My greatest life lessons have come from the shooting range: Abhinav Bindra
There is no one quite like Abhinav Bindra in our country. Not just because he has turned around from being a boy who bunked physical training classes in school to someone who…
Sports Ministry courts Code issues to National Federations
In a move that some will interpret as a tacit admission of its failures to maintain its own record, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has invited 57 National…
Starved of Asian Games success, swimmers benchmarked against world standards
At 20, Maana Patel has seen it all. Yes, by the time she turned 20 in March this year, India’s best backstroke swimmer has already been through injury and…
MYAS action will leave NSFs without recognition for longer time
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has been sending confusing signals to sports fraternity by shifting its stance in the Delhi High Court as far as its power…
Anti-Doping Appeal Panel reminds ADDPs to be accurate on facts when sitting in judgement
The National Anti-Doping Appeal Panel (ADAP) reminded Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panels (ADDP) to be more accurate on facts when writing orders and cautioned them to make proper findings on facts of…
Indian sport needs to build Psychological Safety to enhance performance
Visualise two emotions: Fear as it lurks in a sportsperson’s mind when thinking of a backlash from the system upon speaking up; Hesitation which marks their choice of words if…
Any logic in taking IPL 2020 to UAE?
Columnist Hemant Kenkre and Sunil Vaidya, former Sports Editor of Khaleej Times, Dubai, join me in discussing the idea of staging this year’s delayed Indian Premier League in the United…
Delhi High Court wedges EFI’s revolving door to a stop, for now
Equestrian Federation of India will have, hopefully, realised that it does not pay to do as it pleases. On Monday, the Delhi High Court placed a wedge as a stopper…
Cricket captains, known and unknown
Former Hyderabad off-spinner V Ramnarayan shares some deep insights into the art of captaincy, sharing his experience of playing with and against a range of captains from ML Jaisimha to…
ADDPs mess up orders
G Rajaraman It is worrisome that a recent National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) order has clear signs that the panel has mixed up cases. On the face of it, it…