Sports
THE LOOMING LOSS
Lhendup G Bhutia
From favourites just two years ago, India’s chances of defending the World Cup now seem remote
THE FEVER PITCH
A despatch from Australia and New Zealand, the hosts, and the Indian flavour in the World Cup
The Horns of a Cultural Dilemma
With the uncertainty surrounding jallikattu, a bull-baiting sport associated with harvest rituals that was banned by the Supreme Court last year, sentiments run high in rural Tamil Nadu
The Billionaire Basketball Revolutionary
Vivek Ranadive, a Mumbai-born software tycoon, has bought an NBA team and now promises to be a game changer
THE GOPICHAND FACTORY
How one badminton academy in Hyderabad is producing the who’s who of Indian badminton—players like PV Sindhu, who just won the Macau Open, and Kidambi Srikanth who defeated a five-time world champion
India’s Red Card Glory
Komaleeswaran Sankar officiated as an assistant referee in three matches at the 2002 World Cup. He shares the thrill of being the first Indian ever to participate in a World Cup
Once Again to the Cricket Carnival
Cases against Lalit Modi and N Srinivasan remain unresolved as the IPL kicks off another season with a colourful auction
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