“You should colour your hair,” my sister looked critically at me before adding, “You look old.” Siblings don’t sugarcoat. I was not offended, I knew she meant well. After all, she probably remembers the guy with the beard — shown…
“What are the three shots that a good player must perfect?” I asked the question to some of my squash buddies. Most of them paused to think. The top three answers that I got were: length, serve, and return of…
Over the past few months, there have been numerous write-ups and debates about squash not being included in the Summer Olympics, scheduled to be hosted in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Considering that all the other major racquet sports such…
A few months ago I wrote a popular blog post titled “Nine spectacular squash venues around the world!” As a follow-up, I decided to do a round-up of unique tennis venues around the world that I compiled into a Slideshare…
As the championship matches at the club wound down, I decided to have some fun and did a quick video survey of random squash players who were milling around at the club. I asked everyone one simple question – Should…
As someone who has played racket sports (Badminton, Squash, Tennis, and Table Tennis) all my life, I am a firm believer in learning each sport the right way. Some level of coaching is a good idea for anyone who wants…
Artificial Intelligence, a solution to bad line calls in tennis? How many times have you wished that there was a referee when you played tennis at your club? Check out the video below. If GrĂ©goire Gentil‘s “In/Out,” a portable line…
The final match of the 2019 Wimbledon would go down in tennis history as the one that got away from Roger Federer. With two match points in hand and the championship title and a few records on the line, Federer,…
The small group of thirty-something-looking women standing behind us was loud and chatty, but friendly. One of them wore a sash that read “Birthday Girl.” It was around 11:00 AM. My wife and I were in a lineup, waiting for…
Last updated on August 11th, 2021 Is beer really the original social network? Sure, the claim was originally made by Anheuser-Busch InBev, but it sort of makes sense. Like Social Media networks, beer is a good medium to connect, shoot the breeze,…