When will India’s luck run out?When will India’s luck run out?
India has continued its incredible run in the World Cup cricket tournament, bowling another team out as it recorded a 109-run win over Bangladesh to enter the semi-finals. But this[...]
Sri Lanka’s big three may have stayed on too longSri Lanka’s big three may have stayed on too long
It has been said of the great West Indies cricketer Viv Richards that he should have quit the international game two years before he actually did. Richards, who made his[...]
We need a royal commission into Victoria PoliceWe need a royal commission into Victoria Police
FOUR policemen were involved in the shooting of a mentally ill girl in Sydney. She had Asperger’s Syndrome. She was holding a knife when one of the coppers shot her[...]
Here’s hoping Djokovic and Sharapova win the Australian Open singles titlesHere’s hoping Djokovic and Sharapova win the Australian Open singles titles
ONCE a year, Australia has a world-class sporting event, one where it is guaranteed that all the best players will turn up. That is the Australian Open, one of four[...]
Is ESPNCricinfo riddled with errors due to incompetent staff?Is ESPNCricinfo riddled with errors due to incompetent staff?
Over the 20-odd years of its existence, the website Cricinfo has grown into some kind of authority as far as cricket goes. The site was bought by the American sports[...]
Dhoni quits Tests: an era endsDhoni quits Tests: an era ends
AFTER 90 Tests, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has called it a day as a Test cricketer. He will continue to lead India in the one-day and T20 formats, with[...]
We don’t want no reforming leadersWe don’t want no reforming leaders
A reforming prime minister. Or a reforming president. That’s what many people think nearly every country in the world needs. That’s why, when election time comes around, those of us[...]
America forms coalitions to make moneyAmerica forms coalitions to make money
WHEN the United States talks about coalitions, one should realise that it is all about finance. Not about bringing together countries to fight a war together. Back in 1990, when[...]
Death of a teenager: why were police not asked obvious questions?Death of a teenager: why were police not asked obvious questions?
THERE are obvious questions which should have been put to the police in the wake of the shooting of Numan Haider, an 18-year-old Muslim man, in the Melbourne suburb of[...]
Terror raids reprise one of the oldest games in politicsTerror raids reprise one of the oldest games in politics
They call them anti-terror raids, though one has to ask seriously whether they are stopping anything at all. An idle conversation where a man who is worked up blurts out,[...]