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Sandip G
Sandip G, Delhi-based, writes primarily on cricket and football. He pens a weekly football column, Total Football. In 15 years of sports journalism, he has covered a vast spread of sports, including World Cups in three different sports (cricket, football and hockey).
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Of mild manners and a tranquil face, he is rarely riled and has barely wooed controversies but now finds himself in centre of a maelstrom
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Football: Gabriel's father did not have the means to enrol at an academy, but he somehow knew his son’s football was the route out of poverty. But hurdles abound.
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‘He has art, wickets, fitness, form… what more does he need?’ asks Mohammed Shami’s coach
January 04, 2026 20:37 IST
Despite the pacer proving his credentials once again across formats in domestic circuit, coach Badruddin perplexed over his continuous omission from the Indian team
Sun, Jan 04, 2026
Looking ahead to 2026: Can the big stars, from India’s cricket teams to Lionel Messi and D Gukesh, defend their crowns?
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In this three-part series, The Indian Express team outlines what they look forward to in 2026
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Reflections of 2025: A historic Women’s World Cup win, frailty of Bazball exposed, Virat Kohli’s tears of joy
December 31, 2025 12:03 IST
As the year winds down, The Indian Express team picks moments from the game of cricket that captured imagination, broke down barriers and changed fortunes.
Wed, Dec 31, 2025
African Nations Cup needs a World Cup winner to get the recognition it deservesSubscriber Only
December 29, 2025 11:48 IST
African Nations Cup, a joy to follow, is under-watched, existing as the upstart cousin of Euro and COPA, despite a history as old as those tournaments and socio-cultural influences as overarching as those in Europe.
Mon, Dec 29, 2025
2025 Reimagined: What if… Cristiano Ronaldo had joined Inter Miami
December 29, 2025 08:54 IST
Miami could have been football’s Hollywood; a Messi-Ronaldo collaboration would look like the instances when Al Pacino and Robert de Niro have come together for the odd caper.
Mon, Dec 29, 2025
Guardiola’s eternal gambit: mastering theories, then countering own theoriesSubscriber Only
December 22, 2025 12:52 IST
While the world gossips about the Man City manager's retirement, the maverick loves keeping the world guessing with his gnashing gridlocks and getaways plotted for opponents
Mon, Dec 22, 2025
T20 World Cup team: Why Rinku Singh-Hardik Pandya finisher combo will further liberate India’s aggressive batters
December 21, 2025 22:20 IST
Having Hardik Pandya and Rinku Singh in the same playing XI will have a knock on effect on batsmen batting ahead of them as they will play more aggressively when high-quality players exist down the order
Mon, Dec 22, 2025
Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Che Guevara: How two different countries found same heroesSubscriber Only
December 15, 2025 09:08 IST
From the revolutionary leader who arrived in India in 1959 to the two football superstars, India has adored the Argentinians and the story was no different when Messi came calling
Mon, Dec 15, 2025
The mutual betrayal: Mohamed Salah vs Arne Slot, who is to be blamed in Liverpool’s ugly feud?
December 10, 2025 18:27 IST
Salah, whose game has declined this season, feels let down; as does his manager Slot, who doesn't have the tact of Klopp
Wed, Dec 10, 2025
What the FIFA World Cup draw does not reveal at first glanceSubscriber Only
December 08, 2025 08:11 IST
FIFA World Cup 2026: Most teams will have to deal with drastic changes in weather and altitude while some will have to travel nearly 5,000 kilometres during the tournament co-hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico
Mon, Dec 08, 2025
Fifa World Cup 2026 draw: Easy group for Argentina, ceremony overshadowed by peace prize for Trump from gleeing friend InfantinoSubscriber Only
December 06, 2025 01:33 IST
World Cup 2026 Draw: Donald Trump was awarded the inaugural FIFA peace prize and gave a surprisingly short speech, in an American interlude, while all attention was on Argentina who were placed with Algeria, Austria and Jordan in the same group
Sun, Dec 07, 2025
FIFA World Cup draw: As Donald Trump-Gianni Infantino bromance deepens, the US president may finally get a peace prizeSubscriber Only
December 04, 2025 19:01 IST
US president Donald Trump will be at the FIFA World Cup draw on Friday; the awarding of a new Fifa Peace Prize will also take place, with Trump expected to be the recipient; Trump and Infantino have developed a strong friendship over the years
Fri, Dec 05, 2025
Mitchell Starc’s skills and Australia’s high winning percentage makes pink-ball Ashes Test a one-sided affairSubscriber Only
December 03, 2025 18:32 IST
Since the inaugural game in 2015, Australia have won 13 of the 14 pink-ball Tests they have played while England have played only six games, winning only two.
