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It truly has been sweet seventeen for D Gukesh, the new whiz kid of Indian chess. In June last year, when he had just turned seventeen, this Chennai...
T he roar turned to a crescendo as the man stepped out. The decibel level in the stadium touched a peak, even raising the potential of harming the...
W hen it rains, it pours, is an English idiom, and that perhaps best explains the current difficult times in Indian football. First was the news of...
T he annual cricket festival has begun. Indeed, the Indian Premier League has come to that, an entertainment that has surpassed all expectations for...
I f only things fell in place just the way one wanted to or desired or yearned for, then sports may seem can be so predictable, but that rarely...
A sea of change seems to be happening in the Indian sports scene in general. Not only are newer talents emerging with elan, but they are also ready...
I n another two days, the India-England Test series resumes. Two of the five Tests have been completed, England won the first, and India grabbed the...
H is greying beard is the only giveaway! Else, who would describe Rohan Bopanna as a grand old man of Indian tennis at 43 years old? Certainly not...
Another big name in the world of football, Franz Beckenbauer, has left us. The German legend who revolutionised the role of a central defender with...
Every sportsperson would have been looking to the New Year with new hopes and aspirations. Additionally so in 2024, which is the year of the Olympics...
O nly days remain for 2023 to slip into history. A time then for a quick look back on how things fared for India in the field of sports. It was a year...
R . Vaishali is the latest to rise with a Grandmaster title. Chess in India has come a long way since Viswanathan Anand arrived on the scene during...
T he Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad was decked for the occasion. Close to a lakh cricket lovers were in attendance, the biggest for a cricket...
Incredible has to be the word to describe India’s sensational run thus far in the ongoing World Cup cricket. Eight games in the round-robin league...
V irat Kohli has begun to live up to his reputation as one of the world’s best batter in cricket. The two performances thus far, for instance in the...
“ This time around, we will cross 100 (medals)” was the inspirational call on the eve of the Indian contingent’s departure for the Hangzhou...
I t was probably the sternest test for Indian football to save its image! An underprepared team lands in Hangzhou for the Asian Games, and who would...
It is that time of the year when sports, in general, come in for special notice. We are in the year of the Asian Games, and Hangzhou City in China is...