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Nimmy’s next move to win WIM

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What is the similarity between Sachin Tendulkar and chess player Nimmy A. George? Yes, they are both sportspersons, but that is the wrong answer.

They stand on the threshold of a slippery milestone.I

Strange clash of two leagues

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Let’s have a reality check — the common man in our cricket-frenzied country is so engrossed by the glitz and fervour of European football that he expects the same standard for the sport here, but this

Ernakulam warms up to hockey

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The tussle for leadership in hockey continues year after year and this situation is not likely to settle in the near future. And there is more.

There are several allegations that eligible players ha

On a roll, with Swiss help

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Swiss national Steidle Kurt, on a leisure trip to Kerala three years ago, was fascinated at the sight of a few youngsters making squiggly movements on roller skates on the roadside in Kochi.

His exci

Making a mark against seniors in the game

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Tanvi Bhat is a young challenger at the ongoing tennis tournament at the Regional Sports Centre, and as she volleyed against stronger and senior opponents, there was no doubt about the loads of talent

Throwing their weight around

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In the wide panorama of national weightlifting, Kerala has remained a blur for several years, being deprived of basic facilities and having no dedicated lifters. But in the recent months a group of yo

Exciting winger from 7’s football

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No matter what the associations running football say about the 7’s version of the game they cannot deny the truth — that there is enormous talent in the shorter format of the game.

A perfect example

Akshay creates a splash

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Being ambitious doesn’t matter much if you don’t combine your talent with determined efforts and it is in this context that emerging cricketer Akshay Kodoth strikes a chord, having earned his distinct

Shooting: Samurai and a hot shot

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“Life is short, energy limited, very limited. And with this limited energy we have to find the unlimited; with this short life we have to find the eternal. A great task, a great challenge! – Osho

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Best bet from the backwaters

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During a casual visit to her aunt’s place in Alappuzha, two years ago, Anusha Biju was fascinated by the oarsmen who skilfully manoeuvred their canoes through the narrow backwater streams of Punnamada

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.