With a population close to 70,000, Bermuda became the smallest nation by population to win a Gold medal in a Summer Olympics, when 33 year old Flora Duffy won the women’s Triathlon on 26th of July 2021. Bermuda had their first medal way back in 1976 at the Montreal Games, when Clarence Hill, won aContinue reading “A Tiny Island, a Gritty Athlete and a Gold to Boot”
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The Tale of Two Golds
The Tokyo Olympic Games are well underway and athletes from across the world are competing against each other for the ultimate sporting glory. As the first week is nearing closure, Japan, USA, China and ROC are the top 4 countries on the leader board, and already there have been some breathtaking performances and a couple of themContinue reading “The Tale of Two Golds”
EOR: The Team of the Deserving
The Olympic Games have eventually begun and in spite of the looming shadow of the pandemic, it was great to see the biggest sports spectacle getting underway at Tokyo. The opening ceremony as expected was a spectacular show from the Japanese with a great mix of their Culture, Tradition and Technology. The highlight of the ceremonyContinue reading “EOR: The Team of the Deserving”
Kapil Dev: A Sportsman Beyond Excellence- Part 2
The Terrific Fielder The 1983 World Cup victory was indeed the high point in Kapil’s career. His amazing unbeaten 175 run knock against Zimbabwe off just 138 balls with 16 fours and 7 sixes (such a knock was really unheard off and unthinkable in those times) kept India’s hopes alive in the tournament. However his catchContinue reading “Kapil Dev: A Sportsman Beyond Excellence- Part 2”
Kapil Dev: A Sportsman Beyond Excellence – Part 1
A Brave Athlete 11th of February 1981, the final day of the 3rd Test Match between India and Australia at Melbourne, is an important day in the history of Indian Cricket and though this particular Test Match had good performances from both sides and a raging controversy (not required to be discussed here), the heroicContinue reading “Kapil Dev: A Sportsman Beyond Excellence – Part 1”
Its Just a Game
Italy defeated England to be Champions of Europe and in the process dealt a huge blow to the massive expectations of the English. The 55 year wait for a trophy was much expected to end at Wembley on Sunday, but Italy displayed much more intent and zeal and were deserving winners. Volumes would be writtenContinue reading “Its Just a Game”
Di Maria: Messi’s Angel
Argentina has won the Copa America beating Brazil with a solitary goal thus ending the nation’s 28 year old wait for a trophy in a major tournament. The millions of fans of Lionel Messi across the world too have heaved a sigh of relief to see the Champion player eventually win a trophy for his countryContinue reading “Di Maria: Messi’s Angel”
Raheem : A Sterling performance
England have eventually broken the 55 year old Jinx and have made their first appearance in a Final of a major tournament since 1966 and are on the verge of going all the way to be Champions of Europe as they face Italy in the decider at Wembley on Sunday. The whole nation is inContinue reading “Raheem : A Sterling performance”
Messi and The Maracana
The Copa America is drawing to a close and as desired by all, the Final is between Brazil and Argentina, the two greatest teams of South America. The Copa America was first held in 1916 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Argentina’s Independence and was won by Uruguay. Since then, South American Football and inContinue reading “Messi and The Maracana”
The Same Old Story
The Quarter Finals of the Euro 2020 Football Championships have ended and the Semi- Final lines drawn. Barring Denmark, the other three semi finalists Italy, Spain and England were expected to reach there and have not sprung a surprise as such. The defeat of Switzerland and Belgium in the quarter finals and particularly Belgium’s loss hasContinue reading “The Same Old Story”