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Qatari World Cup sparks healthy controversy across multiple issues
When seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton wore a helmet this weekend featuring the colours of the LGBTI Pride Progress Flag during the...
A Swan Song for the Olympics
That ineffable effulgence of endeavor, the Olympics, concluded this week. Held a year later because of Covid 19, the label was still Tokyo 2020...
The Allure Of Winning
The Tokyo 2021 Olympics are in full swing a year off schedule, and still marred by the Covid menace. The stands are mostly empty...
Will the promotion of cricket in GCC add to its Soft Power?
In recent years, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, have been trying to bolster their ‘Soft Power’ in a number of ways; by promoting tourism,...
Could More Gulf States Host T20 Cricket World Cup? A Thought Experiment
Authors: Adam Dempsey and Khristo Ayad*
India’s worsening COVID-19 crisis could yet result in this year’s T20 Cricket World Cup being moved to the United...
Romney’s Folly: The American Olympic Boycott Disaster
In March this year, United States senator and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney published an opinion piece in the New York Times calling for a particular boycott of...
Farveez Maharoof explains the importance of spreading social awareness via cricket
Cricket legend Farveez Maharoof recently played in the Road Safety World Series to spread awareness about road safety. The Road Safety World Series was...
Athletes knock the legs from under global sports governance
Sports governance worldwide has had the legs knocked out from under it. Yet, national and international sports administrators are slow in realizing the magnitude...
Tillakaratne Dilshan: Cricket as a platform to spread awareness about social causes
Cricket is the second most viewed sport worldwide. It not only brings people from different nationalities together, but also has the power of uniting...
Cutting Distances with a Cricket Stump
Sports are the common threads that bind people and countries together. The interlocking rings of the Olympics rings symbolize the coming together of all...