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Sports

Trigger Unhappy

Will the vagaries of English weather harm the Indian quest for shooting medals?

The Smiling Missile Man

Cricket will miss one of its most beautiful yet intimidating sights

Steel Beneath the Silk

Grit won it for Federer, beauty came along for the ride

That Girl Next to Sania

Rushmi Chakravarthi’s quiet perseverance playing mainly in India has earned her a priceless reward—her first Olympic trip as Sania Mirza’s doubles partner

The Woman Accused of Being a Man… and of Rape

Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik and the conundrum of gender indeterminacy

Advantage Nobody

The long stormy marriage of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi

How the King Kept His Crown

Anand didn’t play his best chess against Gelfand, and yet, with this win, he has cemented his place among the greats of the game

Ronaldo or Messi?

Two footballers, two worldviews, two ideas of success and beauty. Take your pick

Speed Thrills

…but fills motorists with feelings ranging from awe to envy as they vroom down India’s first Formula 1 racetrack

The Legend of Barça

A great football club comes off a dizzy high, a star footballer-coach moves on, and football aesthetes the world over join hands in a silent prayer

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