Shashank Nair works as a sports journalist with Indian Express.

October 16, 2024 23:00 IST
Injury and job uncertainty played a part in UP shooter missing the Games, but came up with a top shot to ensure podium finish.
Wed, Oct 16, 2024
October 16, 2024 01:06 IST
Turkey's famously casual shooter laughs at the absurdity of how social media made a silver medal at Olympics seem more important than a gold.
Wed, Oct 16, 2024
October 15, 2024 23:54 IST
In elite field where gold medallist set a world record, Kolhapur girl hits bull's eye to climb podium.
Wed, Oct 16, 2024
October 15, 2024 09:28 IST
Be it her fifth-placed finish at the World Championships, or the World Record breaking effort at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Samra’s standing blitzkrieg would always soar her over some of the best Olympic shooters in the continent and then the World.
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
October 15, 2024 00:58 IST
Each of India’s three medallists at the Paris Olympics attributed their success to their personal coaches, with two of the three coaches being part of the NRAI set-at one point.
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
October 15, 2024 00:27 IST
When Ji-in Yang landed back in Seoul after winning the gold, she was surprised to see a giant poster of her, and a group of people lining up to take pictures with her.
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
October 13, 2024 19:19 IST
"I never imagined that this 4th (place) thing would happen, how much it would affect me," Arjun Babuta says as he prepares to make a return to the sport at the ISSF World Cup Finals in Delhi.
Mon, Oct 14, 2024
October 12, 2024 20:47 IST
In a major relief for new head coach Manolo Marquez, India played out a 1-1 draw against Vietnam in a friendly.
Sun, Oct 13, 2024
October 08, 2024 17:35 IST
After finishing a poor 10th last year, Bengaluru showing they could be contenders for ISL Shield this season
Tue, Oct 08, 2024
October 07, 2024 14:05 IST
ISL club Mohan Bagan was scheduled to take on Tractor FC in Tabriz a day before Iran’s missile attack on Israel but did not travel citing ‘security concerns’; AFC said all Bagan results are ‘cancelled and considered null and void’.
Tue, Oct 08, 2024
October 01, 2024 20:38 IST
Players & coaches express concern over security situation after Hezbollah leader's death in Israeli sir strike.
Wed, Oct 02, 2024
September 28, 2024 08:04 IST
In a sport where prodigies are spotted early, Vantika took her time. But in Budapest, she came to the party to win individual gold on her board as Indian women triumphed in team event.
Sat, Sep 28, 2024
September 24, 2024 23:30 IST
Age and tenure restrictions being flouted, argued senior counsel Rahul Mehra, as part of petition by Somdev Devvarman and Purav Raja.
Tue, Sep 24, 2024
September 24, 2024 13:26 IST
The position of a striker is a strictly expat-level responsibility, one that has affected the Indian national football team in the past and continues to do so.
Tue, Sep 24, 2024
September 16, 2024 22:45 IST
His unfailing shrewdness at understanding F1 regulations and toeing the fine line between acceptable and not, when it comes to his designs, makes the Englishman's brains highly coveted.
Tue, Sep 17, 2024
September 02, 2024 21:39 IST
In beginning of post-Sunil Chhetri era, team faces Mauritius and Syria in friendly tournament, looking ahead to Asian Cup qualifiers.
Tue, Sep 03, 2024
August 24, 2024 22:20 IST
The nightmares of the past flashed again in the Olympics. 'In Paris, around the 40th shot, I remember wondering, ‘Is this about to happen again’? I took my earbuds out ... once I let all that sound in, my body got used to it and I felt like myself once again.”
Sun, Aug 25, 2024
August 11, 2024 21:50 IST
Spaniard believes Indian players need to play abroad in Europe, even if it's in lower divisions, to improve.
Mon, Aug 12, 2024
August 10, 2024 23:36 IST
Rohtak grappler loses close quarterfinal to Kyzy and is eliminated after the Kazakh loses to USA’s Blades.
Sun, Aug 11, 2024
August 09, 2024 19:23 IST
The American rarely competes, but when she does, she invariably sets a new mark
Sat, Aug 10, 2024
August 09, 2024 00:14 IST
Indian 57 kg grappler lost to Japan's Rei Higuchi, but beating Puerto Rico's Darian Cruz will get him a podium finish.
Fri, Aug 09, 2024
August 08, 2024 14:21 IST
Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian woman to qualify to a wrestling final in the Olympics on Tuesday. In Wednesday’s weigh-in, she came a few grams overweight, and was disqualified from the competition
Fri, Aug 09, 2024
August 07, 2024 23:31 IST
Phogat chose to become a 53 kg wrestler after the Asian Games, and at one point after the Tokyo Games, was also wrestling in the 55 kg category.
Thu, Aug 08, 2024
August 07, 2024 14:20 IST
Paris Olympics: Vinesh has always struggled to cut weight for the 50kg category. She had been participating in the 53 kg category until recently before she made the switch to 50 kg.
Wed, Aug 07, 2024
August 07, 2024 00:51 IST
Every time a knee dropped and an arm reached out, three women asked a question to Phogat’s defence on Tuesday, and each was met with a resounding wall. Guzman though, it could be said, persisted the most.
Wed, Aug 07, 2024



