The Legend of Barça

Why IPL Will Remain a Wannabe

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

Champions League Final

Interestingly, sometimes the champions earn less than the losing team

The Story of a Kashmiri Footballer

Basharat Baba was selected to train in Brazil. It was only once his passport was rejected that he learnt his father was a former militant

Football or Egg?

What are the Venky’s Chicken People up to by trying to take over the Blackburn Rovers? Is it a new-found fondness for football or a way to advance their poultry business?

Football Romps

Wayne Rooney’s romp with a prostitute while his wife was pregnant is the latest in an indeterminably long line of marital indiscretions by high-profile football players.

Indian Spice for a Bland EPL Club

The Victory

Mohun Bagan’s 1911 IFA Shield victory was much more than a sporting milestone, it gave a colonised nation spine and pride.

Who Referees Referees?

Decision bloopers this World Cup have stirred a lively debate on the adoption of technical aids. Because human errors in refereeing are making the difference between victory and defeat quite often.

It Was a Classic

Germany’s 4-1 defeat of England at the World Cup, despite the refereeing controversy, will be a match long remembered.