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  • Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar in action at the UWW World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan
    Leslie Xavier
    Mat Finished: A Wrestling Icon’s Bout Against Time
    22 Sep 2019
    Sushil Kumar changed the paradigm for wrestling in India in more ways than one. But time and age are the two opponents that even Indian wrestling’s game changer can’t beat. And the failures pile up…
  • Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and MC Mary Kom
    Leslie Xavier
    Dodgy Star and Missing Bouts: Déjà vu for Indian Boxing as Mary Kom Avoids Nikhat Zareen
    08 Aug 2019
    Not for the first time MC Mary Kom has used her influence and force of personality to avoid trials for selection. Like many Indian sports stars, her pioneering heroism is now self serving and…
  • Indian wrestling team's Bajrang Punia, the current UWW World No. 1 in the 65kg freestyle division
    Leslie Xavier
    Great Expectations Peter To a Damp Squib At Indian Wrestling Trials for UWW World Championships
    26 Jul 2019
    The Wrestling Federation of India’s selection trials for the 2019 UWW World Championships carried extra significance as the event act as qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The quality of the…
  • Indian athlete Hima Das
    Leslie Xavier
    Hima Das’ Gold Medals and the Need for a Realistic Perspective
    22 Jul 2019
    For a nation starved of sporting success outside of cricket, any success is glorious. But, it is time to change that culture and understand the context of victories and the standards involved. Hima…
  • Caster Semenya appeals against IAAF in the Swiss Federal Tribunal
    Newsclick Team
    Caster Semenya Continues Fight Against Gender Humiliation; Platini Detained in Corruption Probe
    19 Jun 2019
    Newsclick's Editor in Chief Prabir Purkayastha and Siddhanth Aney discuss implications of Caster Semenya's latest appeal against the IAAF in the Swiss Federal Tribunal, and the arrest of Michel…
  • Interview with NBA basketball side Sacramento Kings' forward Harrison Barnes
    Leslie Xavier
    NBA Champ Harrison Barnes Interview: From Steph Curry to Indian Curry
    07 May 2019
    Newsclick's interview with Sacramento Kings' star Harrison Barnes, an Olympic gold medallist with the USA Basketball Team and a NBA championship winner with the Golden State Warriors (2015).
  • Caster Semenya vs IAAF CAS Verdict
    Leslie Xavier
    Caster Semenya vs IAAF: CAS Ruling a Case of Protecting Majority By Targeting the Minority
    02 May 2019
    The International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF’s) victory at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against Caster Semenya over the DSD rule casts a long shadow on athletics. Aside…
  • Caster Semenya vs IAAF Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) verdict on May 1
    Leslie Xavier
    Caster Semenya vs IAAF: CAS Verdict Will Forever Change Women’s Sport
    30 Apr 2019
    By straitjacketing women in sport and forcing them to adhere to patriarchal principles of the past, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is setting a dangerous course for the…
  • Newsclick Report
    IOC Puts Boxing on Hold for Tokyo Olympics, Starts Probe into AIBA
    01 Dec 2018
    Citing concerns over financial irregularities, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) puts a hold on preparation for boxing at the Olympics, and suspends all qualification procedures as boxers’…
  • Sonia Chahal
    Vaibhav Raghunandan
    Boxing World Championships: Strong Showing for India; Judging Controversies Back in the Mix
    20 Nov 2018
    MC Mary Kom assured herself of a remarkable seventh World Championships medal in New Delhi on Tuesday. Behind the scenes the chatter was dominated by the ever-present debate on scoring and judging in…
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