POLITICS
Can India-Pakistan cricket matches really overcome bilateral political problems?
For cricket administrators, India-Pakistan matches are a commercial necessity. That’s on account of their complex history of political engagement which cannot be disentangled from cricket, making for one of sport’s greatest rivalries. A Netflix docu-series explores the many-layered rivalry without eliciting a consensus on the larger question of can sport overcome deep-rooted distrust
SPORTS
Indian badminton needs to get its mojo back
Indian badminton appeared to regress in 2024, with its top players unable to win an international title. As the year drew to a close, PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen won titles at the Syed Modi International at Lucknow. Hopefully, it’s an early indicator that the tide will turn in 2025.
TRENDS
Vinesh Phogat's disqualification brings to fore the less talked about problem of weight category switch
Wrestlers and boxers are known to train at a body weight that’s 5-6 kilos over the weight category to achieve the maximum amount of strength and stamina. They drop their weight closer to competition, later it’s back to building strength and muscle
BUSINESS
Olympics | The role of NGOs and CSR in creating champions
Despite budgetary cuts in sports programmes, the involvement of private entities has given Indian Olympic sportspeople more than a foot up
BUSINESS
Tough times behind, motor racing eyes a second chance
A second season of the league will break the perception the organisers gave of overpromising and underdelivering
