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

August 10, 2026 admin

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

August 8, 2026 admin

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’

July 13, 2026 admin

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

July 7, 2026 admin

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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Bowlers have some catching up to do in T20 cricket: Dravid

May 12, 2026 admin

A file image of former India head coach Rahul Dravid. | Photo Credit: The Hindu World Cup winning former India head coach Rahul Dravid said the grammar of T20 batting has undergone a complete metamorphosis of late and bowlers have some serious “catching up to do.” Dravid, who guided India to its second T20 World…

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

May 11, 2026 admin

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

February 8, 2026 admin

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

December 21, 2025 admin

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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