Sports Playbook
Between Dussehra and Diwali, every sports listing turns red with discount badges. Most of the savings are real on some categories and almost entirely theatre on others.
Fitness
Treadmill listings shout about horsepower, but the number most brands print is the one that matters least. Here is how to read HP ratings and how much motor you actually need.
Football
At ₹5,039 the Copa Pure III Club is Adidas's entry into the Copa line — a soft-touch, comfort-first boot with a firm/multi-ground sole that suits most Indian grounds. Here is who it fits.
Fitness
Rowers have quietly become the machine Indian home gyms argue about. Here is what the resistance types actually mean, what they cost, and the two situations where a rower is the wrong buy.
Pickleball
Running shoes are built to move you forwards. Pickleball is played sideways. That single difference is behind most of the ankle rolls and scuffed courts at Indian pickleball venues.
Running
Sports day season runs from September to February in most Indian schools. Here is what your child actually needs on their feet, what you can skip, and how to size shoes that will still fit in March.
Pickleball
Selkirk's limited-edition Project Boomstik sits at ₹29,500 — near the top of the Indian pickleball market. Who it is for, and who should buy an SLK instead.
Sports Playbook
Balcony heat, monsoon damp and one shared cupboard. A practical system for storing bats, rackets, shoes and kit in an Indian flat without destroying any of it.
Padel Sport
Booked your first padel court? The scoring, the underarm serve, how the glass walls actually work, and the unwritten etiquette that matters just as much.
Squash
Badminton and squash shoes look identical and mostly are — until you lunge. Here is what actually differs, and when one pair will honestly do for both.
Badminton
September badminton feels off for a reason. How post-monsoon humidity changes shuttle speed, grip and court conditions — and what to change in your bag.
Nutrition
Sodium, carbohydrate and potassium do different jobs. A practical comparison of electrolyte tablets, sports drinks and coconut water for training in Indian heat.