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Milkha Singh Hospitalised for Covid-19; Condition Stable, Says Son Jeev
24 May 2021
Milkha Singh, 91, was in home isolation in Chandigarh after he tested positive for Covid-19 last Wednesday.
Leslie Xavier
Lamenting the Fall of a Great Wrestler
24 May 2021
Sushil Kumar was arrested on Sunday and has been remanded for six days. The wrestler’s failings outside the mat have led him to the place he is today, but as much as he is to blame, the system too…
Jaydeep Basu
Legendary Football Coach Sukhwinder Singh Shifts to Canada for Good
21 May 2021
Sukhwinder Singh, architect of many of India’s famous triumphs at the world stage and creator of an inimitable JCT team has decided to leave India and Indian football, shifting permanently to Canada…
Sunil Fernandes
Sunil Gavaskar: Destiny’s Child Who Paved Way for Current Test Cricket Success
21 May 2021
India had been blessed with some great cricketers before Gavaskar made his debut versus West Indies in 1971.
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Tokyo Olympics: Over 80% in Japan Opposed To Staging Games, Survey Reveals
17 May 2021
The weekend survey by the Asahi Shimbun daily revealed that 43 percent of respondents want the Tokyo Olympics cancelled, and 40 per cent want a further postponement.
Leslie Xavier
‘There’s Still Time To Fix This’ But Does the BCCI Care to Identify the Faults?
15 May 2021
Lisa Sthalekar’s tweet about the lack of support provided to Veda Krishnamurthy by the BCCI has struck the right chord, and her demand that players rally and form a union is highly commendable. But…
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NBA Launches Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award, Will Donate $100,000 to Charity of Winner’s Choice
13 May 2021
The winner of NBA’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Award will receive $100,000 for the charity of his choice. The other four finalists will receive $25,000 apiece, also for charity.
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Singapore Open Cancelled Ending Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth’s Qualifying Hopes for Tokyo Olympics
12 May 2021
The Super 500 event in Singapore was the last available qualifier for Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and Sikki Reddy to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. This is…
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Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori Express Doubts on Safe Conduct of Tokyo Games
11 May 2021
Kei Nishikori, who contracted Covid-19 last year, highlighted the problem Tokyo Olympics may face creating a bubble. Naomi Osaka and Nishikori are Japan’s highest profile athletes at the Games and…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Remembering Ravinder Pal Singh and MK Kaushik, Two of Indian Hockey’s Contemporary Greats
10 May 2021
MK Kaushik and Ravinder Pal Singh played alongside one another in midfield when India won its last Olympic Games hockey gold, in 1980. The duo were born five years apart (Kaushik the senior) and…