Recently I had the chance to revisit an issue that has engaged my attention through four decades in sports writing to try and find a fresh perspective on a subject that is debated all the time; yet, one that is never easily resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. ....

The script was on expected lines. And, at the conclusion of the 12th South Asian Games on Tuesday, Indian sport’s domination over other countries in the region continued as the host returned its best-ever medal count. India had a haul of 308 medals, inclusive of 18 ....

 Former cricketer Robin Singh had a chat with The Hindu on the sidelines of the MoneyGram ‘Bowling Challenge’ here on Tuesday. He spoke on the present in Indian cricket and his varied coaching experience. Excerpts: On India’s chances in the Worl ....

With women boxers scooping all the three gold medals on offer and the judokas also bagging two gold and two silver on the last day of the Games, India’s final tally stood at 188 gold, 99 silver and 30 bronze medals. It was a massive jump in medal count for the ....

 Indian women boxers, like their male counterparts, won all the gold medals — three in toto — with a measure of comfort, as the 12th South Asian Games came to an end here on Tuesday. Five-time World champion Mary Kom knocked out her Sri Lankan opponent A ....

What has happened is that the sporting gesture — “recalling a batsman, allowing a youngster to get to a century with a gentle delivery when he is on 99, not bowling bouncers to tailenders, pointing out that a catch hasn’t been taken cleanly — is ....

Switching from the familiar canary yellow Chennai Super Kings (CSK) jersey to the multi-coloured one of Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) has not been easy for M.S. Dhoni. Launching his new Indian Premier League (IPL) team jersey here on Monday, Dhoni said he would have to r ....

 Barcelona forward Neymar has revealed that his team-mate Lionel Messi’s “Johan Cryuff” style penalty kick was meant for him and not Luis Suarez who scored. Messi walked up to the spot to take the kick during their Spanish League match against Celt ....

Kamala found her touch in the crucial match by scoring a brace as the host scripted a convincing 4-0 win over Nepal in the women’s football final of the 12th South Asian Games, watched by a capacity crowd of 22,000 here on Monday. Speed and control are Kamala&r ....

 Pioneers of the game in more ways than one, India kept its stranglehold over the kabaddi men’s and women’s titles at the 12th South Asian Games here on Monday. The Indian victories in both the categories came in contrasting fashion as the men had to put ....