🏏 Sports

Last Friday I watched a big match alone in my flat in Khobar. Everyone was busy. My family had gone to Dammam for a wedding, and the two…

Four in the morning. That's when the swimming final I cared about was on last Olympics. I set 3 alarms and slept through 2 of them. I woke…

Last Thursday my father and I argued about the greatest cricketer ever for almost 2 hours. It started with a small comment about a…

I'm 32 and I joined a beginner swimming class 6 weeks ago. Never learned as a kid. My parents were scared of water and the only pool near…

Last week I saw a short interview with an athlete from a sport I'd never followed. She talked about training 6 days a week and paying for…

My 11 year old nephew beat me at chess 3 times last Sunday, and he enjoyed it a bit too much. Two months ago he didn't know how the horse…

I started tennis 4 months ago, at 35. A friend kept pushing me until I gave in. For years I watched matches on TV and thought, how hard can…

I went to a live football match last month in Riyadh, the first time in about 4 years. I'd been watching everything from my sofa since…

My uncle in Hyderabad can tell you who opened the batting in a match from before I was born. He doesn't look it up. He just closes his eyes…

My nephew is 11 and last month he told his mother he wants to join a kabaddi class. She called me because I'm the one who watches it with…