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…
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…
EFI losing more ground & time in race to get sport governance on track
The Equestrian Federation of India has been losing ground, both literally and figuratively. It would appear to have only delayed the inevitable when its own counsel reported indisposed on Tuesday…
Army asks beleaguered EFI to vacate office from Defence land
Indian Army has asked the beleaguered Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) to move its office from the premises of Army’s 61 Cavalry B Squadron in Delhi Cantonment, holding that the…