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A running start: Rudraneil Sengupta writes on India's new sprinting records

India, May 29 -- Gurindervir Singh is the fastest man in India. There was a time, just a few years ago, when that statement didn't mean much; in fact, national records only served to highlight how far... Read More


Feat accompli: Rudraneil Sengupta writes on the rash of new records in sport

India, May 15 -- "Faster, Higher, Stronger," goes the Olympic motto, and it was never truer than now. World records are falling at a frenzied rate, and news of incredible athletic feats appears to com... Read More


How non-stop matches are driving football's biggest stars to burnout and threatening their careers

New Delhi, May 2 -- When France opens their World Cup campaign on 17 June against Senegal at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey, they will do so as one of the firm favourites to lift the greatest prize... Read More


A new set of trainers?

India, April 26 -- There's a tradition at the beautiful, forest-ringed Alte Forsterei stadium in Berlin. At the beginning of a match, as the teams are announced, the crowd chants "Fusballgott (Footbal... Read More


New set of trainers: Rudraneil Sengupta on women coaches, managers in elite men's football

India, April 24 -- There's a tradition at the beautiful, forest-ringed Alte Forsterei stadium in Berlin. At the beginning of a match, as the teams are announced, the crowd chants "Fusballgott (Footbal... Read More


Storm in a Cup?

India, April 12 -- "We are 26" is FIFA's slogan for this year's World Cup. It's a rather vague successor to last time's powerful mantra. "Football unites the world," they cried, in 2022. But then, so ... Read More


Storm in a Cup?: Rudraneil Sengupta on FIFA, Trump and football

India, April 11 -- "We are 26" is FIFA's slogan for this year's World Cup. It's a rather vague successor to last time's powerful mantra. "Football unites the world," they cried, in 2022. But then, so... Read More


What new star will be born this year?: Rudraneil Sengupta lists his hopes for IPL '26

India, March 27 -- The Indian Premier League (IPL) is upon us and, with it, another season of stormy hitting, lurid jerseys, global stars and frenetic action. As the tournament progresses, it will gi... Read More


What new legend will be born this year?: Rudraneil Sengupta lists his hopes for IPL '26

India, March 27 -- The Indian Premier League (IPL) is upon us and, with it, another season of stormy hitting, lurid jerseys, global stars and frenetic action. As the tournament progresses, it will gi... Read More


India's pace-keeping force: Is Jasprit Bumrah the best fast-bowler of all time?

India, March 14 -- There is no doubt about it now. We live in the age of Jasprit Bumrah, a man who seems all the more remarkable in an era when most bowlers are mere cannon fodder for batters firing o... Read More