Author: G Rajaraman
Rashmi Rocket: Easy to play to gallery but tough to find a viable solution
If one were looking for an all-encompassing solution to gender-related cases in international sport, the Tapsee Pannu-starrer Rashmi Rocket does not offer any. It is but another example of Indian…
Amit Saroha’s show of Gratitude brings role of Para Athletes’ Escorts to forefront
There are countless reasons and occasions for gratitude to rent the air. And Amit Kumar Saroha has his own. It was not about his fight against adversity after a road…
An emotional ride with Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
It is hard not to be impressed with BreakPoint, a seven-episode documentary on Indian tennis’ greatest and, at once, most tragic story. Exploring the entire gamut of the famous partnership…
Raninder Singh declared re-elected NRAI President as shooting sport body goes ahead with elections
Raninder Singh was declared re-elected National Rifle Association of India President, defeating Shyam Singh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) by a thumping 56-3 margin at its general body meeting in Mohali on…
Together, AFI & athletics community can take the sport forward
AFI dream of Indian athletes doing well beyond continental competitions can come true if it finetunes its programmes and also finds inno vative ways to widen the talent base. The…
Paralympic stars occupy India’s collective mindspace, now nation must build on it
There is much fanfare – and deservedly so – as Indian athletes return home from the Paralympic Games in Tokyo with a large and unprecedented collection of 19 medals, including…
One long Bumrah over to Anderson manipulates England to lose focus and hurtle to defeat
It was magical manipulation! The turnaround that India scripted on Monday, the final day of the Lord’s Test to beat England by a vast margin of 151 runs was nothing…
India’s quest for sporting glory: the road ahead calls for more teamwork
You can reach out and feel the euphoria that is hanging in the air ever since Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra ended India’s Olympic Games gold medal drought across 2012 and…
Neeraj Chopra’s greatest conquest in Tokyo2020 – His own mind
Neeraj Chopra owned the greatest of sporting stages, winning the Javelin Throw gold in the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Saturday and pinning myriad freeze frames in our minds. Forever….
Fate, planning & a bit of luck – How stars aligned for India’s hockey bronze
It is a story that we will all want to tell our grandchildren. For sure. But it is a story that we are hoping will inspire India to invest more…