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Kicking off India vs England in India
The second mention of India in the subject line is important and that gives us a relief from thinking what happened in the same contest recently in the other country…. Read more
In North London Derby, Arsenal Comes off Second Best to Spurs
Arsenal’s woes continue… They went down 1-2 to Tottenham Hotspurs in the much-awaited North London derby, a fixture that has produced all sorts of breathless excitement in the past. The… Read more
An Imaginary Response from Shoaib Akhtar to his Indian Critics
Dear Friends, I see your outrage about my book and I feel amused, because I know that most of you have not read it. If you had, then you would… Read more
Man U Drop Points: Stoke City Match United Stroke for Stroke
The remote slipped from my hands just as the hands of the clock met at 12. Final score: 1-1 (read ‘potential disaster’). The rest of the world seemed to stand… Read more
Mr Akhtar, Cut the Antics and Tell Whatever You Want To Yell
As a Pakistani, what are your best chances to have a bestseller in India? Well, blame a few towering Indian personalities and release the book in India. Then when you… Read more
Shoaib Lends Perfect Marketing Spin to Memoirs with Controversial Comments
I must say the title of Shoaib Akhtar’s book is apt as controversy is his middle name. Akhtar has been the most controversial cricketer around in the recent times. No… Read more
Don’t Hide from Shoaib’s Yorker, India. Pad Up and Read it
They have a favourite expression in Bollywood, going as far back as anyone can recall: suspension of disbelief. Now that Indian cricket, too, could be termed as an industry unto… Read more
The Gunners Fire Three Past Bolton: Wenger Smiles at Last
After the 3-1 midweek victory over Shrewsbury Town in the Carling Cup, the Gunners were up against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday, which promised to be another difficult game. Over the… Read more
Man U vs Chelsea: Chelsea Sing the Blues at Old Trafford
One would be forgiven for thinking that “Football- the extraordinary game” has earned its epithet from the encounter between Manchester United and Chelsea on Sunday night. It was a game… Read more
Summer Over, Time to Cheer Up: All is Not Lost, Team India
The game at Cardiff, Wales, was not a regular match for most spectators at the stadium. For the Indian fans, the result was irrelevant; they had gathered in numbers to… Read more
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