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Mohammad Hasnain: The 150kph Pakistan pace tearaway who never had it easy
On his return after ICC ban and action correction, speedster at receiving end of Australian all-rounder Stonis's chucking taunt
Wed, Aug 17, 2022
India’s global T20 take over shows that being first is overrated
Weekly 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, 2022
Teen singing star, Justin Bieber’s mate, Miley Cyrus one-time boyfriend and now CWG swimming gold medalist
Weekly 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, 2022
Why would Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Yuzevendra Chahal want the world to see their leg-pulling session?
Weekly 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, 2022
Wrist assured, Rishabh Pant & Suryakumar Yadav will ensure Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma wouldn’t be missed
Weekly 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, 2022
Cheteshwar Pujara hits his 16th first class double hundred, on par with Fry, Hobbs, Hick
On 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, 2022
Hitch-hiking to England after Taliban takeover, a Afghan teen, in care of foster parents, impresses Freddie Flintoff with his pace and big hits
Weekly 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, 2022
Lalit Modi and his knack of pulling off surprises
The 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, 2022
Same cast and similar script to 2007 World Cup, can Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma take right calls, avoid another debacle?
Dravid-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, 2022
Roger Bannister to Rafael Nadal: The triumphs of the greats may not be possible without the pain
Like 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, 2022
Weekly Sports Newsletter: Has reverse swing become a Covid victim?
Just 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, 2022Star vs Viacom, TV vs Digital: Next big broadcasting idea, Little India to decide this unique IPL battle
The 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, 2022
Neeraj Chopra’s pilgrimage: Meeting Jan Zelezny, winning gold and silver in javelin-crazy Finland
A 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, 2022
$12 mn per match: IPL set to be No. 2 sports league
Giant leap for Indian cricket on world stage: BCCI’s Jay Shah
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Will the real Man of the Match stand up? Babar Azam’s hat tip to finisher Khushdil Shah after award wapsi
Weekly 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, 2022
Roger Bannister to Rafael Nadal: The triumphs of the greats may not be possible without the pain
Sandeep Dwivedi writes: They have all looked the bull in the eyes and said, 'What's pain?'
Wed, Jun 08, 2022
To get to 10,000 was magical. It was almost like climbing Mt. Everest for the first time: Sunil Gavaskar
Joe 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, 2022
Sourav Ganguly’s teaser tweet: Shouldn’t a BCCI president be ending speculations, rather than fuelling them?
Weekly 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, 2022
Days before IPL Season 1, Shane Warne had threatened to walk out from Rajasthan Royals
Co-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, 2022
Weekly Sports Newsletter: The babu’s unique entitlement to saunter onto the synthetic track
Was 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, 2022
County runs get Cheteshwar Pujara country recall
With days of surpassing Ranji on all-time first-class double hundred list, Pujara in squad for England Test
Mon, May 23, 2022
French Open: Suffering in Spain, succeeding in Paris
Weekly 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, 2022
Weekly Sports Newsletter: Hardik Pandya, Sachin Tendulkar and the perks of being the youngest in family
Sachin 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, 2022
Alcaraz’s drop shot: When audacity meets playfulness and embarrasses legends
The shot is usually accompanied by risk but at the hands of the teenage Spaniard, turns into a weapon both deadly & beautiful.
Tue, May 10, 2022
201*, 109, 203, 170*: Can selectors ignore Cheteshwar Pujara’s Sussex runs?
With 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.
Mon, May 09, 2022