Celebrating Rohan Bopanna, a good champion and gentleman

S.Kannan in Paris Rohan Bopanna did not need to be told when to stop playing tennis…

The Agonising Fourth: A Familiar Tale for Indian Olympians

Abhijit Deshmukh from Chateauroux  The sting of finishing fourth at the Olympics is all too familiar…

Seventh is a finish first-time Olympian Ramita Jindal can learn a lot from

Abhijit Deshmukh from Chateroux Ramita Jindal was in her nappies, when her coach, Suma Shirur, reached…

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…

Novak outplays Rafa on the Paris clay he used to rule

S.Kannan in Paris It was a (mis) match at the Roland Garros. This is the venue…

Heart-break for Arjun Babuta as he finishes fourth

Babuta finished fourth in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle event at the Paris Olympics 2024. (PC:…

Tiny Olympian: A Family’s Journey of Friendship and Fandom

While I was covering Prithviraj Tondaiman’s trap-shooting event, something caught my attention— a mother cradling her…

Near-misses for Sarabjot and Elavenil show how wafer-thin the gap between success and failure can be

In the caverns of my brain lives the tension and drama of following the women’s 10m…

Manu Bhakerand SarabjotSingh in mixed bronze medal match, success story involves two Ranas

S.Kannan in Paris Manu Bhaker hardly got time to celebrate her historic bronze medal in the…