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Vaibhav Raghunandan
Social Distancing and Quarantine: The Injury Chronicle of Two Indian Hockey Stars
27 Mar 2020
Under quarantine with the rest of the Indian hockey teammates, Ramandeep Singh and SV Sunil find it mildly comforting that they are amongst friends. Not so long back, they were in an infinitely more…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Jaipal Singh Munda: Tribal Statesman with a Hockey Stick and a Vision of Gold
20 Mar 2020
March 20 marks the 50th anniversary of Jaipal Singh Munda's passing. It is almost 20 years since his dream of a separate state for the tribals of the Chota Nagpur region, Jharkhand, became a reality…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Global Virus vs the Global Game: How Will Community Football Clubs Survive?
19 Mar 2020
India’s football season was drawing to a close when Covid-19 shut sport down. The results of the remaining fixtures, therefore, were of all the more consequence. Mohammedan Sporting and Sudeva FC…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
I-League Champs Mohun Bagan: A Storied Season Laced With Dark Indian Football Satire
11 Mar 2020
Mohun Bagan win their second I-League title in what is their last season in the erstwhile top league of Indian football. A merger with ATK and the Indian Super League (ISL) awaits for the heritage…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Indian Boxing Grows Beyond Hail Mary
10 Mar 2020
Other than MC Mary Kom, seven more Indian boxers — Vikas Krishan (69kg), Pooja Rani (75 kg), Satish Kumar (+91), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Ashish Kumar (75 kg), Simranjeet Kaur (60 kg) and Amit…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
The Australian Secret: What Keeps Kookaburras at the Top of World Hockey
24 Feb 2020
Australia play hard and physical hockey, and with each passing generation, they seem to get better, staying on top of every aspect of the game including the ever-evolving tactical systems. A robust…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
India Show Spunk, Shoot Out Error-Prone Australia in FIH Hockey Pro League
23 Feb 2020
After losing Game 1 of their FIH Hockey Pro League tie, Indian hockey team rallied in the second match to beat Australia. The players not just showed heart, but skill as well as strategic brilliance…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Same Old Story: Australia Hand India First Defeat at FIH Hockey Pro League
22 Feb 2020
Indian hockey team, which seemed overawed in the first half of Game 1 of its FIH Hockey Pro League tie against Australia, tried to make a match out of it with a surge in the second half. Two goals…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Story of Indian wrestling’s Greco-Roman Stepson
19 Feb 2020
The gold medal by Sunil Kumar, after a gap of 27 years, at the Asian Wrestling Championships even as Indian freestyle grapplers conquered the world in the same period, paints the rather bleak…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Sole for a Soul: Nike’s Chokehold on World Athletics
10 Feb 2020
The international governing body for athletics (IAAF) brings new rules for footwear that, by design or coincidence, again seem to favour Nike. The sportswear manufacturer controls the narrative in…