sports
The Law Can’t Win
Every day, the labs find new substances to dodge existing dope tests. Can WADA do any better than playing catch-up?
Confessions of a Polo Player
“Army teams play rough, and in matches against civilian teams, umpires are pressured to rule in their favour”
The Big Lie of Sport
The notion that sport makes gentlemen out of men and promotes fair play is spin doctoring. A Victorian novelist called Thomas Hughes started it with Tom Brown’s Schooldays, says Mihir Bose
Your dignity is above all else
Aparna Popat, the Olympian and nine-time National badminton champ, makes a warts-and-all assessment of an Indian sportswoman’s life.
Fifteen Questions for BCCI
Rahul Mehra, who successfully took the BCCI to court demanding transparency in its operations, seeks answers concerning the IPL.
Last Wicket
It is not just about Lalit Modi and some greedy businessmen and politicians. If the IPL mess is not contained quickly, the entire world cricket economy could be staring at disaster.
Against ‘the Rape of Indian Sports’
The man who forced the powerful BCCI to become more transparent has now filed a public interest litigation against almost all major sporting bodies in India, demanding that they come clean.
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