Posted on 23 March 2009 by Shamik Das
Two weeks on from the Lahore terror attacks that killed eight people and injured several others the future for Pakistan looks as bleak as ever. The government in Islamabad, as so often in the recent past, teeters on the brink, President Asif Ali Zardari coming under enormous pressure from all sides for the increasingly undemocratic and [...][...more]
Posted on 09 February 2009 by Shamik Das
Muttiah Muralitharan paid tribute to his family after breaking the world record for the most one-day international wickets during Sri Lanka’s 67-run defeat to India in Colombo last week.Murali dismissed Gautham Gambhir - caught behind by keeper Kumar Sangakkara for 150 - to record his 503rd one-day wicket for Sri Lanka, passing the [...][...more]
Posted on 23 December 2008 by Shamik Das
With Christmas almost upon us and the sporting year drawing to a close, it’s time to dust down those tuxedos and shine up them shoes as we hand out the gongs to mark another fabulous year for Asian sport. Not that you’d have known it from watching the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards last [...][...more]
Posted on 04 November 2008 by Naushad Reza
VVS Laxman to Australia is what kryptonite is to Superman. Needless to say, it did not come off as a surprise to anyone when the classy batsman made his mark in history by becoming the first ever Indian batsman to score two Test double centuries against the Aussies. India is a country of countless talented batsmen: [...][...more]
Posted on 22 October 2008 by Shamik Das
India’s annihilation of Australia in the second Test this week has been one of the highlights of the sporting year, a welcome respite from the financial gloom, ever-darker mornings and bracing autumnal chill. From centurion Gautam Gambhir to seven-wicket Amit Mishra, the entire XI delivered, inflicting on the Australians their heaviest defeat for ten years, a [...][...more]
Posted on 30 July 2008 by Shamik Das
With his grizzly beard, navy blue patka, impish smile and iron kara - which glistens every time he whirrs his ten-inch hands, Monty Panesar is one of the most recognisable, and most popular, sportsmen in Britain. At over six foot tall he is a lot bigger than people imagine, and with more than a hundred wickets [...][...more]
Posted on 23 June 2008 by Shamik Das
A few weeks back, German giants Bayern Munich became the first major European club to play in India, beating Mohun Bagan 3-0 in what was also legendary goalkeeper Oliver Kahn’s last game. The venue was the 120,000-capacity Salt Lake Stadium on the outskirts of Kolkata, the second largest stadium in the world and home to Bagan, [...][...more]
Posted on 13 June 2008 by Sital Ladva
If the recent Champion’s League, Premier League and FA Cup tournaments weren’t enough this year, we have one more footballing event to add to the calendar. Yes! It’s the long awaited Euro 2008 - which will be entertaining the men folk until the 29th June! But what about the female population? This the perfect time for [...][...more]
Posted on 16 May 2008 by Amna Ahmed
It’s the last match of the Twenty 20 world cup, the Pakistani crowd inked in green and white are jubilant, Mahendra Singh Dhoni looks up to the heavens and Yuvraj Singh kick the dust as Umar Gul takes the final wicket. India wraps it up with a depressing 157/5 in 20 overs. The Indian crowd [...][...more]
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