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    Sports & Entertainment Editor

    The name is James, and I have a license to pen down my thoughts

  • I sack, therefore I am

    Football is somewhat irrational. Those who are involved in football in their ordinary businesses are very sound businessman. In football sometimes they seem to go mad. We need to bring a bit of rationality back.

  • Beware, 'Big Brother is watching you'

    If I could ever go back in time and change something, I wish I could disallow the infamous 'Hand of God'. In the history of football, there had been many such instances where the legitimacy of a referee's judgment was called into question.

  • Why it is hard to be Cristiano Ronaldo

    Being Cristiano Ronaldo is is tough, believes Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho. Here's why

  • Remembering Socrates and his 1982 WC squad

    A tribute to the best Soccer team ever in World Cup football history

  • Aren’t we killing the game?

    Roger Federer had this to say after his first match at the Flushing Meadows this year : "I really have the feeling that conditions are slower this year than last year here at the US Open. It's just unfortunate - … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/theplayingfield/2011/09/04/arent-we-killing-the-game/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Osama: A Frankenstein’s monster created by the US

    If it was choice that made Saudi Arabian billionaire Osama Bin Laden a terrorist, his ascension to the status of most wanted fugitive was a result of America's vacillating policies. The US, like a self-proclaimed Messiah, has long been perpetuating … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/thewatercooler/2011/05/07/osama-a-frankensteins-monster-created-by-the-us/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • ‘As Indians panicked, Japanese checked on project status’

    I overslept as it was my weekly off, and was a little late to hear about the awful quake that hit Japan. The catastrophic images I  saw on TV were worse than what Roland Emmerich depicted in 'Day After Tomorrow'. … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/thewatercooler/2011/03/13/as-indians-panicked-japanese-checked-on-project-status/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Tennis: American Glory a Thing of the Past?

    My habit of reading  the newspaper backwards hasn't changed, unless there's some sensational news. Blame my love for sports for that. I started watching Tennis in the so-called 'Doordarshan era' when people weren't lucky enough to get a taste of … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/theplayingfield/2010/08/26/tennis-american-glory-a-thing-of-the-past/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Sports and Superstitions

    People still talk with awe when they mention Nostradamus — the 16th century French astrologer. Wonder what would people talk about Paul the Octopus a few years from now. Hopefully, if he doesn't end up on somebody's dinner table, we … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/theplayingfield/2010/07/09/sports-and-superstitions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Is Maradona ‘Messing’ with Messi?

    The King should be delighted and take pride in his best soldier. But unfortunately this case doesn't apply for the Argentine squad - where the greatest player in football history and the greatest player of the times come together - … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/theplayingfield/2010/06/18/is-maradona-messing-with-messi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Is Early Success a Curse?

    The world received with shock the news that former American tennis player Jennifer Capriati has been hospitalised after overdosing on drugs. Her family has stated that she overdosed on her prescription drugs accidentally. Luckily, she is out of danger and … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/theplayingfield/2010/06/09/is-early-success-a-curse/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • For Love of the Game – Ale ale ale!

    This fever is dangerous and in fact more contagious than the H1N1 Virus; the most vulnerable ones are the football buffs. The virus spreads faster than anything and only days before the kick-off, I got hit by this deadly thing. … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/theplayingfield/2010/06/03/for-love-of-the-game-ale-ale-ale/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>