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Prem Panicker
Prem Panicker
Prem Panicker has been a journalist for over 30 years. From daily newspapers to weekly magazines and digital news portals—he was one of the seven journalists who were part of the Rediff.com start-up team—he has written and edited features extensively across mediums and publications. Since quitting his job at Yahoo in 2014, he has been working as a freelance writer and editor, as well as teaching narrative journalism.
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French Open 2025 marks the arrival of new kings Alcaraz and Sinner
A five-set epic on the clay of Court Philippe-Chatrier cements Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as heirs to the Big Three’s throne.
Recent Editions
Virat Kohli forged a revolution in attitude, only to meet a tragedy in exit
He sculpted modern Indian cricket—its aggression, its pace, its unrelenting will—yet found his own career concluded with the impersonal cold exit that leaves behind a bad taste.
14 May 2025
From nations to corporations, cricket’s climate change moment is here
Heavy investment in franchises was the first step; the next is franchise owners demanding more playing windows at the expense of bilateral cricket
11 Apr 2025
Corruption in cricket takes centre stage all over again with new BPL spot-fixing scandal
Eight matches involving five BPL teams are under scrutiny, with 10 players, including six from the national team and two overseas players, being investigated.
07 Feb 2025
Big Three's Test cricket power play sparks backlash
ICC chief Jay Shah's talks with England and Australia on two-tier Test cricket expose the growing rift between cricket's economic powerhouses and other nations fighting for the game's future.
17 Jan 2025
Older Editions
The question of gender binary exposes the politics of sport at Paris Olympics
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting both passed the tests, played by the rules and won. And yet they were crucified by the society that reduced to black and white a question far more complicated and nuanced than standard binaries.
16 Aug 2024
Lamine Yamal is a palimpsest
At La Masia, the Spanish winger absorbed the wisdom of the greats before him and topped it with his own unique abilities. And like in a palimpsest, you can see in his game glimpses of the skills of those who have gone before him.
19 Jul 2024
A disorganized World Cup saved by good contests
Coming right after the IPL, the T20 World Cup shows how the game can change once the nature of the contest shifts from bat versus bat to bat versus ball.
21 Jun 2024
India’s Men’s T20 World Cup squad defy IPL trend of bat vs bat
IPL 2024 is all about hitting boundaries and strike rates, but the Indian team announced in the middle of the tournament for the T20 World Cup in June doesn’t feature many top performers.
07 May 2024
Football’s spot-fixing problem is getting out of hand
The advent of social media, few restrictions on direct access, a rise in live streaming and poor wages make football susceptible to fixing even as cricket becomes harder to fix.
11 Mar 2024