more-inNirmal Shekar, former Sports Editor of The Hindu and former editor of Sportstar, passed away here on Wednesday night. Nirmal, who was one of India’s most widely read sportswriters in a career that spanned more than three decades, joined The Hindu in 1980 and was with the institution till he retired on September 30, 2015. He became The Hindu’s Sports Editor in 2003 and took independent charge of Sportstar in early 2012. In the early 1980s, Nirmal studied in the United States on a fellowship. Nirmal became synonymous with The Hindu’s coverage of tennis, especially Wimbledon and he also reported extensively on big-ticket events like the Australian Open and Davis Cup.

Source: The Hindu February 01, 2017 17:48 UTC