Film Maidaan captivates audience; shows S.A. Rahim is still a hero
Indian football is going through one of the most horrendous phases in its history. Its present world ranking in the FIFA list is 121 out of the 210 affiliated countries. Despite the presence of a...
View ArticleDerek Underwood was the best spinner I had ever played against: Sunny Gavaskar
Derek Underwood who passed away on Monday was one of the very best left arm spinners that the cricket world has ever seen. Although he was a spinner, he pushed the ball through at a quick pace and the...
View ArticleParis Olympics will usher in trend setting changes; India should pay attention
The Paris Olympic Games that will be held from July 26 to Aug 11, 2024, will usher in some innovative new methods which may set a trend for future Olympic Games wherever they are held. Since India...
View ArticleRaman Subba Row, son of an Andhra man, changed the face of English cricket
Raman Subba Row, who passed away recently at the age of 92, was the oldest surviving Test cricketer for England until his death. During his distinguished career he played a significant role not only...
View ArticleJackie Chan, now 70 years old, continues to enthrall audiences with his stunts.
Who is the best martial arts film star of all time? If asked this question, young fans of martial arts and MMA would probably boil the multitude of names down to just two outstanding heroes. One would...
View ArticleTeenage wonder Dommaraju Gukesh takes chess world by storm; experts are...
India’s sports persons are taking the country’s name to greater heights every day. The latest to do so is the 17-year-old Dommaraju Gukesh who has taken the chess world by storm by becoming the...
View ArticleSports Council of Northern Ireland honours former Hyderabad cricket captain...
The former captain of Hyderabad’s Ranji trophy team M.V. Narasimha Rao has been honoured by being included in the Hall of Fame by the Sports Council of Northern Ireland also known as Sport NI. It is...
View ArticleFrance’s hijab ban stirs up controversy; UN condemns the move
With the Paris Olympic Games around the corner, a huge controversy has broken out with regard to the dress of the participating athletes. It is learnt that France has decided to allow the women...
View ArticleA new book highlights the nation’s glorious moments at the Olympics
The approach of the Olympic Games has resulted in several books being published about the history and evolution of the world’s greatest sports event. One of the informative books on the subject is...
View ArticleIt is not Miya Zaki. It is actually Miyazki, costliest variety of mangoes...
The mango season is upon us and the markets are flooded with mangoes of all varieties. India is the home of many exotic and diverse range of mangoes. According to the National Horticulture Board,...
View ArticleICC T20 World Cup: Has India made right choices? Opinions of experts differ
The selection of the Indian team for the ICC T20 cricket World Cup has drawn a mixed response from former players and coaches. The re-induction of Rishabh Pant is one of the issues which have been...
View ArticleSukumar Sen, the first Chief Election Commissioner of India, made Nehru wait...
After India attained independence from British rule, the first general election was held between 25th October, 1951 and 21 February, 1952. As can be easily imagined, it was a mammoth exercise and it...
View ArticleParis Olympics: Indian Biryani does not figure on the list of dishes to be...
By Abhijit Sen Gupta Napoleon had once said that an army marches on its stomach. He meant that soldiers who are hungry cannot march for long distances. The same can be said of sportsmen. If they have...
View ArticleIn IPL batsmen are scoring big but bowlers ruined; balance must be restored
This season of the IPL has been marked by a new trend which may please the uninitiated but it may harm cricket in the long run. The batters are going on a rampage at the cost of hapless bowlers. The...
View ArticleCricket: Fans furious over treatment given to Rahul; players deserve utmost...
The sight of Indian cricketer K L Rahul being berated in public by Sanjiv Goenka, team owner of Lucknow Super Giants, after Lucknow’s loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad, has angered cricket fans all over the...
View ArticleEx-cricketer Kirti Azad is pitted against BJP rival Dilip Ghosh
Like two captains shaking hands before the toss to begin a cricket match, former cricketer Kirti Azad of the All India Trinamool Congress and his arch rival Dilip Ghosh of the BJP met, exchanged...
View ArticleKami Rita Sherpa climbed Everest 29 times, a record difficult to break
In the world of mountaineering, Kami Rita Sherpa is known as the King of Mount Everest. Truly he seems to have made the world’s highest mountain his kingdom. On 12th May 2024, he conquered Mount...
View ArticleSecunderabad-born Captain Sunil Chhetri’s departure will leave a big void in...
The day that Indian football fans dreaded most, finally arrived on May 16th. That was the day when Sunil Chhetri, captain of India, and the nation’s topmost goalscorer, announced his retirement from...
View ArticleTelangana para athlete Deepthi blazes to a new world record in Japan
Twenty-year-old Deepthi Jeevanji of Warangal set the track on fire at the World Para Athletics championship now in progress in Kobe, Japan. She set a new world record as she blazed her way to victory...
View ArticleVision of French nobleman Pierre de Coubertin has turned into great Olympic...
More than 15 million tourists are expected to be in Paris during the course of the Olympic Games between July 26 and August 11. Over a period of more than a century, the games have become the largest...
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