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At Qatar, who styles Jack Grealish’s ‘Titanic’ cut or Phil Foden’s three-line crew cut or Mbappe’s hair? Meet the jet setting barber from Baghdad: Ahmed AlsanawiSubscriber Only
November 30, 2022 13:48 IST
Intro: The first bunch of hair that Ahmed Alsanawi cut down were his own. Then his Iraqi father, then the neighbours, and one day he found himself tensed and muttering under his breath as he was staring at the head of John Terry.
Wed, Nov 30, 2022
How Cameroon’s Aboubacker evaded the off-side trap to score the most outrageous chip-scoop goal of the World Cup against SerbiaSubscriber Only
November 29, 2022 01:17 IST
Perhaps, it was also the foreboding about it was going to be offside that made him go for the flamboyant finish. Maybe not. As his past reveals he is more than capable of producing such dreamy flourishes.
Tue, Nov 29, 2022
‘Do you think this [football] is pressure? The pressure is when I ran away from war as a baby’ says Australian defender Milos DegenekSubscriber Only
November 25, 2022 13:09 IST
Australian footballer of Serbian origin says "Pressure is not a must-win football game because you can win or lose but I don't think anyone is going to die.”
Fri, Nov 25, 2022
The last-second heist drama: How Inaki Williams nearly stole a goal from the Diogo Costa to stun Ronaldo in Portugal vs Ghana thrillerSubscriber Only
November 25, 2022 01:40 IST
Unaware that Williams was behind him, D’Costa drops the ball and almost drops the game. But Williams slips as destinies collide in a great scramble at the goal mouth.
Fri, Nov 25, 2022
How Japanese Manga and Anime ‘Blue Lock’ and ‘Captain Tsubasa’ mirror Japan’s great wins over Spain and Germany at the World CupSubscriber Only
November 24, 2022 00:21 IST
Just as Captain Tsubasa, Japanese comic Manga had predicted decades ago, Japan beat Germany at a world tournament. The manga Blue Lock was involved in launching the Japanese world cup jerseys of Qatar.
Fri, Dec 02, 2022
Luka Modric and Croatia seal third-place finish in his last World Cup gameSubscriber Only
November 23, 2022 12:57 IST
The narrative of 2018 world cup finalist Croatia's football is imperceptibly inter-twined with their politics, identity and nationalism.
Sat, Dec 17, 2022
Who is Salem-Al-Dawsari, who stunned Messi with the goal of the World CupSubscriber Only
November 22, 2022 18:43 IST
From head-butting a referee, fined a month's salary, to become Asia's best and now shocking Argentina, Saudi's Salem-Al-Dawsari has always been in the news.
Wed, Nov 23, 2022
Football World Cup: The Scottish secret behind Brazilian Jogo BonitoSubscriber Only
November 17, 2022 19:09 IST
Scottish tacticians are credited with introducing the fluent passing game first to England, then Brazil followed by rest of the world.
Fri, Nov 18, 2022
‘MS Dhoni was this short’: Guptill and Williamson rewind to the Dhoni run out in ODI world cup semifinalSubscriber Only
November 15, 2022 11:55 IST
Tim Southee and Colin de Grandhomme too offer their thoughts on the pivotal moment, Dhoni's last ball at international cricket.
Tue, Nov 15, 2022
World T20 missed but Pakistan has a tailor-made team to win 50-over World Cup in IndiaSubscriber Only
November 14, 2022 11:32 IST
Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi will have longer spells. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan can take their time to settle. Shaan Masood looks like a younger Sangakkara and Iftikar Ahmed a Misbah lookalike.
Mon, Nov 14, 2022
The story of Harry Brook, the boy who helped Ben Stokes soak up the pressure in a World Cup finalSubscriber Only
November 13, 2022 20:18 IST
Hailed as a “superstar” by Nasser Hussain and “one for the future” by Kevin Pietersen, Harry Brook's story as told by his childhood club coach.
Mon, Nov 14, 2022
Troubled World Cupper to T20 World Cup winner: How psychologist’s advice made Ben Stokes England’s last action heroSubscriber Only
November 13, 2022 18:30 IST
England all-rounder worked with psychologist and benefitted from captain Jos Buttler sitting him down and spelling out his role.
