Thursday, April 25, 2024
Unwanted hype for Tokyo-bound Indian sportspersons
Sports fans watching advertisements on Sony TV in which Bollywood superstars, Amitabh Bachan, Akshay Kumar, IOC member Neeta Ambani, Union law minister (till recently sports minister) Kiren Rijiju, sports minister Anurag Thakur, industrialist Sajjan Jindal,...
One Team-One Dream: A delightful obsession of fans of Indian Hockey
  Formed in 2010 during the New Delhi World Cup and Commonwealth Games, the group of passionate ‘Hockey Lovers’ has today over ten thousand followers on social media. New Delhi:  Indian hockey is riding on euphoria. The...
  MYTH-BUSTING Indian Cricket Behind the Headlines MYTH-BUSTING Indian Cricket Behind the Headlines By Gulu Ezekiel Price; Rs 295 Rupa Publications There is a myth that Cricket in India gained popularity after it won the 1983 World Cup as the victory was...
  As the contest is about to start, both India and England are riding high on brilliant Test series victories away from their homes. While India achieved a well-fought win Down Under against Australia with superlative...
Silver opening, Golden closing, India conclude Olympic campaign in style
  The country achieves the highest tally in the Quadrangular Games while Golden boy Neeraj Chopra emerges new poster boy of Indian athletics. India opened and closed its participation in the Tokyo Olympics in a dramatic and...
  "SPEED MERCHANTS The Story of Indian Pace Bowling (1880-2019) Authors: Gulu Ezekiel and Vijay Lokapally Publisher: Bloomsbury"It is always a tough job to review a book written by friend(s). It is more difficult to critically look at...
Looking back at Eight Olympics and Indian performances
Called the greatest show on earth, the Olympic Games are a celebration of human excellence, behaviour and endeavour. It is the dream of every athlete on the planet to take part in these games and...