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A year without Grand Slam success, is Serena Williams a spent force at Majors?

A fourth-round in Australia, a second-round in Paris and a third-round at Wimbledon are all that Serena has to show for a season in which she has been ranked no. 1 every single week.

In letting Pulis go, Crystal Palace may have already lost relegation battle

Pulis helped Palace get off their knees and while he did manage to get the team to safely stand up by the time last season ended.

England vs India: Why Indian cricket fans have every right to be angry

Indians cricketers shouldn't expect India cricket fans to only worship their heroes. Being torn down is the opposite side of the same coin.

What makes a sports fan into a sports fanatic

I am convinced that people fall in love with sports because it simply fulfills a basic human need - it provides a sense of belonging and acceptance.

Ind vs Eng: Dhoni, Fletcher and Srinivasan leave right now

We – the true cricket lovers of India – demand the immediate resignation of Dhoni, Fletcher and Srinivasan. If any of them has even one naya paisa of shame, they will resign immediately.

Activist athletes like Moeen Ali need to be praised, not silenced

Sports needs more athletes like Moeen Ali, who took a stand on the Israel - Palestine conflict.

Life without Luis Suarez: Where are Liverpool's goals going to come from?

Luis Suarez’s 31 goals won him a motley of personal honours, but more importantly, en route to staying atop the Premier League goal scoring charts from start to finish, guided Liverpool back to the Champions League, a competition they last played in in 2010.

Insecure Indians: The Maria Sharapova haters should just grow up

On 2 July in a press conference, Maria Sharapova, five times a Grand Slam winner, admitted she had no idea who Tendulkar was.

How Twitter and Facebook shaped the way we watched World Cup 2014

If you are under the age of 40, think about how you watched the current FIFA World Cup.

Sania Mirza controversy: India's 'ladki toh paraya dhan' ideology is to blame

By repeatedly bringing up the identity of her spouse, Mr Laxman is implying that a woman losses her own identity post-marriage. How can Sania be Indian when her husband is Pakistani?

Thoughts from India's win at Lord's: Doomed Shaz, Super Waz, heroic India

Bhuvneshwar, Rahane, Vijay, Jadeja, Sharma – good, solid Indian names, and they emerged as heroes – now, when Kohli and Dhawan click in the next three Tests, watch out.

The real tragedy of Indian basketball

Indians learned to love the game because it is relatively simple to play, requires little space and infrastructure and thanks to substitutions can accommodate many players at once.

IPL 7: Dear Pietersen, how are Delhi and you still having fun?

Never have we seen great players or teams appreciating a fun environment after losing so many games on a trot.

IPL 2014: Delhi Daredevils don't seem to learn from their mistakes

JP Duminy and Kedhar Jadhav deserve all the accolades for putting up good performances when the chips are down and the team lacks motivation.

It is becoming hard to explain Delhi Daredevils' struggles in IPL 7

It’s tough to figure out who is in most misery following DD’s string of defeats at the home ground. Is it the players or the fans?

IPL 7: A story of missed opportunities for Delhi Daredevils

Last night Quinton De Kock and Kevin Pietersen got out in the same over to Pravin Tambe. With Dinesh Karthik out of form and the two mainstays of the lineup gone, Delhi stuttered in the mid-overs.

With Pietersen back, predictable Delhi need a new game plan

DD has stuck to a conservative approach with their batting line-up and their predictable games plans have been easily countered by the opposition.

Delhi Daredevils head back to India on the right track

The ground work done in the first fifteen days is starting to show on the field and DD should take heart in their performances.

CSK vs DD: Good intentions, bad luck and the art of fielding

The four-day break for DD before the next match is Godsend considering the injuries plaguing the squad. DD will have to forget the match against CSK as just one of those bad days at the office.

Delhi Daredevils finally have a win under their belt

It is only fitting that Delhi came out of its winless streak in the IPL against Kolkata Knight Riders, whom they beat for their last win almost a year ago. Incidentally that win, like this one also came at a neutral venue (Raipur).

Delhi Daredevils were struck by Murphy's law against Royal Challengers

There was so much gloom at one point of time that it seemed the universe was against DD.

Kings XI 'riding a wave' of sporting industry's biggest cliche: Momentum

With seven wins from eight games all experts are unanimous in their claims that the boys from Punjab are “riding a wave”.

Why IPL team fans aren't as passionate as Man United fans

Feckless fans are never good for sports. But the fans can be expected to remain loyal and stable only if the league does the same. In the IPL change has been the only constant.

With 6 sponsor logos on average, IPL players are walking billboards

The BCCI recognized the value of this kind of “advertising “and permitted a maximum of 10 sponsors’ logos to appear on the jersey of an IPL team. On an average, this permits a franchise to make about Rs 30-35 crore by selling various spaces on the jersey.