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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

Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud: The Princess at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s sporting web

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.

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.

W.V. Raman,R. Kaushik

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.

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‘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.

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

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Brazil’s Marta, left, practices footwork with teammates during warm-up in Brisbane, Australia. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has made the historic declaration that all public servants can take time off work during Brazil’s World Cup matches and encouraged private businesses to allow the same.

Brazil allows workers to come in late for Women’s World Cup

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‘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

Cheerleaders perform during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on April 29, 2023.

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

Sachin Tendulkar in action against Steve Waugh during the league match of the Coca-Cola Cup cricket tournament in Sharjah. Tendulkar made 143 but India lost the match.

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.

R. Ashwin running out Jos Buttler has sparked a debate.

‘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

Tulsidas Balaram in New Delhi on April 13, 2011.

Football legend Tulsidas Balaram passes away

Balaram (1936-2022) was arguably the first ‘complete’ football player of the country.

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Brazil’s Pele, center, hoisted on the shoulders of his teammates after Brazil won the 1970 World Cup soccer final against Italy, 4-1, in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca, Mexico.

Pele (1940-2022): At his feet, football transformed into poetry

The legendary footballer opened up an alternative universe to the spectators of the beautiful game.

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Switzerland’s Roger Federer brings the curtain down on his spectacular career in a “super special” match alongside long-time rival Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup in London on September 23.

Roger Federer: Enfant terrible to saintly global icon

His artistry brought him a global legion of fans and gave him an aura that few attain.

It all started to go from bad to worse as controversial former AIFF president Praful Patel, whose third term in office ended in December 2020, stayed in office citing a pending Supreme Court case.

Explained: Why FIFA banned All India Football Federation

AIFF was suspended after the stroke of midnight on the 75th anniversary of Indian independence.

Mary Kom at the London Olympics.

2012: Mary Kom wins Olympic medal

She had already become a sporting legend in India before winning an Olympic medal.

1984: P.T. Usha misses Olympic medal by a whisker

Usha galvanised an entire generation to take to track and field.

Kapil Dev lifts the trophy on the balcony of the pavillion at Lords on June 23, 1983, after the 1983 Prudential World Cup victory against the West Indies.

1983: India wins cricket World Cup

That day on, cricket rose from being just a popular sport to a national obsession.

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