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Cricket’s night of joy

Cricket’s night of joy

It was a Sunday that will be long remembered by sports fans in the country for two reasons. One for the brave run of badminton star Lakshya Sen in the...

10.03.2026 10

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Where is the T20 World Cup heading?

Absolutely stunned. That was what happened to the 90,000 plus crowd at the Narendra Modi stadium after watching India collapse to South Africa in a...

24.02.2026 10

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The T20 World Cup: What is in store?

The T20 World Cup has already got underway and expectedly the initial twists and turns were there in the contests held so far in keeping with the...

11.02.2026 40

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Career of a Champion can be an interesting tale

“It’s tough when your body finally gives up, but that is the life of a sportsperson,” said the badminton ace Saina Nehwal, as quoted in the Gulf...

28.01.2026 7

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2026 has to be a great sporting year!

A new year and with it comes fresh aspirations, greater efforts from the sports persons and perhaps enhanced progress as we look ahead to the sports...

14.01.2026 20

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Women sportspersons to the fore

At the doorsteps of 2026! What better time than now to look back at the old year fading away and the impact it had on Indian sports. Yes, there were...

31.12.2025 10

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Bronze medal finish for junior hockey, yet inspiring

The recent show of the Indians in the men’s FIH Junior world hockey world cup with a bronze medal to show after a gap of nine years, is enough...

17.12.2025 10

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A passing phase in Indian badminton

It was Saina Nehwal who, with her performance in the 2012 London Olympics, won the country’s first-ever medal (a bronze) in the history of the...

03.12.2025 7

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The Indian football crisis

Indian football is in a crisis. That may be an understatement considering that the sport has been in a dormant state for some time and hardly inspired...

19.11.2025 10

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Women in Blue make history

A billion dreams flowered, and the packed D Y stadium in Navi Mumbai was drenched in tears of joy as the women in blue finally capped the journey of...

05.11.2025 10

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Indian football needs a change for the better

One step forward, two steps backwards. That has been the way Indian football moved in recent times. Not that the sport is in any good shape but the...

22.10.2025 10

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Asia Cup: It’s not cricket!

The last act in the just concluded Asia Cup cricket is still to be carried out! That may appear a strange and surprising statement but that sadly is a...

08.10.2025 10

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Neeraj Chopra’s fall and Sachin Yadav’s rise

Too much expectation can be the enemy of all pleasures! Decades ago when I was in college a professor had this to say in a specific context but that...

24.09.2025 20

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Sporting delights that will linger long

As sports delights go, this has to be a weekend that provided the richest fare in recent times. First came the great news for Indian fans with the...

10.09.2025 30

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Divya Deshmukh, the new big name in Chess

‘Incredible’ is the only word that can describe the way chess in India has progressed, particularly in recent times. For a long time, it was a...

27.08.2025 10

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Can Khalid Jamil show the way for Indian football?

Welcome Khalid Jamil, the new Head Coach of the national football team. It is doubtful if any head coach of any sporting discipline in India could...

13.08.2025 20

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An Incredible India-show at Manchester

Incredible India! That may sound like some link from a Government Tourism promotional effort! But this phrase captures the moment of the Manchester...

30.07.2025 10

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Sinner it is at Wimbledon!

Finally, Jannik Sinner made it! The Italian who showed the world how a big match can slip off from a championship point, not once but three times,...

16.07.2025 10

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A Test series that holds promise

The Headingley Test is now history. It is doubtful if any Test match in recent times had such a dramatic twist as this involving a young Indian side...

02.07.2025 10

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Glorious week for sport worldwide, gloomy one for Indian football

It was a week that set the world of sports agog with the kind of high-degree delights that were offered. First, the two top guns of new generation...

18.06.2025 10

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Royal reward: King Kohli’s trophy cabinet is just about full as RCB basks in glory

It was a long wait but perhaps worth the while. Royal Challengers Bangalore finally made it to the winners’ list winning IPL 2025 and ending a...

05.06.2025 10

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Neeraj Chopra crosses 90m, yearns for more

Excellence, thy name is Neeraj Chopra! Indeed,if there is one Indian athlete who believes that the pursuit of excellence does never end with one...

21.05.2025 10

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The high of Suryavanshi and the low of CSK!

The Indian Premier League has been growing and continues to be the most exciting bit of cricketing experience that diehard fans had been yearning for....

07.05.2025 10

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IPL can open a rewarding career for rich talents

The Indian Premier League is progressing in full steam. Each day brings with it fresh dreams, new highs and what not, even as the never-ending line of...

01.05.2025 10

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Badminton in India needs to regain the golden touch

After a period of high and sustained excellence, has Indian badminton begun to wither—perhaps taken a downswing? The question seems pertinent given...

01.05.2025 9

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