Sheer tenacity takes Lakshya Sen one step closer to date with Olympic destiny

Boria Majumdar in Paris “It doesn’t matter how you are playing the whole year, but when…

Courageous Paris display against all odds defines HS Prannoy

Boria Majumdar in Paris Lakshya Sen versus HS Prannoy had just ended, and it was a…

“It does not matter what you have done in the past”: Prakash Padukone runs the rule over Lakshya Sen, India’s last badminton-medal hope

Boria Majumdar in Paris Lakshya Sen is the only Indian player left in the badminton. Harsh,…

Nikhat Zareen must fight another day as Olympic dream ends in tears

Boria Majumdar in Paris She was in tears, and understandably so. Months and years of effort,…

Prannoy v Lakshya the last match India wanted on the road to a badminton medal

Boria Majumdar in Paris It is the round-of-16 match that none of us wanted. And did…

Food queues, no water, and filthy restrooms – serious issues crop up as Olympics near end of first week

Boria Majumdar in Paris In all the excitement surrounding the Paris Olympics, there are some serious…

More days like Tuesday make the 18-hour Olympic efforts worth it

Boria Majumdar in Paris It was around 11am Paris time and Rani Rampal, one of my…

Satwik and Chirag lay down a marker

Boria Majumdar in Paris It was always going to be the match to win for Satwiksairaj…

The vile abuse of Deepika Kumari exposes India’s immature sporting culture

Boria Majumdar in Paris There has been a lot of abuse hurled at Deepika Kumari. Why…

Manika makes history by becoming first Indian paddler to reach Olympic pre-quarters

At 8-8 in the first game, Manika Batra seemed to pause for a second. There was…