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Ashok Malik
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In cricket, too, Cong and NCP take on BJPSubscriber Only
September 21,2004 02:23:42 AM
The presidency of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has become the latest Congress-BJP battleground. It is also being seen as...
Tue, Sep 21, 2004Up next: a foray into organic foods and maybe a vineyardSubscriber Only
September 18,2004 01:16:37 AM
‘‘I wouldn't mind owning a vineyard in India,’’ says Sir Evelyn de Rothschild rather grandly, ‘‘but one step a...
Sat, Sep 18, 2004Holding out for a heroSubscriber Only
September 16,2004 00:00:00 AM
Since delay brings detachment, maybe it is appropriate to revisit the recent controversy around Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Right from the tim...
Thu, Sep 16, 2004Games go to Beijing, glory sure to followSubscriber Only
August 31,2004 00:00:00 AM
On the morning after the night before, Athens woke up to a massive Olympian hangover. The city was tired — physically exhausted, emotio...
Tue, Aug 31, 2004Cheers to frappucinoSubscriber Only
August 30,2004 02:24:02 AM
What is the national drink of Greece? After three weeks here, it’s difficult to believe that it’s ouzo, the wine this country is s...
Mon, Aug 30, 2004As curtains fall in Athens today, India’s got a positive scriptSubscriber Only
August 29,2004 02:02:25 AM
When the Olympic Games end tomorrow, the Indian instinct would be to go deep into self-critical mode. Why do one billion people win only one...
Sun, Aug 29, 2004China overwhelms with numbersSubscriber Only
August 29,2004 01:36:24 AM
When the Chinese contingent arrived in Athens, it set itself a target of 25-30 gold medals, not much of an improvement from the 28 it won in...
Sun, Aug 29, 2004The aristocratic fun in the democratic GamesSubscriber Only
August 28,2004 02:40:16 AM
The Hilton Hotel in downtown Athens is a decidedly unusual location at which to decide the future of Indian sport. Yet this building, perhap...
Sat, Aug 28, 2004Atos: Lending extra edge to the GamesSubscriber Only
August 28,2004 02:32:02 AM
A short walk from the Nea Ionia train station in the heart of the Greek capital, surrounded by crumbling, decidedly middle class housing and...
Sat, Aug 28, 2004Athens brings out best in AnjuSubscriber Only
August 28,2004 02:08:13 AM
‘‘Say sorry to everybody’’, she said. No, we won’t. Anju Bobby George owes India no apologies. On a night of magic ...
Sat, Aug 28, 2004No golds in, IOA eyes 2020 GamesSubscriber Only
August 27,2004 00:15:53 AM
In the hectic lobbying and networking on the sidelines of the Olympic Games, and amid the debris of India’s sporting achievements, the ...
Fri, Aug 27, 2004When Olympic Family meets, our VIPs fall in the marginsSubscriber Only
August 26,2004 02:34:05 AM
If managing VIPs were an Olympic sport, the Indian Olympic Association would be aiming for gold. Or perhaps not, given the level of animosit...
Thu, Aug 26, 2004Hockey: It can’t get worseSubscriber Only
August 26,2004 02:30:26 AM
Indian hockey’s Greek tragedy reached a fitting finale today when Pakistan comprehensively thrashed Dilip Tirkey’s team 3-0, all t...
Thu, Aug 26, 2004Mo’s lone medal Blame it on the genes!Subscriber Only
August 25,2004 01:09:09 AM
They call her ‘Li’l Mo’, the first American sportswoman to be given the moniker since tennis legend Maureen Connolly in the 1...
Wed, Aug 25, 2004Neighbours clash again, this time for the crumbsSubscriber Only
August 25,2004 01:03:53 AM
Hockey in Athens, tamasha back home. On Wednesday evening, India and Pakistan clash in a minor placings match in the Olympic hockey tourname...
Wed, Aug 25, 2004Far away from Uday’s shadow, Iraqis bask in Olympics glowSubscriber Only
August 24,2004 02:41:04 AM
On Tuesday evening, a fairy tale straight out of the Arabian Nights will unfold its next chapter at the Olympic football tournament. Iraq, t...
Tue, Aug 24, 2004Staying back for loveSubscriber Only
August 24,2004 01:55:32 AM
Athletes usually don’t drop out of the Olympics for any reason other than injury. Surreyya Ayhan, Turkey’s 1,500m runner and Europ...
Tue, Aug 24, 2004A world away from MugabeSubscriber Only
August 23,2004 02:14:07 AM
When Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry won the women’s 200m backstroke gold medal, a poignant sight was her country’s Games continge...
Mon, Aug 23, 2004An epic battle in Hero’s landSubscriber Only
August 22,2004 01:20:27 AM
Show me an epic and I’ll write you a tragedy. At 1.08 am this morning, after a three hour, 58 minute gladiatorial struggle, Leander Pae...
Sun, Aug 22, 2004Big Indian Dream comes crashing downSubscriber Only
August 20,2004 01:58:07 AM
Two positive drug tests and Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi playing as if they were on tranquilisers. India had a nightmare day at the Olym...
Fri, Aug 20, 2004‘Rratho-ray’ provides food for thoughtSubscriber Only
August 20,2004 01:41:22 AM
IOA bosses Suresh Kalmadi and Randhir Singh hosted a boisterous dinner on Wednesday evening to celebrate Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore’s m...
Fri, Aug 20, 200412 o’clock is best for shooting!Subscriber Only
August 19,2004 02:19:32 AM
You meet the strangest people at the Olympics. A shy, stocky and bespectacled man was a regular at the Indian shooting events. Amit Bhattach...
Thu, Aug 19, 2004‘Thanks to you, I’m being interviewed’Subscriber Only
August 19,2004 02:09:16 AM
What did Rajyavardhan Rathore do after winning an Olympic medal? He went back to the Games Village, had dinner with deputy chef de mission H...
Thu, Aug 19, 2004‘I died a hundred deaths there but’Subscriber Only
August 18,2004 01:53:40 AM
‘‘Sunny, I want my flag.’’ The military clip was unmistakable, this was authority speaking. Seconds after winning the si...
Wed, Aug 18, 2004Journalism of Courage
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