Sports

Forever No 10

Akshay Sawai

There is nothing more striking about this World Cup than the sight of Maradona in the costume of ‘the establishment’.

Munnabhai of Basketball

Akshay Sawai

Ibrahim Lakadawala speaks like a celluloid cult character. But the former basketball player is using the sport to stop youngsters of Nagpada from becoming criminals.

The Goal of the Century…

arindam

But for the Argentines, Maradona’s second goal against England in the 1986 World Cup was far more than just a goal. It was the revenge of a nation.

World Cup Quiz

arindam

Participate and win great prizes.

Sonar Bangla to South Africa

Jaideep Mazumdar

There are football fans. And there are Bengal’s football fans. If you still need to know which of the two stretches the word ‘passion’ into extra time, you need an education.

The Effect on Africa

Boria Majumdar

The investment World Cup 2010 may not yield many tangible benefits. The money, too, could’ve been better spent. So, why are the South Africans so excited about the Cup?

Players to Watch Out For

TR Vivek

Open picks its own favourites to watch during the World Cup in South Africa.

The Greatest Show on Earth

arindam

Legendary Brazilian forward Bebeto chooses his favourites for the 2010 World Cup for Open readers.

He is the only man to have won the world title and held it in three different formats and also the only man to have won the world blitz and rapid titles as well. But what makes Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand?

“I greatly admire Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni”

Ragini Kumar

Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards would love to be India’s batting coach and teach the players how to face the short ball, and more importantly, summon courage.