Sport Folio

• What are you currently reading?
I am reading the Indian Penal Code (IPC) these days. Since I am a policeman, I figured that knowing the law would help

•Your most embarrassing moment?
I don’t remember any embarrassing moment on or off the field. It’s good to forget them, isn’t it?

•A sportsperson you would pay to watch?
I would love to watch the English football captain and Real Madrid star David Beckham. He is just amazing

•Your pet superstition?
I am not superstitious at all. I like to tackle odd situations with my stickwork.

•If you weren’t a hockey player, you’d be…
My father is a hockey Olympian so I can’t imagine myself without being a hockey stick. Besides, I can’t think of being more than a player and a cop at the same time.

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Everton Vs Manchester United
Saturday, August 13
Live on ESPN, 5:10 p.m.
The world’s most popular sport is back for another season, in the land of its birth. And a good way to start is at Goodison, where the hosts boast ex-United player Phil Neville. And the Red Devils a certain Mr Wayne Rooney

The Perfect Mile :
Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It

By Neal Bascomb
As the World Athletics Championships gets into full stride, a look at the greatest track achievement ever: Breaking the four-minute mile. Sir Roger Bannister, Wes Sandee and John Landy all pursued the sub-4 minute mark in completing a mile, both sides of the World War II. The book takes the readers on a ride from the time the dream was conceived through to Bannister’s famous run on May 6, 1954.