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Shooter Suruchi Phogat at her residence in Jhajjar, Haryana on Tuesday. (Express photo by Anil Sharma)

Suruchi, the Phogat who shoots: Rise and rise of India’s latest teenage shooting sensation

July 03, 2025 6:15 pm

Pistol shooter Suruchi Phogat completed a hat-trick of World Cup gold medals last month and swept national titles. Her emergence is a testimony to the depth of talent in Indian shooting and the sport’s consistent ability to produce new faces in every Olympic cycle

The centre was established by the Central University, Jammu, in collaboration with the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

On a hill top in Udhampur, a climate station with its head in the clouds

April 19, 2025 8:10 am

As India gets a pioneering atmospheric monitoring station in Jammu and Kashmir, scientists will now be able study a relatively unknown aspect of cloud formation

When it was first made public, one provision stood out in the Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand Act, 2024 – it would govern live-in relationships, which otherwise would have come under the Domestic Violence Act.

An Uttarakhand couple’s fight against rigid social structures -- and the UCC

March 17, 2025 11:00 am

The unmarried non-binary couple is one of the main challengers of the Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand Act, 2024. But that isn't without challenges.

India's D Gukesh on Thursday became the youngest world chess champion at 18 years of age after beating Ding Liren. (FIDE via Eng Chin An)

Gukesh D: The boy who is king

December 14, 2024 10:27 pm

Gukesh D World Chess Champion Profile: As the seven-year-old stood outside a glass box, watching two giants of the game like Anand and Carlsen battling it out, Gukesh made an audacious wish: to reach where they were. Eleven years later, Gukesh D is now the youngest World Chess Champion.

IND vs NZ 2nd Test: Indian batters fail against spin

Why Left Arm Spin is the biggest epidemic to strike Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli & Co. since 2020?

November 03, 2024 11:28 am

Over-dependence on training against side-arm throwers to prepare for the 140-plus deliveries has hugely deteriorated defences against left arm tweakers, feels Wasim Jaffer

When Hyderabad celebrated Rajinder’s signing as if they’d scored a goal, Sardar, the mentor of the Soorma Hockey Club, sat across the table with some regret.

Meet Rajinder Singh, 21-year-old midfielder who fetched a high bid at Hockey India League auction: ‘Sardar’s clone’

October 22, 2024 8:17 am

Rajinder Singh is from the same village as Sardar Singh, plays in the same position as the legendary midfielder and is mentored by the former India captain. This week, he got picked by Hyderabad Toofans in the Hockey India League and is knocking on the doors of the national team.

India’s Olympic sports federations have never been a model for good governance. Yet, even by their standards, the last few months and years have seen them hit new lows. (PTI Photo)

The Great Indian Sports Administration Mess: Suspended email IDs, missing videos, misuse of funds

September 30, 2024 2:03 pm

India’s Olympic sports federations have never been a model for good governance. Yet, even by their standards, the last few months and years have seen them hit new lows.

The possibilities when Neeraj Chopra is back to his full fitness make many giddy. (Reuters)

Bent left knee, hip movement: How groin strain impacts Neeraj Chopra's technique and 90m quest

September 14, 2024 6:29 pm

Ahead of the Diamond League Final, Neeraj Chopra's long-time physiotherapist Ishaan Marwaha details how an adductor muscle strain and a bent blocking leg are affecting technique and robbing the javelin star of two to three additional metres.

Aman Sehrawat (R) with his Chhatrasal roommate and senior wrestler at the basement-training facility of the akhada. Credit: Express Photo

How a journeyman wrestler became 'more than a brother' and shaped Aman Sehrawat's Olympic dreams

August 27, 2024 8:51 am

Sagar Phalswal was Paris Games bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat's senior and roommate at Chhatrasal akhara; but so deep became their bond that he then became Aman’s friend, mentor, guide.

Sukjeet Singh has suffered partial paralysis 6 years ago. (Hockey India)

Paris Olympics, hockey: Sukhjeet Singh's miracle – from partial paralysis 6 years ago to being at the heart of India's attacks

June 01, 2024 7:14 pm

Sukhjeet Singh remembers a time in 2018 when he was 'bilkul he toot chuka tha'. But, helped by his father's never-give-up passion for his hockey career, today he has made his name by being at the heart of Indian hockey's attacking moves.

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