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Serenading Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka can be savoured best via its street food stalls; the aroma of the spices that emanates from the flurry of dishes left drying in the hot sun is supposed to hold the flavour of the country in its entirety. Continue reading
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WALLING OFF CHINA MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT MOVE
The decision by the Indian government to wall off Chinese companies trying to purchase shares and trying to take over distressed Indian organisations has come at a good time. While the entire world has blamed the Asian major for not being able to contain the virus and spreading it, only Donald Trump, the American president… Continue reading
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THE NEW MANCHESTER UNITED HAVE ARRIVED, AND THEY ARE HERE TO STAY
Manchester United drew blood across their cross-city neighbours Manchester City in an unusually subdued Manchester derby at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday. Goals from Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay ensured that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men moved up to fifth in the league table, and as things stand now, in a Champions League… Continue reading
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Opinion: RELEGATION-THREATENED WEST HAM MUST NOT LOSE HEART FROM ARSENAL DEFEAT
Arsenal won a tight game against West Ham United in a London derby at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday after much of it proclaimed that it was destined to be drawn. Bukayako Saka’s late run on the left-wing gave the Gunners acres of space and after he passed the ball to Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, who… Continue reading
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MAN UNITED CAN TURN THEIR FORTUNES AROUND AGAINST LIVERPOOL
Manchester United v Liverpool FC – Premier League Manchester United take on Liverpool at Old Trafford in a high-voltage clash in Gameweek 9 of the Premier League on Sunday. Two of the oldest clubs in European football will meet in a match that is going to be watched and supported by aficionados across… Continue reading
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HOW MAN CITY CAN GET THEIR PREMIER LEAGUE CAMPAIGN BACK ON TRACK
Manchester City’s manager Pep Guardiola remonstrating with Benjamin Mendy We are eight games into the 2019/20 Premier League season and it already looks like the title race is over. Last season’s finalists (as our American friends would like to call them) Manchester City and Liverpool looked hot favourites to contest for the title… Continue reading
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Book Review: THE MAHABHARATA
This version of the Indian epic ‘The Mahabharata’ which was compiled by former Chief Minister of Madras and the first Governor-General of independent India Mr Chakravarty Rajagopalachari, offers insights into the thinking and mindsets of men who existed a million years ago and how Dharma (a sense of righteousness) should always be upheld. I… Continue reading
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WELL COOKED, CHEF ALASTAIR
Alastair Cook walked out to the middle for the last time on 11 September after calling time on his international career. He said that he had ‘nothing left in the tank’ and admitted that the single-minded devotion he always had was gone- a subtle way of saying that he had given it his all while… Continue reading
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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