The Paradox of Transgression in the Olympics
This obsession for a prize, which is regarded as the only authenticating evidence of one’s efforts,…
Sports
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Whatever Happened to Zimbabwe Cricket?
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Indian Platform League
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The Mother of all Upsets
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Cricket is Champion
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The Classist Elitism of “Good Football”
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Better Pay for Better Play?
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Can the Subaltern Bowl?
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‘We have to kindle interest in Indian football’
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Ce n’est pas football
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Indian Super League: The curious case of Franchise Football
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Whatever Happened to Zimbabwe Cricket?
33 years ago, Zimbabwe almost ended India’s World Cup dreams. Today, the team is a shadow…
Indian Platform League
Much derided for not being cricket, the IPL serves as a means for social mobility and…
The Mother of all Upsets
In this era of mega-bucks, Leicester City used old-school tactics and values to reinforce faith in…
Cricket is Champion
This triple crown could be just the spark needed to revolutionise cricket in the West Indies….
The Classist Elitism of “Good Football”
The insistence that football teams play to entertain, and not just win, only serves to maintain…
Better Pay for Better Play?
The disparity in pay between the genders will only disappear once society lets go of the…
Can the Subaltern Bowl?
In this political climate of jingoism and xenophobia, what can we speak of the underdog in…
‘We have to kindle interest in Indian football’
Joy Bhattacharjya, project director for the 2017 Under-17 football World Cup, talks to Ajachi Chakrabarti about…
Ce n’est pas football
Sepp Blatter’s legacy is a beautiful game that has sacrificed its working-class soul at the altar…