The Ram-Raj Show – Episode #2 – Sports Journalism
Ram Karan, my friend of many years and a superb editor, and I get together to discuss the evolution of Sports Journalism in India and the challenges that contemporary sports…
Explained: Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas’ success revives Biology debate in Sport
Biology, Human Rights, Sex and Gender Identity. All these terms have returned to the sports pages and discussions elsewhere. From elite athletes to lawyers, from activists to college athletes. Everyone…
Smart use of Artificial Intelligence can help make intelligent decisions in sport
By now, you will be very familiar with cricket’s Decision Review System and the ball-tracking used to assist umpires arrive at decisions. The Win-probability that TV channels now flash on…
Epitome of calmness, Virat walks into golden sunset and evokes strong sentiment
Farewells are never easy. They make the hearts thump against chests, bring lumps to throats and tears to eyes. As he prepares to walk away into the proverbial golden sunset, Virat…
Can India build on the gain of Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic Gold in 2022?
It is amazing what one Olympic Games gold medal can do. It can magically lift the mood of nation. It can effortlessly instil greater self-belief in a nation’s athletes. It…
Is rivalry in sport at all levels such a bad thing?
Competition and rivalry. Intrinsic to sport – and, perhaps, life itself. What would sport be without legendary rivarly. Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in the boxing ring. Australia and England…
The Ram-Raj show – Episode #1
Ram Karan, a senior journalist, colleague and friend, surprised me last week when he said with deep conviction that he believed India would rise higher in the sporting echelons in…
Ministry exempts EFI from complying with two clauses of National Sports Code
In a first, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has exempted a National Sports Federation from following two clauses of the National Sports Development Code of India 2011. A…
The microphones will miss Novy Kapadia’s vast knowledge and boyish enthusiasm
An amazing blessing for Indian sport in general and Indian football in particular, Novy Kapadia will be missed. In his passing on Thursday, after a prolonged battle with illness that…
Vishnu Saravanan’s changed mindset makes him compete fearlessly with the world’s best
A phone call may never be the best way to figure out an athlete’s state of mind but Vishnu Saravanan’s calm and assured responses suggest that he was looking back…
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