Mon, Nov 14, 2022
The story of how Jos Buttler with help of Ben Stokes won the World T20 for EnglandSubscriber Only
November 13, 2022 17:13 IST
The boy who fell in love with the game in 1999 when he saw from the stands Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly smash hundreds in the 1999 world cup is now smashing the living daylights out of bowlers and has led a team out of the shadows of Eoin Morgan
Mon, Nov 14, 2022
Pak’s 1992 World Cup triumph: How Imran Khan got an ill Inzamam to play, why a sulking Miandad was flown into Australia, a talk which spurred the ‘Cornered Tigers’Subscriber Only
November 12, 2022 10:20 IST
Sriram Veera talks to Intikhab Alam, the manager of Pakistan's 1992 World Cup winning team, to string together a fascinating account of the triumph, its mystique and magic, rooh and ruler, fact and fiction, aura and romance.
Sun, Nov 13, 2022
Conservative India needs T20 reboot: Rohit, Rahul, Kohli misfits as Top 3Subscriber Only
November 10, 2022 19:01 IST
The team that lost the World T20 semi-final had a sameness in the batting order. For a year, coach Rahul Dravid and Rohit conducted experiments but they weren't bold enough.
Fri, Nov 11, 2022
Adil Rashid, the man who removed Babar Azam and strangled England in the T20 World Cup finalSubscriber Only
November 10, 2022 16:57 IST
Rashid’s journey from a self-doubting kid who re-found his faith to a champion leg spinner in the World Cup through the eyes of Mushtaq Ahmed and Cheteshwar Pujara.
Sun, Nov 13, 2022
‘Is Surya chilled out? Why do England fielders scurry across the large Aus fields? What flies fastest – a baguette, a naan or Wood’s bowling?’Subscriber Only
November 09, 2022 22:31 IST
England cricketers Wood, Mills and Curran do a bar-stool-style barmy SWOT analysis of India in BBC chat.
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
Virat Kohli’s chief threat in semifinal against England: Not a pacer, but MooenSubscriber Only
November 09, 2022 18:41 IST
Moeen Ali has done it in the past and will bank on himself to either clean-bowl or induce a catch at cover. How will Virat Kohli handle Ali: counterattack or caution?
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
Mohammad Rizwan saw it coming: Before semis sent Whatsapp text to mentor – ‘Man of the Match, today’Subscriber Only
November 09, 2022 17:26 IST
Pakistan opener has been in the habit of sending a note to his agent, friend, and mentor Talha Ramani ahead of important games.
Thu, Nov 10, 2022
‘Rizwan has to open up the off side. Get the bat lift straighter. Attack’: Misbah-ul-Haq, who made Rizwan open in T20s, offers advice Subscriber Only
November 09, 2022 12:42 IST
Shahid Afridi wants Rizwan to take more risks and attack. Will Rizwan, who achieved his ambition to become No. 1 player, fire against New Zealand in T20 world cup semi-final?
Wed, Nov 09, 2022
When Graham Gooch swept India out of the 1987 world cup semifinal: ‘I was surprised that Kapil didn’t change fields’Subscriber Only
November 07, 2022 12:46 IST
India have played England in three knock-out games in ICC tournaments. They won in the 1983 semi-final and in the 2013 Champions Trophy final. In 1987, they would lose, primarily due to Gooch’s sweep shot.
Mon, Nov 07, 2022
‘You are crazy, Surya’: Jacques Kallis’s famous rave hung in the air as Suryakumar Yadav binges on the sweep shotSubscriber Only
November 06, 2022 17:21 IST
With a man placed at backward square-leg for exactly that shot, Surya would still unfurl the sweep shot finer this time to trigger awe and roars of appreciation from MCG crowd.
Mon, Nov 07, 2022
Five dramatic moments from Netherlands vs South Africa game: When Tom Cooper passed the baton to Babar Azam and other highlightsSubscriber Only
November 06, 2022 14:30 IST
Van der Merwe's stunning catch, Edwards's reverse ramp, Ackerrman's wristy-flicks, Van Meekeren's knock-out of Bavuma all feature in the greatest match of their careers.
Sun, Nov 06, 2022
PAK vs BAN emotional rollercoaster: Shakib Al Hasan flings his cap in disgust, Babar Azam keeps looking at the big screenSubscriber Only
November 06, 2022 13:43 IST
Shakib would walk out, wiping his face with his sleeves. Babar would go over to his team-mates and hug them all. That 1992 feeling all over again.
Sun, Nov 06, 2022
Still rising: The return of King KohliSubscriber Only
November 06, 2022 06:00 IST
Dogged by bad form, self-doubt and criticism, Virat Kohli had seemed like a man on the wane coming into the ongoing World T20 championship, till his hair-raising knock against Pakistan changed the script. What has changed for one of India’s finest batsmen?
Sun, Nov 06, 2022Journalism of Courage
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