shame.
Palash Krishna Mehrotra
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Title fights, the best footballers and golfers, winter sports, and now the FIFA World Cup—Saudi Arabia’s grip on the sporting world is tightening.
Deutsche Welle
Recalling India’s magnificent triumph at the 2011 World Cup
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s winning six over long on at the Wankhede will remain imprinted in the memories of Indian cricket fans for years to come.
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Bishan Singh Bedi (1946-2023): The ‘Sardar of Spin’ was a forever cricket romantic
Arguably the greatest slow left-arm bowler the game ever saw, Bedi left an indelible impression in the minds of many with a character to die for.
Frontline News Desk
‘Buzz is only about India winning, not the World Cup’: Amrit Mathur
The former cricket administrator talked about all things Indian cricket while discussing his memoir Pitchside.
Abhinav Chakraborty
Expert Explains: Simona Halep and the complex world of anti-doping
The four-year ban has come as a shock for the tennis star. However, an anti-doping expert says that doping controls in sport lack proper research.
Deutsche Welle
China’s village basketball league a slam dunk
Clanging pots and pans punctuate the hum of the crowd in the steep main stands, while millions of online viewers hold their breath as the jump ball is
AFP
Brazil allows workers to come in late for Women’s World Cup
Brazil President Lula da Silva announced that civil servants could arrive at work up to two hours after the final whistle of Brazil’s games in the tou
AP
‘India’s great run in the last 10 years doesn’t happen without Ajinkya Rahane’: Bharat Sundaresan
The co-author of The Miracle Makers: Indian Cricket’s Greatest Epic thinks Australia has an edge over India in the ICC World Test Championship final.
Abhinav Chakraborty
IPL and the sunset of great Indian cricket
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has once again captured the attention of the nation, as the current season commenced in March this year with full fanf
TEAM FRONTLINE
Sachin Tendulkar: A born winner
As the Master Blaster turns 50, a piece by the late S. Dinakar on how the cricketing wonder stole a march over the best batsmen of the world.
S. Dinakar
‘Spirit’ of cricket: On the great class divide in the gentleman’s game
For far too long, bowlers have been at the receiving end of criticism and condescension.
Prashant Premkumar,
Jimut Bahan Chakrabarty,
R. Sai Shiva Jayanth
Football legend Tulsidas Balaram passes away
Balaram (1936-2022) was arguably the first ‘complete’ football player of the country.
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
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