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Coach Bentinidis’s suggestion of attack first helped, says wrestler Sujeet Kalkal

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Coach Bentinidis’s suggestion of attack first helped, says wrestler Sujeet Kalkal

India’s Sujeet Kalkal after winning the men’s freestyle 65kg wrestling final in the Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Wrestler Sujeet Kalkal thanks foreign coach Shako Bentinidis for encouraging him to adopt an attacking approach and employing the ‘dhobi pachhad’ (arm throw) technique, which made key contributions…

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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner’s 2026 season ends with knee injury

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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner’s 2026 season ends with knee injury

Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner will not compete again in 2026 ​after opting to continue his recovery from a knee ‌injury that has sidelined him since his ​triumphant Wimbledon campaign in July, the ⁠Italian said on Tuesday (October 6, 2026). Sinner has not played…

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Badminton World Championships | ‘Just another match’: Ayush ready to face No. 1 Shi

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Badminton World Championships | ‘Just another match’: Ayush ready to face No. 1 Shi

Need of the hour: Ayush says he has to be ‘tactically better this time’. | Photo Credit: AFP With the Badminton World Championships around the corner and the draws now sealed, all eyes are on Ayush Shetty, who has been handed the toughest opening match among all Indian singles players. Ayush, on his tournament debut,…

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Ashish Yadav wins silver in men’s javelin event in World Athletics U20 Championships

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Ashish Yadav wins silver in men’s javelin event in World Athletics U20 Championships

Ashish Yadav’s third-round throw of 74.09m fetched him the silver medal. File. | Photo Credit: Sportstar Ashish Yadav won a silver in the men’s javelin throw event to open India’s medal account on the third day of the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, USA. Yadav’s third-round throw of 74.09m fetched him the silver medal, while…

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Alexander Zverev and the contours of tennis’ new ’Big Three’

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Alexander Zverev and the contours of tennis’ new ’Big Three’

Breaking through: Zverev is the new World No. 2. | Photo Credit: AP Tennis fans of recent vintage never tire of talking about the ‘Big Three’ of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. It’s understandable too, for they collectively won 66 Majors in a 20-year-span, triggered constant improvements in each other’s games and elevated the quality…

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From AS Roma academy to the tennis elite, Flavio Cobolli marches on

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From AS Roma academy to the tennis elite, Flavio Cobolli marches on

Packing a punch: Cobolli belongs to the group of players who literally bludgeon the ball. | Photo Credit: REUTERS In recent times, the most prominent Italian understudy to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has been Lorenzo Musetti. He has made the quarterfinals or better at all four Slams, been in the ATP top-10 for a good part…

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Hillier optimistic despite the men’s 4×100 team’s recent flop show

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Hillier optimistic despite the men’s 4×100 team’s recent flop show

James Hillier, head coach of men’s 4x100m relay team. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It’s no secret that India’s men’s 4x100m relay team has long trailed the country’s more accomplished 4x400m squad at the continental and global level. Though the team has qualified for major events such as the Asian Games (it didn’t compete in…

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Tejaswin Shankar clinches India’s lone gold in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

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Tejaswin Shankar clinches India’s lone gold in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

On his way to winning the gold medal in the heptathlon, Shankar collected 5993 points to better his own national indoor mark of 5650 points set in 2021 in the USA. File | Photo Credit: PTI Tejaswin Shankar won the men’s heptathlon event to clinch India’s lone gold as the country ended the Asian Indoor…

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India overpowered by Minhas’ big hundred and pacers as Pakistan clinch U19 Asia Cup

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India overpowered by Minhas’ big hundred and pacers as Pakistan clinch U19 Asia Cup

Pakistan opener Sameer Minhas celebrates his hundred during the Under-19 Asia Cup final against India in Dubai on December 21, 2025. Photo: X/@ACCMedia1 India faltered against the big-hitting Sameer Minhas and the extra zip of pacers, suffering a massive 191-run defeat against Pakistan in a one-sided 50-over Under-19 Asia Cup final, in Dubai Sunday (December…

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