Christine Casey showing women the way in a men’s football team

Christine Casey showing women the way in a men’s football team

When Christine Casey first went to play football a year and half ago, she didn’t have any clue about the beautiful game. “During my first session, the coach was telling me, ‘you can’t use your hands, you have to dribble with your feet’,” said Casey, who is here for the Asia-Oceania blind football championship, in […]

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Morning Digest | November 4, 2022

Morning Digest | November 4, 2022

Netanyahu makes comeback as Israel’s PM, Lapid concedes defeat Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won this week’s Israeli election, final results showed Thursday, clearing the way for him to return to power. Mr. Netanyahu expected to form the country’s most right-wing government in history when he takes power, likely in the coming weeks. Prime […]

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Podcast review You, Me, and the Big C — Putting the Can in Cancer started by three women, all diagnosed with cancer

Podcast review You, Me, and the Big C — Putting the Can in Cancer started by three women, all diagnosed with cancer

The hosts of ‘You, Me, and the Big C — Putting the Can in Cancer’ speak with disarming frankness about how the disease has affected their lives The hosts of ‘You, Me, and the Big C — Putting the Can in Cancer’ speak with disarming frankness about how the disease has affected their lives “Hee-ya!” […]

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BWF Tour No. 1 ranking gives Prannoy a lot of motivation and confidence

BWF Tour No. 1 ranking gives Prannoy a lot of motivation and confidence

‘The fact that I have been reaching quarterfinals consistently in most of the events does show that I am really playing well’ ‘The fact that I have been reaching quarterfinals consistently in most of the events does show that I am really playing well’ H.S. Prannoy, who has been beating the best in the business […]

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Yu Wen Hsiao — the lynchpin behind Chinese Taipei’s good performances

Yu Wen Hsiao — the lynchpin behind Chinese Taipei’s good performances

In all three of Taipei’s matches in Asian women’s u-18 basketball championship, the six-feet tall Hsiao, playing as a centre, has been the go-to hoopster In all three of Taipei’s matches in Asian women’s u-18 basketball championship, the six-feet tall Hsiao, playing as a centre, has been the go-to hoopster Yu Wen Hsiao has been […]

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Bacon inspires books, memes and worldwide hysteria. And there’s also a World Bacon Day Rahul Verma

Bacon inspires books, memes and worldwide hysteria. And there’s also a World Bacon Day Rahul Verma

Bacon has been around for centuries and is relished by gourmets and gourmands alike Bacon has been around for centuries and is relished by gourmets and gourmands alike Two celebrity food show hosts were discussing ways to cook bacon, and the world was listening in. Writer-chef Padma Lakshmi had set the ball rolling by asking […]

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Karandeep zooms into the lead at the Chennai Open golf

Karandeep zooms into the lead at the Chennai Open golf

Chandigarh’s Karandeep Kochhar made light of the short course, “tricky” greens and narrow fairways to shoot a seven-under 65 and lead the field on the opening day of the Impiger Technologies-Chennai Open golf tournament at the Cosmo-TNGF course here on Tuesday. N. Thangaraja of Sri Lanka was placed second at six-under 66 while last week’s […]

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FIFA’s ban of AIFF: Stranded in Tashkent, Gokulam Kerala women get 48-hour extension

FIFA’s ban of AIFF: Stranded in Tashkent, Gokulam Kerala women get 48-hour extension

Gokulam Kerala, which has been disqualified from the AFC Women’s Club championship in Uzbekistan, could remain in that country for another 48 hours. The club has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister. The Sports Ministry too has written to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and world governing body FIFA, requesting Gokulam be allowed to compete […]

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Matthew Ebden is touched by the warmth of India and Leander Paes

Matthew Ebden is touched by the warmth of India and Leander Paes

He is particularly impressed with Paes’s ‘’guile, and mysterious ways, of backing himself, and finding a way to win” He is particularly impressed with Paes’s ‘’guile, and mysterious ways, of backing himself, and finding a way to win” Matthew Ebden was a top-40 singles player, but is now more familiar now as the Wimbledon doubles […]

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