Sports

Children of a Lesser Government

Manju Sara Rajan

A 14-year-old national swimming champion couldn’t make it to the Paralympics because someone forgot to send the papers.

Eleven XIs

Team Open

There isn’t a cricket lover who hasn’t made his own teams: the best, the worst, the all-time greats... We gave in to the temptation. Gladly.

Somdev’s Tussle with History

Dilip D'Souza

Somdev Devvarman, India’s Davis Cup hero, was US college circuit champion two years in a row. Though these winners haven’t done too well on the pro circuit, he has the heart to buck the trend

Encounters with the Fit

Sudha Pillai

The extraordinary life of ace athlete Malathi Holla

The ‘Raj’ is Dead. Long Live the ‘Raj’

Boria Majumdar

From Lala Amarnath to Douglas Jardine to his favourite CK Nayudu, Raj Singh Dungarpur was a treasure trove of stories. And a cricket romantic without a peer.

Heavy Hitters

Anil B. Lulla

Karnataka Premier League is drawing big money. What’s the game?

‘He Enjoyed Embarrassing Me in Billiards’

Akshay Sawai

Robin Uthappa gets personal about the new billiards champion who was also his fellow student in college

Goalie No. 1

Dileep Premachandran

The talented but controversial Subrata Paul redeemed himself in the Nehru Cup. Now, he must play for an overseas club to raise the bar higher

Triumph of the Lowly Yam

Akshay Sawai

The fastest man, Usain Bolt, has unexpectedly liberated a vegetable from the humility it has been forced into

The conditions were not ideal for cricket. The field was filled with snow. The pitch was rigged. But former cricketing greats played a memorable match among themselves. The best part, though, was how they behaved off the field