*** This post is delayed by a few months. I thought I had posted it, but realised that it was still lying in Drafts, hence posting it now*** Apparently Turkey sent a hitman (Chief Warrant Officer Yusuf Dikeç) in Olympics 2024. No headphones or special glasses, lenses or equipment. He won silver medal in 10-meter... Continue Reading →
Second edition of Global Chess League sponsored by Tech Mahindra has started in Dubai from 3rd October and will go on till 12th October. You can catch live streaming on Jio Cinema app (Sports section) from 5:30 PM Indian Standard Time. It's free and doesn't need Jio mobile number or app subscription. For the uninitiated,... Continue Reading →
The latest episode of Everything is Everything podcast is really interesting! It's titled "How to think about Cricket (and Life). Interesting insights on statistics and sports analytics; however, one thing which I think was missed out was that the game of cricket has become pro-batters (I prefer batsmen, the old moniker, but trying to change... Continue Reading →
I just stumbled upon this interesting documentary on Donald Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar - arguably two of the best batters (now a days batsman has changed to a gender neutral batter!) in the world of cricket. If you are a cricket aficionado (in simple words, a fan...but that word doesn't sound geeky!) you'll enjoy this... Continue Reading →
Harsha Bhogle is one of the most intelligent sports commentators of all time! I like Vijay Amrutraj's tennis commentary. I like Sunil Gavaskar's cricket commentary. Both have been very good players of the respective sport. It's not often that people have a long second career (as coach or commentator or administrator) in the same sport... Continue Reading →
A very interesting sequence of events in Chess world since yesterday! Magnus Carlsen played Hans, an upcoming US chess player who was just below 2700 rating (i.e. an easy opponent for Magnus), and Magnus lost! After that Magnus decided to quit tournament and made some cryptic tweets which suggested that Hans might have cheated. Now... Continue Reading →
Wimbledon is a 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 place.Traditions, rituals and dress codes are important.The competition is intense. Being at Wimbledon is high stakes. And amidst all this, if four grown-ups can choose to be 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑓𝑢𝑙 and 𝑗𝑜𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑠, ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒, I am sure all of us can also choose the same at our high-stakes workplaces https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Xp-OuPawo And no discussion of... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was a very fulfilling Sunday after a long long time! I spent good 3-4 hours in the morning at the chess club. There a friend also shared a photo from early 90's which reminded us of our chess times. You can barely see me because I was too engrossed! In the afternoon I watched... Continue Reading →
Currently Tokyo Olympics 2021 is underway. It was supposed to happen in 2020, but because of COVID-19 pandemic it got delayed and is happening now. Even now the scare of COVID is very much there. However, the games have started and will continue to take place even if there are few odd COVID cases. This... Continue Reading →
This is why I Don't Dare Watch F1 or Motor Bike Race Live 👇😱
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