Vijay Narayanan on June 30th, 2006

Two weeks ago, Esteban Cambiasso was the toast of the world, finishing the most perfect goal to be scored in this World Cup finals. Today, the Argentinian walks back, a lone man, holding his head in his hands, hating himself for missing a penalty. What a great change two weeks can bring! P.S.: And think [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on June 27th, 2006

Brazil have beaten Ghana 3-0 to progress to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. It could have been much worse for the Africans, though, truth be told, they played rather well for the most part. The one thing that didn’t work for Ghana was their offside trap; all three goals stolen by Brazil were due [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on June 27th, 2006

The World Cup broadcasts come with their own share of advertisements — a small set which gets repeated over and over again. Minus the longer Airtel ad, nothing is worth a mention… … except for the HDFC Standard Life Insurance advertisement, which should rank as among the most insensitive ever to appear on Indian television. [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on June 25th, 2006

Tagged by Vinayak. Here are 6 weird things about me: 1. I listen to one song at a time, in the repeat mode. If I like it, I’ll listen to it all day long, for weeks. I consider Johann Pachelbel’s Canon to be among the finest pieces of music ever composed. I should have listened [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on June 23rd, 2006

Sportolysis hardly needs an introduction. One of India’s best sports blogs, it covers a wide spectrum of sports and sport-related issues. For a single-person effort, it is surprisingly regular and consistently good. As part of the Visitors series, Pratyush has invited me to write for Sportolysis — a piece on the state of Indian football. [...]

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