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This is huge

Monday, August 11, 2008

An Indian finally wins an individual Olympic gold. This precocious young man called Abhinav Bindra has had a very nice career so far but this is a stupendous achievement, on a day when everything came together for him.
A moment to celebrate, if only because we can move beyond our usual snark and the disappointing performances [...]

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Asia Cup

Thursday, July 3, 2008

I must say it is excruciatingly painful to watch English language being butchered by Amir Sohail et al. It’s not as if these former cricketers have any good insights on the game. On the contrary, they recite cliches, cannot speak on what’s happening in front of their eyes and sometimes even misread what’s on the [...]

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Euro 2008

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

As Paul Doyle said so aptly: “tournaments like this stoke our love of the game. And prove that clubs still need countries.”

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Sam Smith

Friday, March 28, 2008

Sam Smith, Chicago Tribune’s long time NBA writer, is one of my favorite sports journalists. Sam is smart, very funny, has an engaging personality and loves basketball, which seeps through every word he writes. His columns as well as the weekly NBA mail bag are always both playful and serious. Sam knows everybody, [...]

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Saddened

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Growing up in the 1980s, we watched more Hockey than Cricket. It wasn’t a matter of choice, as Doordarshan, which was our only option, showed every single game India played, almost anywhere in the world. I also read everything I could find on India’s outstanding achievements in Olympics.
Dhyanchand capturing the imagination of Hitler was a [...]

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Favre retires

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Here is something a Chicago Bears fan is never supposed to admit:
Not only was I a big Brett Favre fan, I began following football mainly because of his play from 1996 onwards. In the last ten years, I have probably watched more Packers’ games than Bears.
Brett Favre finally retires. Sundays next fall will be little [...]

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