Posted in Other Sport Shashank's Corner

New India deserves the return of Formula One

Majorly due to the success of Netflix’s Drive To Survive, a dramatised documentary of the Formula One season, Formula One has had a huge rise in popularity among global sport…

Continue Reading... New India deserves the return of Formula One
Posted in Cricket Shashank's Corner Uncategorized

Why Virat Kohli is India’s Greatest Test Captain

I believe that greatness is achieved when an individual does unbelievable things so often, that we begin to expect unbelievable things from them every time they perform. Using this given…

Continue Reading... Why Virat Kohli is India’s Greatest Test Captain
Posted in Athletics

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…

Continue Reading... Together, AFI & athletics community can take the sport forward
Posted in Cricket

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…

Continue Reading... One long Bumrah over to Anderson manipulates England to lose focus and hurtle to defeat
Posted in Athletes

Milkha Singh’s legacy as one of independent India’s first sports heroes transcends athletics

There was hope, sometimes immense and sometimes faint, that he would pull through, but news of Milkha Singh’s passing is numbing.  Even for those who never watched him compete and depended…

Continue Reading... Milkha Singh’s legacy as one of independent India’s first sports heroes transcends athletics
Posted in Archery News Olympic Sport

Indian recurve archers bring home triple gold with show of growing mental strength

It was worth sitting up through the night and, from thousands of miles away, feeling the mental toughness that the Indian recurve archers showed in their first international competition in…

Continue Reading... Indian recurve archers bring home triple gold with show of growing mental strength
Posted in Hockey News Olympic Sport

India beats Argentina in FIH Pro League with all-round show

India scored a comprehensive 3-0 victory over reigning Olympic champion Argentina in the second FIH Hockey Pro League meeting between the teams in Buenos Aires on Sunday. Harmanpreet Singh, Lalit…

Continue Reading... India beats Argentina in FIH Pro League with all-round show
Posted in Hockey

India showcases good fightback to claim bonus point against Argentina in FIH Pro League

The Indian men’s hockey team rode on a Harmanpreet Singh strike to avert a gloomy defeat by Argentina in the FIH Hockey Pro League encounter in Buenos Aires on Saturday….

Continue Reading... India showcases good fightback to claim bonus point against Argentina in FIH Pro League
Posted in Hockey News

India maintains unbeaten run with 4-4 draw with Argentina

The Indian men’s hockey team maintained its unbeaten run since returning to competitive play earlier this year, sharing eight goals with 2016 Olympic Games gold medal winner Argentina in the…

Continue Reading... India maintains unbeaten run with 4-4 draw with Argentina
Posted in Equestrian Governance

EFI attempts to close stable doors after horses have bolted, order inquiry into impersonation fiasco

In a classic case of closing the stable doors after the horses have bolted, Equestrian Federation of India executive committee has formed a five-member panel to inquire into the embarrassment…

Continue Reading... EFI attempts to close stable doors after horses have bolted, order inquiry into impersonation fiasco