Wed, Dec 03, 2025
Could the FIFA World Cup draw kill the excitement of the Group of Death?Subscriber Only
December 01, 2025 13:04 IST
With 48 teams in the fray for the first time, the buzzing central narrative of the preliminary stages could be a non-starter due to scattering of higher-ranked teams in the four-team pools
Tue, Dec 02, 2025
One-time English teacher Shukri Conrad, South Africa’s coach, has transformed a multicultural group into a winning unitSubscriber Only
November 26, 2025 15:47 IST
Shukri Conrad's first-class career lasted just nine games because the coaches thought he 'slogged too much' but as a member of South Africa's school team had the already set his mind on coaching the men's national team; The cricket board once banned Conrad for defecting and joining the white SA Cricket Union
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
Despite a record £446m spent in summer transfers, why Liverpool are struggling?Subscriber Only
November 24, 2025 13:08 IST
From new signings to using different formations Arne Slot has tried everything to hide the cracks, but nothing seems to help a team where the tragic loss of Diogo Jota is still fresh in memory
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Under Gautam Gambhir’s prowling eyes, Sai Sudharsan battles vulnerabilities ahead of possible Test recallSubscriber Only
November 18, 2025 18:05 IST
Their teammates — Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep, Ravindra Jadeja, and Devdutt Padikkal had also turned up for the optional practice session on the scheduled fifth day of the Test — had long retreated to the dressing room after nearly three hours of assorted drills.
Wed, Nov 19, 2025
Simon Harmer kept it simple: In scripting South Africa’s famous win over India, and in rediscovering himself to make Test comebackSubscriber Only
November 17, 2025 20:31 IST
After seven-year absence from SA’s Test side, offspinner went back to basics to return to fold, picking up 40 wickets in his last eight games.
Tue, Nov 18, 2025
How Kolkata pitch exposed Indian batsmen’s weakness of skill and temperamentSubscriber Only
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Imprudent shot selection, flawed judgment, and clumsy execution of strokes, both attacking and defensive, co-conspired in the Eden batting murder mystery
Tue, Nov 18, 2025
Temba Bavuma: South Africa’s Iron Man with a giant heart, undefeated and unbroken, leads from the front at Eden Gardens for famous winSubscriber Only
November 16, 2025 19:58 IST
Pouching the match-winning catch and grafting the match-turning knock were straightforward chores for Temba Bavuma, a man who has worn heavier burdens.
Sun, Nov 16, 2025
Eden Gardens Test: India lose at home yet again, Simon Harmer leads South Africa’s famous winSubscriber Only
November 16, 2025 15:03 IST
After Bavuma's unbeaten 55 helped South Africa set a target of 124, World champions rout hosts for 93 as they suffer Test defeat at home
Sun, Nov 16, 2025
India vs South Africa, 1st Test: Ravindra Jadeja’s four-wicket burst gives hosts slight edge after chaotic day at Eden GardensSubscriber Only
November 15, 2025 20:37 IST
India, after eking out a 30-run lead, valuable in the context of the low-scoring affair, and then twisting the knife on South Africa, reeling on the mat at 93 for 7, would feel a sense of ascendancy.
Sat, Nov 15, 2025
India vs South Africa: Poor pitch reduces Test to a farce in KolkataSubscriber Only
November 15, 2025 18:45 IST
No batsman, 29 strode in and out, managed to touch 40; 26 wickets fell in two days as the horror track stripped the game of its soul
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