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Goal getters: Kunal Pradhan on the underdogs that almost upended the football World Cup

India, July 10 -- There's no story like an underdog story. From history to literature to fantasy - be it a handful of Athenians holding off a Persian invasion in 500 BCE, Edmond Dantes escaping his pr... Read More


Rafa around the edges

India, June 21 -- When Rafael Nadal was seven years old, he believed his uncle Toni could do anything - even make it rain. A young Rafa was playing his first tournament against an 11-year-old opponent... Read More


Rafa around the edges: Kunal Pradhan on the pain behind Nadal's perfection

India, June 19 -- When Rafael Nadal was seven years old, he believed his uncle Toni could do anything - even make it rain. A young Rafa was playing his first tournament against an 11-year-old opponen... Read More


One common goal: Kunal Pradhan on the beautiful frenzy of the World Cup

India, June 12 -- Four years ago, on a warm Qatari evening, Lionel Messi, chasing his elusive World Cup dream, decided it was time for one of his magic tricks. He didn't specifically choose Jasko Gvar... Read More


A dream in full swing

India, May 24 -- The footage is old, grainy and prophetic. The year is 1998 and the setting is the Holywood golf course near Belfast. A local BBC reporter asks Northern Ireland's top young prodigy wha... Read More


Six appeal: On IPL and the era of boundary hunters

India, April 26 -- The first murmurs of the trend began about 18 years ago. Batting coaches I knew in Delhi and Mumbai started talking about how they were facing a strange conundrum: fathers and mothe... Read More


Six appeal: Kunal Pradhan on IPL and the era of boundary hunters

India, April 24 -- The first murmurs of the trend began about 18 years ago as a funny anecdote. Batting coaches I knew in Delhi and Mumbai started talking about how they were facing a strange conundru... Read More


Six appeal: Kunal Pradhan writes on IPL and the art of the 'impossible'

India, April 24 -- The first murmurs of the trend began about 18 years ago as a funny anecdote. Batting coaches I knew in Delhi and Mumbai started talking about how they were facing a strange conundru... Read More


Race against the machine

India, April 12 -- Is it the driver or is it the car? This question has dogged motor racing and its recognition as a bona fide sport since the European Grands Prix of the 1920s morphed into Formula 1 ... Read More