Category Archives: Sport
All About The Will
Every time I have a conversation with someone about how my half-marathon went and when I mention that at the time, it was not too hard, the response I get from them is a slight shrug of the shoulders, a … Continue reading
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All About Teamwork
On a glorious, sunny Sunday morning, I finished my first half-marathon. I ran a time of 2:09:56 and in-spite of a niggling neck sprain, I managed to beat my previous personal best. Long distance running is not about competing with … Continue reading
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IPL Whores Reach a New Low
Please. At least spare the Gods from the incessant whoring of cricket that has been the norm at IPL 3. This tournament has been extremely disappointing. I am not a cricket fan. I could not care less about the Mumbai … Continue reading
Some Football Writing
Its been a while since I have updated. The past few days have been spent in some fledgling football writing for Bleacher Report. My first article, a match report, can be found here and this is the second match report. … Continue reading
We are lucky
It has been almost 16 years since I started following football. My first memory of a match is the 1994 World Cup semifinal between some random team and Sweden, which is also the first time I heard of Sweden and … Continue reading
Revenge, best served cold?
This report in Mumbai Mirror about a 5-3 win for Mohun Bagan against arch rivals East Bengal in the i-league claims that with this victory, Mohun Bagan finally avenged their loss 5-0 in the 1975 IFA Shield Final. Ask any … Continue reading
And we keep running
After months of dithering I finally re re restart running. Its an amazing thing running. Its called a democratic sport. Have feet, will run. A slow jog, an energetic trot or a full sprint, it doesn’t matter and neither do … Continue reading
Gill Gayaa
Something which should have been done 15 years ago just happened. REJOICE REJOICE, K.P.S. GILL HAS BEEN SACKED Indian Hockey is dead, long live Indian hockey.
Dudu Come Back
After Martin Taylor’s horror tackle yesterday which broke Eduardo D’Silva’s leg, one wonders if Taylor can sleep at night. But then again, one is purely thinking from the point of view of an Arsenal Fan. A review of the tackle … Continue reading
Gunners on Top
I have really not been that active the past month because of college fests and stuff but I am back now so readers of A Dateless Diary rejoice…………… ya all 3 of you. The season is 6 games old and … Continue reading
