Daily News & Analysis: Columns by Ankita Pandey http://www.dnaindia.com/ dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, business, technology, Mumbai, India, world and more. en-us COPYRIGHT @ 2012 DILIGENT MEDIA CORPORATION LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED XML::RSS Fri, 25 May 2012 14:57:14 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 14:57:14 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/syndication/ 10 http://www.dnaindia.com/images/logo_dna_rss.gif Daily News & Analysis: News http://www.dnaindia.com/ 31 88 dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, politics, India, World and more. FIFA’s got it right this time http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_fifas-got-it-right-this-time_1317813 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_fifas-got-it-right-this-time_1317813 Have you heard that Ruud van Nistelrooy wants to leave Real Madrid in the January transfer window? The bigger news is that the Dutchman wants to snub Arsenal who have shown an interest in the striker to join Rafael Benitez’s Liverpool. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:54:00 GMT Wrong number http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_wrong-number_1305595 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_wrong-number_1305595 Can the brilliance of Lionel Messi be rated? Isn’t Cristiano Ronaldo’s cheekiness and sensuality best enjoyed by a blush? Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:19:00 GMT End of a crazy, crazy week http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_end-of-a-crazy-crazy-week_1302734 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_end-of-a-crazy-crazy-week_1302734 Two costly errors by Casillas cost Real dearly. Casillas doesn’t err. That he did proves the craziness in the air. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:45:00 GMT My dream rests in Hands of God http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_my-dream-rests-in-hands-of-god_1300219 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_my-dream-rests-in-hands-of-god_1300219 If that wasn’t enough, dealing with worries about the qualification of Ivory Coast and Argentina for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa saw me at my emotional worst. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:42:00 GMT Absurdities of bonus http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_absurdities-of-bonus_1297471 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_absurdities-of-bonus_1297471 The English are the most presumptuous lot when it comes to their football. The English media make us believe that they go into any international tournament as favourites. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:25:00 GMT Of sex, abstinence and football managers http://www.dnaindia.com/india/comment_of-sex-abstinence-and-football-managers_1293301 http://www.dnaindia.com/india/comment_of-sex-abstinence-and-football-managers_1293301 When I first read the report on a dossier advising Indian cricketers to have sex, I couldn’t suppress a chuckle. The intentions may be good, but the way it was put across was ludicrous. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:54:00 GMT Of sex, abstinence and managers http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_of-sex-abstinence-and-managers_1293253 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_of-sex-abstinence-and-managers_1293253 Sex or abstinence, what works best, the debate will linger on. Wouldn’t it be best to just leave it to the individual? Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:46:00 GMT Ron the man http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_ron-the-man_1291579 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_ron-the-man_1291579 There has been no women-related scandal, no controversy and no unnecessary chatter about Manchester United. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:38:00 GMT I have not given up on God http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_i-have-not-given-up-on-god_1289723 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_i-have-not-given-up-on-god_1289723 Of course, the people of Argentina can find no wrong with Maradona. But critics and journalists around the world are in the ‘I told you so’ mode. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:48:00 GMT Bob the builder http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_bob-the-builder_1287888 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_bob-the-builder_1287888 The first thing they teach you in journalism school is the importance of being objective. But, as most sports journalists will tell you, it’s the one rule they break the most. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:05:00 GMT