Author: Rahul Giri







Last week, Satwik and Chirag were in the semi-finals of the Super 1000 meet in Malaysia. This week, there are no Indians in the quarter-finals -Atreyo Mukhopadhyay In a game like badminton, there come moments on which hinge the fate of the match. Just one point, of so many, which has to be won to make an impact. If that is lost, out go your chances. In Lakshya Sen’s disappointing exit from the pre-quarterfinals of the India Open Super 750 event, that moment came thrice. One game all and trailing 1-8 and then 8-14 against Denmark’s Rasmus Gemke in the…

As both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli could tell you, form in the months leading up to a World Cup is everything, and Gill seems to be timing his final sprint perfectly. With batting, as in life, timing is everything. From the time he caught the eye as an Under-19 cricketer, we’ve known that there’s little wrong with how sweetly the ball leaves Shubman Gill’s bat when he’s in good nick. Till very recently though, Gill was very much on the fringes of India’s planning for the 2023 World Cup. But suddenly, after two centuries and a 50 in…

India’s decision to bench SKY and Ishan Kishan didn’t prove costly in the first Sri Lanka ODI. In the end, the win was comprehensive. But there exist areas which will be closely followed over the next few outings -Atreyo Mukhopadhyay Apart from for pulling off a comprehensive win in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, the Indian team must also be complimented for taking a few tough calls. It is never easy to exclude some of the players who have done well in the recent past. Yet, captain Rohit Sharma and the team management decided to prioritise continuity and kept…



His relationship with the Real fan base may have soured in his last few seasons at the club, but Bale’s goals in the 2014 and 2018 Champions League finals will always feature prominently in the highlights reels of the world’s biggest football team.   Just who was Gareth Bale, and how good a footballer was he? Good enough to earn a $100m transfer to Real Madrid when he was 24, good enough to score the decisive goals in two Champions League finals, and win a Copa del Rey almost on his own. But the second half of his nine-year spell at…

                    –Abhijit Deshmukh, London                     With less than two years until the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024, the entire official competition calendar has been announced. More than 10,000 athletes will compete at the 33rd Olympic Games which will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. The Games at French capital will feature 329 medal events in 32 sports (48 disciplines). Here’s is the day by day schedule of Paris 2024 Olympics. Add this in your bookmarks/favourites all medal events are listed in bold (local time-Central European…