Leslie Xavier : Interviews

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).
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Shooting Ace Gagan Narang on Mentoring, Competing, Olympic Dreams and Indian Hockey
12 Dec 2018
Gagan Narang, who took some time out from his training schedule to catch the action at the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, is fully focused to hit peak and medal-winning form at the Tokyo…
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Elections Without Constitution: DDCA and Delhi Cricket's Latest Controversy
19 Jul 2018
Veteran cricket journalist Pradeep Magazine analyses the implications of the recently-concluded Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) elections
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Indian Football Teams Missing in Action: Time We Look Beyond Asian Games
10 Jul 2018
Newsclick's sports team discusses what the All India Football Federation (AIFF) should do next, instead of crying foul, after the men's and women's football teams were not cleared for the 2018 Asian…
Leslie Xavier, Vaibhav Raghunandan
FIFA World Cup, Dispatch from Russia (Ep 4): Cup Debut, Neymar's Theatre and English Drama
06 Jul 2018
The 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals are upon us and Newsclick's sports team takes a look at the intriguing match-ups involved, with Siddhanth Aney giving insights from Moscow.
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FIFA World Cup, Dispatch from Russia (Ep 3): Pre-quarter Epics and a Prediction Game
30 Jun 2018
We make an attempt, risky for sure (since it has been a tournament where favourites have tumbled), to predict the outcome of the pre-quarterfinal ties, keeping in mind the form of the teams, and…
Leslie Xavier, Vaibhav Raghunandan
FIFA World Cup, Dispatch from Russia (Ep 2): Russia Good, VAR Better, Japan Best
23 Jun 2018
In the second episode of FIFA World Cup dispatch from Russia, Newsclick's team dissects Japan's big win against Colombia -- the first for an Asian team against South American opposition.
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FIFA World Cup First Impressions: Of Russian Pals, Ronaldo and Missing Hooligans
20 Jun 2018
The 2018 FIFA World Cup has gotten off to a rousing start in Russia. Newsclick's Siddhanth Aney gives his first impressions from the most happening party in the world.