Dr. Ashok Sigamani, son of Higher Education Minister Ponmudi, has been elected president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA). This was an unopposed election as his rival Prabhu had withdrawn his nomination and also the case he had filed in the Madras High Court over the elections. The...
The recent ban on online rummy by the Tamil Nadu government has thrown the focus on online gambling affecting the lives and health of our people. The Tamil Nadu government has decided to pass a law banning online rummy and poker. This was decided at a recent cabinet meeting headed by Tamil Nadu...
The Pro Kabaddi league has changed the rules of the game in many ways. Playing conditions and scoring systems are different now, and skill levels have improved. Not too long ago Kabaddi players got by with what the villages could collect for them during festivals but now players are paid many...
The Marleybone Cricket Club that defines how the gentleman's game is to be played recently removed Mankading from the list of activities considered unfair. Though not illegal, Mankading someone is not the proper thing to do. Cricket has to be a gentleman's game where winning is an outcome that...
R Ashwin who surpassed Kapil Dev’s test wicket tally of 434 on Sunday is as pioneering a player as India’s most beloved fast bowler. Much before Ashwin, Kapil Dev showed the world and to his own countrymen that Indians could bowl fast and aspire to win. Ashwin made his mark in T20 in which...
He may have been an artist who made batting greats look like minnows, but Shane Warne performances in Chepauk were typical of his rather ordinary outings against Indians. Leg spin bowling is an art. Many can bowl off-spin but only those who master the craft of leg spin can go far. Shane Warne...
Known for its crass commercialism, IPL teams, led by franchises such as Mumbai Indians, are now devoting more time and resources to the community through CSR type activities. Ever since its launch in 2008, IPL has been a roaring business success. The league heightens the commercial...
When Tamil Nadu players Baba Aparajith and Baba Indrajith scored their centuries in Gauhati last week, most people noted the historic and rare achievement of twins hitting a benchmark while playing together. It also brought out the nature of the relationship that twins across the world share....
Praggnanandhaa is probably among the many chess champions inspired by Tamil great Viswanathan Anand, and now he has surpassed him in a way
M S Dhoni was a typical Indian manager creating and working through a coterie and doing jugaad on the field. It may now be time for a more objective captain who can carry counter opinion and contrarians
