The India coach increasingly reminds me of Mr. Weatherbee – the bumbling principal in those old Archie comics, who floundered often but strove manfully to do his duty.
Time has caught up with Federer and for the first time he has looked like a marginal presence. Next to men like Nadal and Djokovic, Federer looks feeble.
News of a highest-ever score engages the casual fan. It counts for something.
Let us for a moment suspend our inclination to scream at India’s batting bulwarks for twice caving so abjectly and recognise that exciting contests like this must not be viewed through the lens of parochialism.
The following is a list of eleven players — some of whom will be featuring at the African Cup of Nations — who have the potential to become great players.
The 76th edition of the Championship in Bangalore finally witnessed the change of guard with all the five crowned champions being first timers.
The tier may be decided based on the prize money, number of entries and number of ranking points awarded. With organisers being given the option to conduct tournaments with varying budgets, one would hope that more number of tournaments would be conducted throughout the year.
Sports administration is a tough, stressful and time-consuming job (if done well that is). How about if federations are run like a company where the CEO was a well-paid qualified employee who is efficient, accountable and hands-on with the assignment?
While countries such as the US, UK, Denmark etc. encourage the combination of sports and studies, in India to pursue both simultaneously can get difficult.
The year has not been easy for India's ace women's badminton player Saina Nehwal. Maintaining her ranking amongst the top 5 in the world is no mean feat. The next big goal for Saina should be the Olympic gold in London next year.
To get to the World Championships title, the Indian star will have to beat three Chinese opponents from the quarter-finals onwards. That can never be easy.
The 21-point scoring system is a leveller. The gap between good players and great players has been bridged considerably.
The latest prodigy from Pullela Gopichand's stable, PV Sindhu, just won her maiden international crown and looks primed to hit big time.
Steve Jobs brought the phrase ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ to life and made it fashionable. Today, almost everyone wants to adopt this motto. But not everyone can be Jobs. Just like not everyone can be a Prakash Padukone or a P Gopi Chand. That requires a special kind of hunger.
Before beginning her three week sojourn in 2010, the Indian ace had put in about six weeks of training while this time round she hasn't even got two weeks of practice.
Not very long ago, the headlines praised Saina’s performances and now they fret about her form. It isn’t an easy time for the young champ.
A look at some incidents which highlight the importance of the changes that Ajay Maken is trying to bring to the system.
A bit of history and a bit of mystery, a few controversies and a few coveted victories — read all what made news in the sporting world this season.
Read what our blogger Malay Desai thinks our cricketers would be making note of in their tour diaries...
There is something extremely seedy about the way the inexorable finish to the glittering careers of India’s finest ever quartet of middle order batsmen is being dissected with complete insensitivity.
Gambhir’s success in ODIs notwithstanding, his Test match temperament has always been suspect. On the other hand, Laxman, his current form notwithstanding, is still capable of playing an effortless, match-winning knock on his day.
Harry Redknapp and Tottenham Hotspur are a match made in heaven and the team has gone from strength to strength under him.
With the 2012 edition of the quadrennial games just about six months away, the race to book that elusive Olympic berth is heating up
Losing a series shamelessly is one thing. But to be brazenly self-assertive about your losing ways is quite another. More than Team India’s performance, it’s the attitude that needs to be put under the scanner.
At 34, Henry may have lost the pace which made him so deadly in the past, but his eye for goal, penchant for spotting a run and silky touch are still very much in place.
Star Sports’ coverage, with the Channel 9 logo intact, used to be part of the Australian tour experience. But now it has been unmistakably Indian-ised and the charm is lost.
When Bombay took on Punjab in their 7th Ranji match, what you heard at Wankhede was not "Jaffer, Jaffer" but "Rahul, Rahul". And this tells the story of a once-proud tournament.
Given that the Premier League is the hardest and most competitive in the world, the top teams will be fighting tooth and nail to best one another over the remainder of the season.
Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Bhaichung Bhutia are all part of the Person of the Year (POTY) awards as 2011 comes to an end.
Firstpost takes a look at the moments which defined Indian badminton’s historic year.