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The Dark Farce of Indian Kabaddi
21 Sep 2018
The Delhi High Court's order, as interpreted by the petitioners against the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), mandated that the Asian Games teams (men and women) would play against two…
Vivek Mukherji
The Manika Batra Secret: What Makes the Indian a Giant killer in World TT
21 Sep 2018
Manika Batra, India’s highest ranked women’s table tennis player, looks set to storm a sport dominated by Chinese, Japanese and Korean players. Having already scalped some big names en route historic…
Leslie Xavier
In the Throes of a Power Struggle, Indian Kabaddi Gets a New Pro League
19 Sep 2018
The new Indo International Premier Kabaddi League (IIPKL) plans to build a credible alternative to the popular Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) based on its assessment of the potential in the country. But…
Leslie Xavier
Selection Farce and Missing Asian Games Teams: Indian Kabaddi Hits New Low
16 Sep 2018
The present tense of kabaddi in India can be likened to a script of a soap opera. With the Pro Kabaddi League having become a lucrative proposition a battle for control over the sport has put the…
Leslie Xavier
MR Poovamma: Beating Team With Fastest 400m Runner in the World Makes Relay Gold Special
31 Aug 2018
MR Poovamma, spearhead and senior most member of the Asian Games gold medal winning Indian 4x400 Women’s relay team (which included Hima Das, Saritaben Gayakwad and VK Vismaya), explains the future…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Indian Men’s Hockey Still in Bronze Age, Women on Cusp of History at Asian Games
31 Aug 2018
Indian men’s hockey team’s poor game management cost it the semifinal against Malaysia, while the Rani Rampal-led women’s side will play Japan for the Asian Games gold medal and Olympic qualification
Leslie Xavier
Could Selection Rob India's Chance for Gold in Asian Games Women’s 4x400 Relay?
30 Aug 2018
Formidable opponents aside, the Athletics’ Federation of India’s power play, a strange rule regarding selection and limited time to perfect the quartet could see India miss out on the top prize in…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Hockey ‘Expands’ at Asian Games, the Game Goes Down
28 Aug 2018
The Asian Hockey Federation’s expansion plans for Asia attract criticism because of lopsided results and unreal scorelines. But in the long term, many argue, the losses are worth the bigger gains --…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
PV Sindhu Breaks New Ground at Asian Games, a Hoodoo Next in Final
27 Aug 2018
Saina Nehwal lost to Tai Tzu-Ying in the first semifinal to settle for bronze, while PV Sindhu overcame Akane Yamaguchi to enter her sixth final of the year at the Asian Games, still seeking a…
Subhash Gatade
Taking Play Seriously: Time to Make Sports A Fundamental Right !
25 Aug 2018
The Indian case seems to be one of the worst. Here, acquisition of playgrounds, gardens or every other vacant space, supposedly to turn every other city into some version of ‘Shanghai’ is resulting…