N Ananthanarayanan

Position: Correspondent, Sport
I hail from the southern Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram and have been a journalist in Chennai and New Delhi since 1988. I am currently a sports correspondent based in the Indian capital.

Articles

Olympics-China calls off Harbin's 2018 Winter Olympics bid October 14, 09:52am EDT 

BEIJING, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The Chinese city of Harbin has given up on its plan to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics after the central government said it was "premature", local officials said on Wednesday.  Full Article 

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Force India podium, giant leap for Indian motor sport?

India can boast of taking a major stride in Formula One after Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella drove from pole to second on the podium at the Belgium Grand Prix on Sunday.  Full Article | Comments [3] 

India caught short by England in Twenty20 World Cup

In the end, few would have missed the irony. England, their feeble limited overs credentials torn apart after their opening defeat against Netherlands, knocking out holders India from the World Twenty20 ...  Full Article | Comments [30] 

Sehwag injury drama distracts India World Twenty20 defence

Now that India's explosive batsman Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 with a shoulder injury, at least the media have one less thing to obsess about. The journalists travelling with ...  Full Article | Comments [10]