Soumitra Bose

TRENDS

The moment when Indian chess players are ready to take the world by storm

India’s Gen Next in chess have finally emerged out of Viswanathan Anand’s towering shadow and are poised to make 2024 a very special year for the country. Success in chess is now attracting financial backing, the key milestone when a sport is seen to have arrived

TRENDS

India’s Asian Games high gave cricket a complex in an eventful 2023

Paris Olympics 2024 will test India’s progress as a global sports power but aspiration levels must be modest

CRICKET

ODI World Cup Final: Indian cricket and the travesty of ‘home’ conditions

Australia steered clear off conventional wisdom as a dry and slow wicket in Ahmedabad backfired on Team India

TRENDS

Why online gaming companies are engulfed by a sinking feeling despite the Cricket World Cup fever

Just not retrospective taxation which is before the Supreme Court now, the fragmented online gaming industry is seriously missing a central self-regulatory body as envisaged by MeitY

INDIA

An India vs Pakistan Olympics cricket final is now in the realms of reality

With all eyes on the India- Pakistan match at Ahmedabad, comes news that the inclusion of cricket in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is on track. It will be a win-win for cricket, commerce and fans, but most so for more than 5.4 million South Asians in the US where cricket’s footprint is now poised for rapid growth

TRENDS

Asian Games success merits kudos but hope is not a plan for Paris Olympics

India’s record haul of 107 medals at Hangzhou 2023 is a great leap forward but Olympics are a different ball game

TRENDS

Asian Games 2023: Hangzhou success mirrors the power of an aspirational generation

India has won a record number of medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games but the real test awaits us at the Paris Olympics. Almost every new medal-winning athlete like Parul Chaudhary has a backstory which basically says that no odds are insurmountable and nothing is impossible

BUSINESS

IPL auction and its bewildering dynamics

Balance of teams is a much-talked about subject in the shortest format of the game. Franchises dole out record sums to ensure they have the right players at the right positions

BUSINESS

FIFA World Cup 2022: With win, Lionel Messi moves out of Diego Maradona’s shadow

FIFA World Cup 2022: Given Messi’s physical and mental agility, he will remain manager Lionel Scaloni’s automatic choice for Team Argentina. But four years to the next World Cup in the Americas is a long time

BUSINESS

FIFA World Cup | Why Morocco has more than a historic final berth at stake

All eyes are on Morocco—and rightly so. Its progression through the competition is marked with historical and cultural anecdotes

BUSINESS

FIFA World Cup | Messi’s last chance to change Maradona’s Argentina template

Not winning a World Cup in his fourth attempt won’t tarnish the Lionel Messi legacy

BUSINESS

FIFA World Cup 2022 | Qatar ready to display Arab world’s sporting might; Olympics next?

A brutal blockade, orchestrated by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, a pandemic, and a cynical Western media could not thwart Qatar’s crusade to host the FIFA World Cup

BUSINESS

Cricket | BCCI’s pay equity policy is a good start, but asking rate is challenging

Gender equality in sport is not only about numbers. It’s about developing infrastructure and an environment that is safe, welcoming, and respectful for all

BUSINESS

How offshore betting sites are laughing all the way to the bank

At a time when the Indian online gaming business is facing challenges due to the lack of government regulations, major taxation issues, and Google’s policy changes, offshore betting sites have been making roaring business in India

BUSINESS

Google is upsetting India’s online gaming applecart

Google has envisaged a shrewd business model, and will always be at a win-win situation with the operators

WORLD

Roger Federer | We will miss tennis’ on-court Buddha

His machismo lay in his good sportsmanship, decency, old-school stoicism, and mental toughness