Author: G Rajaraman
Neeraj Chopra strikes Asian Games gold with monk-like composure
Through the evening at the Asian Games, the monk in Neeraj Chopra was in evidence. The Indian star was so intent on internalising everything that he was palpably shut off to everything…
For Dr. Vinita Jain, running is best medicine
There was a time when she would have quit something that she believed in. Simply because lacked the belief in herself. Not anymore, though. Over the past six years, Vinita…
Neeraj Chopra learnt throwing the Javelin on YouTube, won Commonwealth Games gold
For someone whose passion for his sport was fueled by endless hours of watching every YouTube video featuring Jan Zelezny that he could lay his hands, videos of Neeraj Chopra claiming the…
Neeraj nails it
Bhubaneswar: His nerves are made of steel, he responds brilliantly to pressure as if he is ignorant of what it can do to the best and, what’s more, he is all…
The conquest adds to challenge of other sport
We thought we understood the role of and the power that cricket wields in this wonderful land of ours back in 2007 when Mumbai came to a grinding halt as…
India needs more than Bindra’s gold: A change of attitude
The strains of the National Anthem from an Olympic arena; the sight of the Tricolour being flanked by two other flags and a calm, composed Abhinav Bindra on the podium,…
Wake up guys, this is not hit and giggle cricket
DURBAN – All right. It’s time to stick my neck out and fellow traditionalists to start breathing easy. T20 is not about to corrupt cricket technique. If anything, it has…
Durban falls silent as carnival rolls out of town
DURBAN – The ICC World Twenty20 caravan has been away from town over the weekend but will return soon with a Super Eights game between New Zealand and England on…
Lure of the unknown beckons adventurers
Durban – The lure of the unknown always makes for a fascinating story. Man’s instinctive attraction to the unknown finds new expression in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament. None of the…
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