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Dileep Premachandran

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ARTICLES BY DILEEP PREMACHANDRAN

The 1982 Brazilian team, with players like Sócrates (in yellow), didn’t get past the quarter-finals, but left a lasting impact on the game.

2018 FIFA World Cup is too close to call

7 min read . 08 Jun 2018

Brazil’s captain Carlos Alberto holds the trophy after his team defeated Italy 4-1 in the finals of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico City. Photo: Getty Images

From the FIFA World Cup archives: Brilliant Brazil’s ‘joga bonito’

4 min read . 01 Jun 2018

France’s Zinedine Zidane (centre) takes the ball forward against Brazil during the final of the 1998 Fifa World Cup at the Stade de France. Photo: AFP

From the FIFA World Cup archives: Les Bleus’ rise to the top

5 min read . 25 May 2018

Argentina’s Diego Maradona (in blue jersey) runs past English defender Terry Butcher (left) on the way to scoring his second goal during the World Cup 1986 quarter-finals. Photo: AFP

From the FIFA World Cup archives: Twists in the World Cup tale

5 min read . 24 May 2018

German players Felix Magath (left) and Horst Hrubesch (right) fight for the ball in their match against Austria in Gijón, Spain, on 25 June 1982. Photo: AFP

From the FIFA World Cup archives: The disgrace of Gijón

5 min read . 24 May 2018

Paolo Rossi of Italy shielding the ball from Brazil’s Junior during a World Cup match at the Estadi de Sarrià on 5 July 1982. Photo: Getty Images

From the FIFA World Cup archives: 3 tales of the Azzuri, who will be missed this year

4 min read . 24 May 2018

Spain’s midfielder Andrés Iniesta celebrates his extra-time goal in the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands on 10 July at Soccer City Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. Photo: AFP

From the FIFA World Cup archives: When Spain had a ball

5 min read . 24 May 2018

Roger Milla (left) in action against Colombia in the 1990 World Cup. Photo: AFP

FIFA World Cup archive: This time for Africa

4 min read . 04 May 2018

Shane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals, the underdogs, with the IPL 2008 trophy. Photo: Getty Images

IPL, then and now

7 min read . 27 Apr 2018

Vernon Philander (left) of South Africa celebrates the dismissal of India’s Virat Kohli during the fourth day of the first Test match at Newlands, Cape Town, on 8 January. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP

Indian cricket’s away blues continue

4 min read . 26 Jan 2018

Shane Warne of Australia (left) congratulates England’s Kevin Pietersen. Photo: Getty Images

Year-End Special: From the ashes

7 min read . 29 Dec 2017

Roger Federer (right) and Rafael Nadal (left) pose with their trophies alongside former Australian tennis player Rod Laver after their men’s singles final match at the Australian Open 2017. Photo: Reuters

Action Replay: A year of agony, miracle and wonder

6 min read . 23 Dec 2017

The uncapped Jasprit Bumrah could prove to be an inspired left-field pick. Photo: Senthil Kumar/PTI

Team India’s Protean challenge

3 min read . 22 Dec 2017

Hardik Pandya. Photo: Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times

Hardik Pandya: Beyond chains and swagger

6 min read . 01 Nov 2017

A group photo of the girls in the home. Photographs: Courtesy Weera Kulppi

Healing through art

5 min read . 20 Oct 2017

Rayhan Thomas, was still a babe in arms when Tiger Woods enjoyed the sort of season that golf might never see again.

Rayhan Thomas: Beyond the birdie blitz

7 min read . 30 Sep 2017

Captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri at a news conference in Mumbai. Photo: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters

Ravi Shastri: My way or the highway

11 min read . 04 Aug 2017

Deepti Sharma celebrates after taking a catch off her own bowling to dismiss Nicole Bolton of Australia during the second semi final of ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 on 20 July. Photo: Getty Images

Deepti Sharma’s moment of glory

5 min read . 28 Jul 2017

Captain Mithali Raj plays a shot against England during their match in the ongoing Women’s World Cup. Photo: AP

Women’s cricket: Great leap forward

10 min read . 15 Jul 2017

Borg (Right) may have enjoyed more success at the French Open, where he won six times, and McEnroe (Left) at the US Open, where he prevailed on four occasions, but the 1980 and 1981 Wimbledon finals came to define their careers. Photo: Getty Images

Wimbledon’s best rivalries

9 min read . 30 Jun 2017

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