The release of the list of seeds for the men’s doubles at the start of the French Open brought a lump to my throat yet again. The romantic in me wished that Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, two of India’s finest sporting ambassadors were paired up together and not with Czech Lukas Dlouhy and Max Mirnyi (Belarus) and in either half of the men’s doubles draw. Read more »
The pursuit of sporting excellence has always been more fascinating than anything else. A study of single-minded devotion will always throw up amazing stories of sheer determination. And I can already see that India’s elite athletes preparing for this year’s Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games are engaged in such relentless pursuits – against all odds, despite the Prime Minister having sanctioned Rs 678 crore for their training. Read more »
Like the society it reflects, sport offered us many different emotions in the past few days. And no, I am not talking about the madness that spread in our country when Chelsea won the English Premiership. Nor am I talking about the emotions that Tiger Woods has ignited with his faltering comeback, missing a cut and pulling out with a neck injury. Read more »
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