Dipankar Lahiri

Specialist close-in fielder, middleweight arm-wrestling champion & content head at The Bridge. Previously at Indian Express, TOI, Sportskeeda. On the lookout for moments of heroism in sports and life.

In a post-colonial era, is the CWG anything more than a sub-standard sporting event through which a tradition of oppression is kept alive?

How relevant are the Commonwealth Games in current times?

With the 'Commonwealth' acting as a reminder of an oppressive colonial past, the question of India boycotting the CWG...

Dipankar Lahiri17 Jun 2022 9:40 AM GMT

Two street fighters look to take India to the world

In their youths, Pawan Mann and Anshul Jubli both had run-ins with the police because of their inclination to get into...

Dipankar Lahiri6 Jun 2022 9:58 AM GMT

Rahim Ali a big loss, he was forming a great partnership with Sunil...

India national football team coach Igor Stimac speaks about preparations for the Asian Cup qualifiers and the possible...

Dipankar Lahiri10 May 2022 8:43 AM GMT

MG University the day's big winners as Khelo India University Games...

The opening day of competition also saw the first day of Mallakhamb kick off. In the indigenous sport, competitors...

Press Release23 April 2022 2:33 PM GMT

'We had the medal in our grasp': The 'one mistake' that cost India at...

India’s junior hockey team vice-captain Ishika Chaudhary and star striker Mumtaz Khan recount the heartbreaking final...

Dipankar Lahiri22 April 2022 1:19 PM GMT

Never got the respect I thought I deserved: Junior hockey star Mumtaz...

Indian striker Mumtaz Khan stole the show at the recent Junior Hockey World Cup with her 8 goals. But despite the...

Dipankar Lahiri22 April 2022 7:43 AM GMT

Gundappa Viswanath: Indian cricket's radio star who television killed

Gundappa Viswanath opens up about the heartbreak of being dropped from the Indian cricket team before the 1983 World...

Dipankar Lahiri17 April 2022 1:53 PM GMT

When an Indian footballer's 'historic goal' made Asia go berserk

37 years before Rahul Bheke and Mumbai City FC were called pathbreakers for Indian football, East Bengal striker...

Dipankar Lahiri12 April 2022 2:24 PM GMT

Kerala's golden boy Sahal Abdul Samad comes of age

Marked as India's best young footballer three years ago, Kerala Blasters' Sahal Abdul Samad is finally living up to the...

Dipankar Lahiri9 April 2022 2:54 PM GMT

'Six years in India': Juanan reflects on 2nd ISL title, explains why...

Hyderabad FC's talismanic defender Juanan, one of the longest serving overseas players in the ISL, recounts the nervous...

Dipankar Lahiri6 April 2022 2:18 PM GMT

Kolkata's Mohammedan SC to join hands with Dhaka Mohammedan

I-League toppers Mohammedan SC of Kolkata are set to enter a long-term partnership with one of the oldest and most...

Dipankar Lahiri31 March 2022 4:12 PM GMT

Vasco da Gama's descendant Sahil Tavora makes Goa proud with special...

Sahil Tavora's volleyed goal in the 88th minute was the most magical moment of the ISL final won by Hyderabad FC. For...

Dipankar Lahiri25 March 2022 3:30 AM GMT

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