Abhinav Bindra – The Man with the Golden Gun, and Heart

Is sport about winning medals? Breaking records? Raising the bar? Or is sport also about life…

Kolkata derby showed Indian football is far off the pace

I am a Mohun Bagan fan and have never hidden that. Having said that, may I…

Suspending Para body in India will hit the sport hard ahead of Paris 2024

The suspension of the Paralympics Committee of India (PCI) gives the nation a bad name globally…

Pullela Gopichand – A Very Special Person

Pullela Gopichand had committed to be a part of the Conclave for months now. In fact,…

Special Bagan-East Bengal Derby Should Showcase Banter, not Violence

Indian football’s premier club rivalry between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal mirrors the oppositional identities, social…

Gill Must See Vizag Test as Opportunity, and Seize his Moment

Shubman Gill has always been considered cricketing royalty. That he had special talent has been known…

Savita Punia and women’s hockey deserve better days

India had just lost the all-important Olympic qualifier to Japan and skipper Savita Punia was distraught.…

Shamar Joseph, Tom Hartley, and the Magic of Test Cricket

Why do we watch sport? A very simple question, which has no easy answers. Many like…

Hyderabad Test Defeat Should be Wake-up Call for Off-Pace India

The current Indian side is a very average cricket team. That has been the case for…

Pope Shreds Plan A, and India’s Achilles Heel Against Spin Exposed Yet Again

Where did India lose the plot? A 190-run lead, and then with England 163-5, there was…