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Sandip G
Sandip G, Delhi-based, writes primarily on cricket and football. He pens a weekly football column, Total Football. In 15 years of sports journalism, he has covered a vast spread of sports, including World Cups in three different sports (cricket, football and hockey).
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T20 World Cup: Bumrah’s big wicket of Head, Axar’s all-round brilliance, Kuldeep’s spin – how India broke Australia’s chaseSubscriber Only
June 25, 2024 01:09 IST
Bumrah was not the only star performer among India’s bowlers — Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh all put in spirited shifts — but as is often the case Bumrah stole the thunder.
Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Rohit Sharma’s 92: A World T20 epic that was an ode to street cricketSubscriber Only
June 24, 2024 23:34 IST
Magic, madness and method of ridiculing bowlers with a wild and wondrous show of batsmanship.
Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo’s AI language: How the much-maligned goal-hog is as much about Assists as about a self-sufficient ‘I’Subscriber Only
June 24, 2024 08:09 IST
His pass to Bruno Fernandes against Turkey saw social media hail Ronaldo as a changed man. Some likened him to ‘humble’ Messi, others mocked it as a PR stunt to alter image of a stone-cold goal-scoring machine.
Mon, Jun 24, 2024
IND vs AUS, T20 World Cup: Head’s troubles in focus as powerhouses meet in high stakes clash on back of contrasting outingsSubscriber Only
June 23, 2024 20:14 IST
IND vs AUS: In this backdrop of the Sunday mayhem at the T20 World Cup where Australia were stunned, India would walk into the picturesque Daren Sammy Stadium as the calmer side.
Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Euro 2024: Tiki-taka is put on backburner as Spain turns to speedy wingersSubscriber Only
June 21, 2024 19:36 IST
Wingers Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams, the wingmen with an exotic array of skills and pace, are driving Spain's new attacking philosophy.
Sat, Jun 22, 2024
Rashid Khan 3, Afghanistan 0: India humiliate one-man armySubscriber Only
June 21, 2024 00:29 IST
India record 9th straight win over one-man army, captain's crafty leg-spin the only bright stop.
Fri, Jun 21, 2024
World T20: What Virat Kohli’s five runs from nine balls tell about India’s battingSubscriber Only
June 19, 2024 20:09 IST
Starting from the top, every Indian batsman has looked to summon strokes straightaway, without fear and inhibitions.
Thu, Jun 20, 2024
This T20 World Cup’s Top 5 pace dismissalsSubscriber Only
June 18, 2024 23:02 IST
This has been a rare T20 World Cup where the pacers have stamped their authority. Five dismissals that will be remembered for a long time.
Wed, Jun 19, 2024
T20 World Cup: Joy of watching Bumrah & Co bowl from Marshall, Garner, Ambrose, Roberts EndSubscriber Only
June 18, 2024 21:49 IST
This T20 World Cup, if Bumrah doesn't get you, Rabada, Archer, Starc will.
Wed, Jun 19, 2024
Why Kylian Mbappe is all set to light up Euro 2024 for France, three years after a forgettable campaign for FranceSubscriber Only
June 16, 2024 22:14 IST
After missing silverware and unfinished business from World Cup finals, the French talisman finds himself in a happy space at age 26, leading a forward strike force capable of running riot in Germany.
Mon, Jun 17, 2024
A bit of Manipur in Kerala: How a group of displaced children are healing over school and footballSubscriber Only
June 15, 2024 08:10 IST
Nearly 200 people have been killed, among them 15 children, so far, and an estimated 60,000 displaced, according to the Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MCPCR)
Sat, Jun 15, 2024
2024 isn’t 1992, Babar Azam is no Imran Khan, rain sinks PakistanSubscriber Only
June 14, 2024 23:06 IST
USA joins India in Super Eight of T20 World Cup as game against Ireland is washed away
Sat, Jun 15, 2024
Euro 2024: Messi-like Lamine Yamal from Catalonia is shifting Spain’s football ethos from tiki-taka to wingplaySubscriber Only
June 14, 2024 21:32 IST
Spain's latest genius, the 17-year-old son of immigrants, is a left-footer on the right wing who has forced a trading of their passing style for explosive action oozing from the flanks.
