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  • Qinwen Zheng suffers from period cramps at French Open
    Leslie Xavier
    Cramping Period: To Talk or Not to Talk — the Perpetual Menstrual Gag
    08 Jun 2022
    Qinwen Zheng is the latest in a very short list of women athletes talking about the difficulty of competing while menstruating. It has provided a great sound byte for most observers but few if any…
  • Indian badminton team players win Thomas Cup in Bangkok
    Leslie Xavier
    Youth, Resilience, Self-Belief & Strategy: How India Defied Odds to Win Maiden Thomas Cup Title
    16 May 2022
    From a group stage loss to winning the title, the 10-man Indian badminton team went through a wave of emotions in Thailand over the past week. Self belief, camaraderie and a WhatsApp group with a…
  • Shane Warne obituary
    Leslie Xavier
    The Warne Supremacy: A Life With Some Spin on It | Obituary
    06 Mar 2022
    There will never be another Shane Warne, that much is clear. But in a time when cricket was evolving into the behemoth it is today, He stood out for his outrageous talent, contempt for the mundane…
  • Vladimir Putin and the Russia sports ban as a result of war against Ukraine
    Leslie Xavier
    Russia-Ukraine War: Big Sport’s Hard Hypocrisy as the World Uses its Soft Power
    01 Mar 2022
    The sporting world’s collective outrage and swift reaction in sanctioning Russia is laudable if surprising for its speed. But it also begs the question, where were these defenders of human life and…
  • neeraj chopra tokyo olympics gold 2021 yearender
    Leslie Xavier
    Memories of a Sporting Year Unforetold
    31 Dec 2021
    In a year of many medals and accolades, it is worth considering what sport really stands for? Participation, equality, the raw visceral noise of a stadium or the silence of a bio bubble waiting to be…
  • Sourav Ganguly vs Virat Kohli captaincy tussle
    Leslie Xavier
    Deflection Virus: Virat Kohli vs Sourav Ganguly is the Perfect Distraction For BCCI Before an Ill Advised Tour
    17 Dec 2021
    Just before the Indian cricket team boarded their flights to South Africa, a Sourav Ganguly vs Virat Kohli tussle raged on to our screens. As much as this powerplay is real, it is also a neat segue…
  • Wrestler Vinesh Phogat at Tokyo Olympics
    Leslie Xavier
    Vinesh Phogat and Sonam Malik’s Nonsensical Suspensions a Way for WFI to Regain Control
    13 Aug 2021
    Vinesh Phogat and Sonam Malik’s suspensions point towards a deeper malaise within the wrestling fraternity of India. The patriarchal culture has been questioned by young women in the sport and to…
  • Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony light show
    Leslie Xavier
    Truth and Hope in a Post Olympics Void
    10 Aug 2021
    The Games themselves are larger than the trappings of our modern society, and will withstand this period and many more to come. We, the people, must never stop believing. The Tokyo Olympics, staged…
  • Neeraj Chopra en route javelin gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
    Leslie Xavier
    Neeraj Chopra, the Aberration That Needs to Become the Norm
    08 Aug 2021
    Neeraj Chopra’s gold is a celebration but also a reminder that we need to do more when it comes to sports. We need structure, deep networks to work the grassroots and diligent, fail-safe policies. We…
  • Bajrang Punia vs Daulet Niyazbekov at Tokyo Olympics wrestling
    Leslie Xavier
    Tokyo Olympics: A Six-minute Look at the Real Bajrang Punia
    07 Aug 2021
    In almost pulp Bollywood hero style, Bajrang Punia entered the arena for his bronze medal match with only one focus — to play the unchained game of a wrestler set free. Daulet Niyazbekov of…
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