Sports

The Art of Excess

Boria Majumdar

The English media has an unmatched talent for hyperbole. And when they are in the zone, even bald facts can take a ride

The 100 That Wasn’t

Boria Majumdar

The could-have-beens are as big a part of cricket lore as its many records. The century Sachin did not get at Lord’s will perhaps make it more memorable. Like Bradman’s last innings duck

The Enemy Within

Boria Majumdar

When crowd support in England is with India, it’s not just that the home team has lost its notional home advantage. It rankles at some deeper level

No. 1 vs Small Rainy Isle

Boria Majumdar

When was the last time you heard of 100 per cent match ticket presales for an entire Test series? That’s the level of anticipation for the India-England series that gets under way on 21 July

Track Two to the Olympics

Shamanth Rao

How PT Usha nurtures dreams at her athletics school by offering an alternative to the dysfunctional training of the official system

International Cricket, Anyone?

Vaibhav Vats

India, the new world champions, took to the field for the first time after their World Cup triumph, but why didn’t anybody care?

Why IPL Will Remain a Wannabe

Vaibhav Vats

As the IPL comes off its worst ever season, the answers lie in the journey it has taken since it first exploded on the cricket scene in 2008

In the Line of Fire

Akshay Sawai

What it takes for tennis umpires to keep their shirt on when adrenaline rushes drive players across the line of court decorum

Sport as Spectacle

Vijay Parthasarathy

Just what makes it so? What makes one sport more watchable than the other? A search for some satisfying answers

When You See Kapil in Tears

Akshay Sawai

Earlier this year, India’s former captain found his eyes welling up on television once again. Could it be the 1983 win getting eclipsed by World Cup 2011?