Sat, Jun 15, 2024
Euro 2024: Will Germany slot in two No 10s in the form of Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz at Euros?Subscriber Only
June 13, 2024 21:53 IST
Jamal Musiala of Bayern Munich and Florian Wirtz of Bayer Leverkusen could be the most exciting pair of young talents at the Euros, here's what makes them tick.
Fri, Jun 14, 2024
Why isn’t Rohit Sharma hitting as many sixes as Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Jones? Muscle has outmuscled touch & timing this T20 World CupSubscriber Only
June 13, 2024 20:14 IST
The pitch has been the villain in the piece. Too slow that batsmen can’t harness pace to hit behind square. Hence, fewer ramps, scoops and upper cuts.
Fri, Jun 14, 2024
Euro 2024: After a tough time as a team and a country, hosts Germany hope football will bring back good vibes both on and off the fieldSubscriber Only
June 10, 2024 20:02 IST
European powerhouses have bowed out early in the last few major tournaments and the economy has been in the doldrums of late, but nation hopes for a repeat of the memorable 2006 experience.
Wed, Jun 12, 2024
IND vs PAK, T20 World Cup: Bumrah’s dismissal of Rizwan turns the tide as India script epic New York comebackSubscriber Only
June 10, 2024 01:09 IST
The moment India won the game came in the first ball of the 15th over. The stumps lay flattened. Mohammad Rizwan, on his knees, dragged himself onto his feet. Jasprit Bumrah wheeled away wildly. He breathed life into this game for India.
Mon, Jun 10, 2024
T20 World Cup: Can India versus Pakistan help cricket capture America’s imagination?Subscriber Only
June 08, 2024 20:01 IST
India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024: The clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on Sunday could be the booster shot the sport needs after the mess of poor drop-in pitches and sky-high ticket prices at the T20 World Cup
Sun, Jun 09, 2024
Pakistan thought it was playing USA, turned out to be Team India H-1BSubscriber Only
June 08, 2024 04:24 IST
With as many as six cricketers of Indian descent, most of them on temporary H1-B visas that allow companies to hire overseas employees, featuring in the historic win, the joke would be a hit in the immigrant community.
Sun, Jun 09, 2024
T20 World Cup: Poor pitches, due to bad planning and organisation, may end up further alienating USA from cricketSubscriber Only
June 06, 2024 22:06 IST
Delay in finalising New York venue and laying of pitch – prepared in Adelaide and allowed to grow in Florida - gave little time for it to settle and adjust to local conditions, and behaved quite dangerously at times.
Fri, Jun 07, 2024
India beat Ireland: On a New York pitch that was a world apart from those in IPL, Rohit Sharma and Co get the job doneSubscriber Only
June 06, 2024 00:37 IST
Hardik Pandya takes three wickets on helpful pitch as all Indian seamers have a field day, bowling out the Irish for 96 for an 8-wicket win
Thu, Jun 06, 2024
T20 World Cup 2024: Can the tall Ireland pacers trouble Indian batsmen on the drop-in pitch?Subscriber Only
June 04, 2024 18:33 IST
India vs Ireland, T20 World Cup 2024: Head coach Rahul Dravid has seen enough of Ireland and life to understand the potential pitfalls of taking an underdog team lightly.
Wed, Jun 05, 2024
Real Madrid win the trophy they were destined toSubscriber Only
June 03, 2024 09:05 IST
No pair in football exists quite like Real Madrid and Champions League. So in love with each other that they start to resemble each other, as when happy couples grow old.
Mon, Jun 03, 2024
As cricket begins American Dream, hopes, doubts on changing traditionsSubscriber Only
June 02, 2024 09:24 IST
On Sunday, the home team is set to play Canada in the opening game, but it is the other neighbourly clash, India vs Pakistan on, June 9 in New York, that is expected to turn the global gaze on cricket in America. After 16 group games in the US, the action moves to the West Indies, with the final in Barbados on June 29.
Sun, Jun 02, 2024
ReBorn in the USA: Cricket in the land of baseballSubscriber Only
June 01, 2024 17:01 IST
Cricket was so popular in the US once that even George Washington played a form of it but then it became a victim of the Civil War. The immigrants from South Asia and Caribbean didn't let it die, they stood guard for years and then the World Cup happened. Sandip G on cricket's storied life in the land of baseball.
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