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India’s Formula 1 push: Sports Ministry grants NSF status to motor-sport body FMSCI

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India’s Formula 1 push: Sports Ministry grants NSF status to motor-sport body FMSCI

India’s Formula 1 push. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Sports Ministry has provisionally granted the status of National Sports Federation (NSF) to the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), a significant upgrade for the body that is coordinating with the government to bring Formula 1 (F1) back to the country. The FMSCI…

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Interview | Sai Sudharsan: The satisfaction from scoring runs in Tests is unparalleled

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Interview | Sai Sudharsan: The satisfaction from scoring runs in Tests is unparalleled

Since the start of the IPL, runs have been flowing from B. Sai Sudharsan’s bat. The Gujarat Titans opener had a great season, finishing as the third-highest run-getter (722 runs). He then seamlessly switched into the longer format, scoring 81 in the Test against Afghanistan before following it up with twin centuries for India-A in the two four-day games in…

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Justice Mittal rebukes AITA interim EC’s decision to appoint observer for EGM

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Justice Mittal rebukes AITA interim EC’s decision to appoint observer for EGM

Justice (Retd.) Gita Mittal. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN The decision of the interim Executive Committee (EC) of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) to appoint an observer for Sunday’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) has been rebuked by the Delhi High Court-appointed administrator Justice (Retd.) Gita Mittal. The EGM is expected to discuss — and ratify —…

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ASEAN Championship 2026: Why Southeast Asia’s biggest football tournament deserves global attention

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ASEAN Championship 2026: Why Southeast Asia’s biggest football tournament deserves global attention

A few days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Jakarta speaking to the Indian community. He talked about the FIFA World Cup, joking that every time he visits Indonesia, football fever seems to be in the air. Indonesia is one of those places where football is discussed with the seriousness of politics and the…

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Asian Games the bigger goal for Mirabai and coach

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Asian Games the bigger goal for Mirabai and coach

Mirabai will be competing in 48kg in Glasgow. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Changing weight categories is never easy for an elite weightlifter. The real challenge is to reduce the weight while maintaining the same strength or even better it. Mirabai Chanu has seamlessly and tactfully shifted between 48kg and 49kg and…

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It takes only one game or critical moment to regain confidence: Srinath on Gukesh’s lean patch

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It takes only one game or critical moment to regain confidence: Srinath on Gukesh’s lean patch

Gukesh has been going through tough times. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Becoming the World champion is probably easier than being one. This might be running through the mind of D. Gukesh, who is set to defend his title in a few months’ time. The 20-year-old Grandmaster has been going through a prolonged lean…

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India has an ‘excellent chance’ of retaining Chess Olympiad title: captain Srinath

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India has an ‘excellent chance’ of retaining Chess Olympiad title: captain Srinath

Srinath. | Photo Credit: File photo: M. Vedhan    If the India Open team is to replicate its near-perfect Chess Olympiad 2024 campaign, it will take some doing.   India will have the ‘defending champion’ tag attached to it throughout the global competition in Samarkand in September and will be expected to deliver another strong show. But…

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