How Bullies are Humbled

The scoreline read: Argentina 3 – Egypt 2. But who won? For seventy-eight glorious minutes, Egypt had done the unthinkable. They led by two goals to zero against the reigning world champions, and it seemed as if it was going to be curtains for the greatest footballer of our time, Lionel Messi.

But the score, even in those seventy-eight minutes, should have been 3–0. Egypt’s second goal was disallowed for an alleged foul at the other end of the ground, half a minute previously.

FIFA World Cup Mirrors the World Order

Football is a poor people’s sport kidnapped by the rich. The ongoing FIFA World Cup (WC), jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, is a prime example of it. All that FIFA, the governing body for global football, seems to be concerned with is how to make more money.

India-Pakistan Jingoist Power Play at Asia Cup Cricket

THE game of cricket has changed in the past fortnight or so, and for the worse. The cascading effects of what happened during the Asia Cup in Dubai are here: at the subsequent ICC Women’s World Cup in Sri Lanka, Indian cricket team players refrained from shaking hands or greeting the Pakistan players during their game on October 5. The women just mirrored their male counterparts' act of diluting the sanctity of cricket with jingoist fervour.

Fidel Castro Centenary Football Cup: A Celebration of Sport, Solidarity, and Resistance

THE National Committee for Solidarity with Cuba has decided to observe the birth centenary of legendary Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in a befitting manner.Fidel Castro was a multifaceted personality – a staunch fighter for equality, justice, and the struggle against imperialism. He was among the first leaders of the world to highlight the dangers of environmental destruction, and he consistently championed the rights of the Global South, particularly of those still reeling under colonial exploitation and oppression.

Sports Women and the Issue of Sexual Harassment

VERY serious allegations of sexual harassment, corruption and dictatorial functioning that have been made by top Indian wrestlers against the president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and member of parliament from BJP, Brij Bhushan, have once again revealed the dirty underbelly of this Indian sport, characterised by a dangerous combination of political nexus and a male domination of positions of power.

NPRD Congratulates Indian Contingent At Tokyo Paralympics

THE National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), in a statement issued on September 5, has congratulated the entire contingent which represented India at the Tokyo Paralympics. The spectacular performance by this team winning an unprecedented 19 medals has brought laurels to the country. They deserve fulsome praise, recognition and honour.The success of these athletes becomes all the more significant given the pathetic state of para sports in our country.

Accord Sports Priority

The poor performance by Indian athletes and sportspersons at the Rio Olympics has evoked widespread comments including in the international media.

The World Cup Is Over, Hail the FIFA!

THE month long football carnival is over and so are the sleepless, night long vigils. The game has once again proved that our hearts and heads need not necessarily be sharing the same vibes. Heart wanted one to win, head said the other will win and win they did. Local favourite and host Brazil lost badly coming out fourth in the competition. For the first time in the history of the game, a European team has won the championship in Latin America. All these are a spectacle for our consumption. Tear off the skin and we will find the real winners and losers.

Ugly Racism Tars Jogo Bonito

JOGO bonito, the beautiful game, (football) – “a liberation of flesh and spirit, a thing of soaring fantasy, the forbidden adventure of freedom” (Galeano) is back. Not that it ever left us. It is now back as a carnival – the biggest sporting event on the planet – the World Cup. And it comes with its set of controversies. Seven years since it was awarded the hosting rights, Brazil is slogging to get dressed up for the big day.

The Businessman’s Game

WITH the Mumbai Indians crowned champions at the final at Eden Gardens, the sixth season of IPL comes to an end. But as it was never free of controversies, this series too had its share of scandals; apart from the fact that this time the cricketing aspect was clearly overshadowed by one of the biggest sporting controversies in the history of the game. With the Lords Gate scandal still fresh in their memories, the average cricket lovers are stuck in a dilemma on whether to believe the scoreboard anymore or not.

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