Pakstani basketball player now a fixture on U.S. cricket team

by Aishwarya Kumar | Jul 19, 2016 | Sports

RESTON, Va. — Danial Ahmed never once played cricket growing up in Pakistan. The 6-foot-1 spin bowler played professional basketball in Lahore in part because his father was a basketball player and he wanted to follow in his footsteps. It wasn’t until he moved...

2016 Citi Open Day 1: qualifiers battle heat, tough odds

by Aishwarya Kumar | Jul 16, 2016 | Sports, Topics

WASINGTON- Day 1 of the 2016 Citi Open comes to an end. Our sports reporters Tolly Taylor and Aishwarya Kumar give you the...

Medill Sports Report: boxing, cricket and the GOAT

by Aishwarya Kumar | Jul 15, 2016 | Sports, Topics

Tolly Taylor, Michelle Martinelli and Aishwarya Kumar Our sports reporters talk about their week in...

Rio Bound: A podcast series previewing and covering the Olympics

by Aishwarya Kumar | Jul 13, 2016 | Sports, Topics

Michelle Martinelli and Aishwarya Kumar launch the first edition of their Rio Bound podcast previewing and covering the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This episode focuses on US swimming and US women’s...

Washington Spirit continue winning ways in front of packed house

by Aishwarya Kumar | Jul 10, 2016 | Sports

BOYDS, Md. — The Washington Spirit beat the Chicago Red Stars 2-0 in front of a sold-out stadium on July 9. Reporters Tolly Taylor and Aishwarya Kumar covered the game from the first whistle to the last. No. 3 Spirit host No. 4 Red Stars after beating the...