Virat Kohli’s captaincy: A Boon or a Bane? Posted on March 5, 2022 By Team SPark Indian cricket has undergone massive changes right from the 90s. Back in the 1960s and 70s, the Indian team was considered nothing more than minnows. In fact, during the famous 1983 world cup semifinal, the BBC had refused to telecast the match of India vs Zimbabwe, citing it as a… Read more
Columns What makes Jimmy Neesham’s Twitter account stand out? Posted on August 31, 2019 By Team SPark We live in times where celebrities find it almost obligatory to use various social media platforms which enable them to keep up with the glamour of being in popular culture. While from the outside it may seem fun to have millions of followers, it comes with its own set of… Read more
Columns Indian Teenage Shooting Sensation Posted on March 25, 2018 By Team SPark PISTOL SHOOTING We often hear a lot of talk about ‘margins’ when it comes to sports. One rowing boat beats another by a length. One horse beats another by a neck. A hockey ball misses its target by an inch. At this level, then, shooting is a sport at a… Read more
Columns Grazie Gigi Posted on November 18, 2017 By Team SPark “For me, he’s the pinnacle of passion for your country, and belief for your country. The pride he has when he puts on the Italy jersey, you can see it when he sings the national anthem, and when they don’t qualify for the World Cup and he’s just bawling and… Read more
Columns The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 Posted on October 28, 2017 By Team SPark Millions of players break their sweat week in and week out to sustain the beautiful game of football(soccer, not hand-egg). To honour such players, The BEST FIFA Football award had its second ceremony on October 23, 2017. These awards are held since FIFA and France Football’s Ballon D’or parted ways… Read more
Columns Ready,Set,Go Posted on October 2, 2017 By Team SPark Man has always loved speed. It is like an insatiable hunger, a natural high. And nobody does it better than the guys in an F1 cockpit, whizzing around at more than 300 km/h and making turns at speeds that would make anyone dizzy. A sport that is known for its extravagance,… Read more
Columns FOOTBALL TAKES OVER Posted on September 17, 2017 By Team SPark Being the second most populated country in the world, India is often criticized for not performing well in football on the global stage. The country has had its fair share of years occupying the ‘100 and below’ positions in the FIFA world rankings but it now sits in the 97th… Read more
Columns IAAF World Championships 4×100m men’s relay race Posted on September 2, 2017 By Team SPark The IAAF World Championships – an athletics event, held every two years by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), is undoubtedly the biggest of its sort; full of enthusiasm and some surreal sportsmanship. This year’s event was even more so. It felt like a magnum opus written by the… Read more