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Jaydeep Basu
Indian Football’s Clarity At the Top Must Not Distract Us From Problems At the Grassroots
22 Apr 2020
The cancelled season, as approved by the AIFF, will cause a domino effect across all levels of Indian football and will impact youth football the hardest. Distributing prize equally among the I-…
Leslie Xavier
An Irrelevant, Sad Stade of Existence Beckons Cricket | Outside Edge
12 Apr 2020
With no games scheduled anytime soon, amidst an indeterminate future, the BCCI’s best creative minds have been found lacking. Their efforts to get the game back into the country’s subconscious…
Leslie Xavier
Kerala’s Sports System Adds Massive Volunteer Base to Covid-19 Containment Effort; Stars like CK Vineeth Pitch In
10 Apr 2020
Jamshedpur FC’s midfielder and Kannur’s very own CK Vineeth is at the frontlines of a state emergency, manning relief efforts during the lockdown. He is one of many sportspersons in Kerala who have…
Newsclick Sports
Covid-19 Crisis: Wimbledon 2020 Cancelled, Other Events Soon to Follow
02 Apr 2020
Wimbledon, the marquee Grand Slam of the year, is cancelled for the first time since the Second World War, and has put the future of the US Open and Roland Garros under doubt. Despite an insurance…
Newsclick Sports
Game Zero: The Champions League Football Fixture At the Centre of Italy’s Covid-19 Pandemic
28 Mar 2020
The UEFA Champions League clash between Atalanta and Valencia at the San Siro in Milan is widely being labelled as the game that led to widespread transmission of the virus across Italy. The first…
Aaryanshi Mohan
Coronavirus and Sport: The Danger of Competing During Covid-19 Crisis
18 Mar 2020
Cancellations, postponements and travel restrictions have made it difficult for professional athletes to earn ranking points, qualifying marks or in some cases even a livelihood. Over the past week,…