sports

The Most Important Non-Players at the World Cup

Aditya Iyer

Meet the managers

Putin’s Footie and El Diego

S Prasannarajan

The most domineering strongman of the day badly needed a mood booster. The Russian president has one in the FIFA World Cup

The Last Glory

Simon Kuper

A game in history and the tradition of defeat in Russia

Big Bear Hug

Ekaterina Motyakina

The pain and pleasure of hosting the greatest game on earth. A report from Moscow

Srikanth Kidambi, Badminton Player

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Shuttle and Awe

CS Santosh, Off-Road Biking Champion

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Road Rage

Dead Man Walking

Aditya Iyer

From bell to bell, the fight lasted a total of three minutes, a minute-and-a-half shorter than his entrance. Even those three minutes felt like a stretch

Mumbai Notebook

Anil Dharker

The city's signature marathon needs a rethink

Forecast 2018

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The League of Champions

Aditya Iyer

From the Kohli cult to the fantastic four of tennis, Messi’s fight for his legacy to an epic clash between Hamilton and Vettel, it’s a great year to be a sports fan