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England versus West Indies. Test match. England, the champions of the world, versus West Indies, once kings but paupers for a decade and a half, but now rising slowly and steadily. It has been fascinating to watch the West Indies in the past 4-5 months. They could have defeated Australia in a test

Among all the sides this IPL, it has been most pleasing to follow Punjab. At the beginning of the tournament, they looked downright, one of the worst teams in the tournament. Adam Gilchrist looked aged, the team did not have the finances. They didn’t have huge foreign players. Yet, after a few games

The last fortnight has been a fascinating whirlwind of emotions for fans of FC Barcelona. From disappointment at losing to Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League, to utter dismay at losing to Real Madrid and ultimately utter disbelief at not qualifying after the second league of the champ

It is interesting how much IPL is knocked off. It is too much of a batsman’s game and the balance is completely skewed. It will destroy test cricket. It is just a money making exercise. It does not mix well with my cup of tea and toast. I am a test cricket lover. Yet, I [...]

One of the joys before a major sporting event is watching videos of previous sporting extravaganzas on TV. ESPN-Star is showing films of past Olympics, just like they did for the Football World Cup and are doing for event like Wimbledon for ages. If you can, you should catch a few of the Olympic fil

Sachin Tendulkar just can’t score his 100th century after scoring 99 before in his career. It seems inexplicable to explain. He has been hitting the ball well, scoring runs too though not in the same vein as 12 months back. So what is the reason? Tendulkar took many innings to score his first ODI

Indian cricket fans all over the world at heart broken. England was thought to be an anomaly but Australia showed that the Indian team was very poor and it could not be blamed to injuries or the like any longer. However, instead of mourning, we should celebrate what has been a golden age for Indian

The Hindu reports: Dutch teen Laura Dekker on Saturday became the youngest sailor to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world, a year after going to court for the right to make the attempt.The 16-year-old completed her solo round-the-world journey Things I loved about this record.. Firstly, sh

The batsman slashes one. He misses it by a mile. Next, you hear the commentator say ‘that’s the way he plays.’ I don’t agree with this at all. The logic is that as it is his natural game, he will work best when he plays in that style. However, when a driver drives in a [...]

When Luiz Suarez, the Liverpool and Uruguayan footballer was charged with racism, Liverpool reacted angrily. There were even shirt protests. However, according to the 115 page document by FA, as Guardian’s Stuart James reports, Liverpool may not find any thing more to argue about. What I find disc