On his return after ICC ban and action correction, speedster at receiving end of Australian all-rounder Stonis's chucking taunt
Wed, Aug 17, 2022Weekly Sports Newsletter: Most of cricket's innovations were born in England but India has the knack of embracing the idea whose time has come.
Sun, Aug 14, 2022Weekly Sports Newsletter: The Cody Simpson story shows sports can also attract those with global fame, super stardom and everything that money can buy.
Sat, Aug 06, 2022Weekly Sports Newsletter: On a non-match day, probably to ward off the boredom of a long tour, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Rohit Sharma connected on Insta Live.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022Weekly Sports Newsletter: When India was getting angry and angsty about Virat Kohli edging the ball behind the stumps, England, in a trance, were processing two soul-stirring centuries – Pant’s 113-ball 125 in the Manchester ODI and Surya’s 55-ball 114 in the Nottingham T20I.
Sun, Jul 24, 2022On the all-time Top 10 list, he is now at No.5 along with batting greats like CB Fry, Jack Hobbs and Graeme Hick. Pujara’s consistency in reaching 200-plus scores is only second to Bradman’s.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022Weekly Sports Newsletter: Mo Farah, Moeen Ali, Zidane have proved that immigrants return the favour to their adopted home in the long run - they give much more than what they get. Ethnically mixed-matched teams are versatile, dynamic and dangerously unpredictable. In Adnan, another sporting success is unfolding in England.
Sat, Jul 16, 2022The story of the IPL czar is also the story of how Indian cricket got into money and how it couldn't handle it.
Sat, Jul 16, 2022Dravid-Rohit are dealing with the same pre-World Cup dilemma as Dravid-Chappell did in 2007. India are again top-heavy and there are more than one ‘slow coach’ seniors with strike rate issues.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022Like so many times in his career, the Spainard does it again at Wimbledon. Hobbling in pain and on the verge of withdrawal, Rafa turns the tide by looking the bull in the eyes and saying, 'What's pain?'
Thu, Jul 07, 2022Just before the India Test, Anderson mentioned spit while joining the chorus of criticism directed towards the 2022 batch of allegedly soft Duke balls. His lament hit headlines in the wake of the unusually tall scores around the county circuit.
Sun, Jul 03, 2022The Rs 43,000 crore worth never-seen-before race to woo fans of the world's most popular cricket tournament is about rural penetration, cost and all important ease of operation. Digital boasts of uncomplicated initiation through simple App download, TV flaunts the convenience of flipping channels. The subscribers, meanwhile, weigh their options.
Wed, Jun 29, 2022A few months back, while training in Turkey, he had met Jan Železný, the supreme deity of the javelin faithful. Now he was hitting headlines from Finland, the country where spear-throwing is a national pastime and the very popular Keihaskarnivaalits - they have a designated word for javelin-carnivals - have a kumbh mela-like fervour.
Mon, Jun 20, 2022Giant leap for Indian cricket on world stage: BCCI’s Jay Shah
Wed, Jun 22, 2022Weekly Sports Newsletter: After Babar's veto at Multan, and his polite award-wapsi of sorts, it is safe to say that the dressing room hasn't always agreed to the official MoM decision
Sun, Jun 12, 2022Sandeep Dwivedi writes: They have all looked the bull in the eyes and said, 'What's pain?'
Wed, Jun 08, 2022Joe Root reached the landmark of 10,000 Test runs on Sunday but the first crossing, when it had seemed an insurmountable mountain, was done by Sunil Gavaskar. Here Sandeep Dwivedi rewinds to that historic moment in 1987.
Mon, Jun 06, 2022Weekly Sports Newsletter: By announcing on social media that he was starting a new innings, the BCCI president triggered whispers about him quitting the cricket administration.
Sat, Jun 04, 2022Co-owner Manoj Badale first coaxed the late Shane Warne to realise his unfulfilled destiny of leading a cricket team to a title, and then kept his promise to let the legend shape this team in his own unflinching way.
Mon, May 30, 2022Was this the class-topper community's cold brutal revenge on the jocks for all the bullying they endured during sports hour? No, this isn't a teen movie, this is the real world. The issue is more layered, deep-seated and systemic.
Sat, May 28, 2022With days of surpassing Ranji on all-time first-class double hundred list, Pujara in squad for England Test
Mon, May 23, 2022Weekly Sports Newsletter: Like Bruguera and Nadal before him, Alcaraz, 19, too is a product of a that produces resolute clay-courters with high pain threshold and French Open titles.
Sun, May 22, 2022Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Mohammad Kaif and Wasim Jaffer are some of the youngest, who were also the smartest. Beyond the cricket field, it’s a staggering list: Serena Williams, Usain Bolt, Michael Jordan, Steve Redgrave, Michael Phelps, Megan Rapinoe.
Sat, May 14, 2022The shot is usually accompanied by risk but at the hands of the teenage Spaniard, turns into a weapon both deadly & beautiful.
Tue, May 10, 2022With scores of 6, 201 not out, 109, 12, 203 and 170*, Pujara has underlined his status as the most-prolific active first-class cricketer. With no like-for-like replacements, the decision to keep India's long-time No.3 out would be tough.
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