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From Baramulla to Ranji stardom: Meet Auqib Nabi, Jammu and Kashmir’s silent strike weapon
October 27, 2025 20:44 IST
Son of a school teacher in Kashmir, Auqib Nabi has spent a lot of those long journeys ruminating over his cricket, gulping down the delayed opportunities, and hoping for big breaks.
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
Curious case of Koki Watanabe, the shortest badminton player in men’s Top 100, a challenger with tall dreamsSubscriber Only
October 26, 2025 08:22 IST
Like Akane Yamaguchi, Koki has stellar footwork and court coverage. His defense is Japanese - thorough, fuss-free, quick and worthy of reel extracts. He bounces around the court and has a whiplash kill.
Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Ad-man Piyush Pandey tribute: Cricket missed out on an aggressive batsman at No.6, says ex-Test opener Arun Lal
October 24, 2025 22:28 IST
Arun Lal says he would often receive 6 am calls to make light of the most serious cricket developments; "You are selling nothing if you don't touch hearts," the man behind the Cadbury girl and Dr Fixit ads told Arun Lal
Sat, Oct 25, 2025
How Hoshiarpur’s Meena Sharma raised a World Junior finalist shuttler Tanvi
October 24, 2025 08:56 IST
Meena, who played cricket, badminton and volleyball in college, was keen on an individual sport for her daughters.
Fri, Oct 24, 2025
Tanvi Sharma, after World Juniors loss – ‘I’m inspired by Sindhu di to overcome setbacks and turn silver to gold’
October 19, 2025 17:11 IST
Insufficient tournament endurance sees the Indian struggle to find her rhythm against talented Thai, as her attack comes undone.
Mon, Oct 20, 2025
Can a painfully-shy Mizo shuttler, who resists social media, bounce back after missing out on a mixed doubles medal?Subscriber Only
October 19, 2025 08:15 IST
C Lalramsanga from Durtlang, where football is the main sport, stuck to doubles on the insistence of his father, a state-level player
Sun, Oct 19, 2025
How Tanvi Sharma became Junior World Championship finalist: No phone at night, no outside food, REM sleep monitored, and intense hard work
October 18, 2025 21:21 IST
She is not the next Sindhu or Saina, but reflects Tai Tzu-ying school of shotmaking
Sat, Oct 18, 2025
Tanvi Sharma in finals of World Junior Championships
October 18, 2025 14:41 IST
Smacks Chinese Liu Si Ya 15-11, 15-9 to avenge Asian Jr Championships loss
Sat, Oct 18, 2025
Tanvi Sharma completes Guwahati circle – from losing Nationals final to assuring herself of Junior World’s medal
October 17, 2025 22:40 IST
Tanvi will end a 17-year wait for a women's singles medal at World Juniors, since Saina Nehwal won gold. The Hoshiarpur shuttler defeated Japanese Saki Matsumoto 13-15, 15-9, 15-10 in quarters and will play Chinese Liu Si Ya for a place in the final.
Sat, Oct 18, 2025
India’s Russian badminton doubles coach – ‘I understand Hindi and what players discuss…but Shhh, don’t tell them that’
October 16, 2025 23:02 IST
Former All England champion, with Vladimir Sozonov, has helped two pairs into the last eight of the event at home, just one win away from a medal
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
Next Sindhu, sure; but can Unnati Hooda be the ‘second Saina Nehwal’ – and win World Junior title?
October 15, 2025 22:53 IST
Unlike the star of yesteryear, Rohtak teenager has a batch of talented compatriots for company, but that doesn't reduce the burden of expectations to win India's first crown in 17 years
Wed, Oct 15, 2025
Rourkela, Vaishali, Raipur – where India’s next shuttlers are coming from, and the strange Cristiano Ronaldo fandom fuelling these small-town dreamsSubscriber Only
October 12, 2025 08:35 IST
There's another curious role model common to this bunch of shuttlers: Cristiano Ronaldo, even if they are fans of Lin Dans and Matsuyamas in their respective event.
Mon, Oct 13, 2025
From fighting injury to scoring 91% in Class 12 boards, Anmol Kharb turns a corner
October 10, 2025 22:29 IST
World No 62 downs Amile Schulz in straight sets to make the semifinals of Super 500 Arctic Open in Finland
Fri, Oct 10, 2025
Indian junior shuttlers shown up by Indonesia; lose wretchedly in straight sets 45-35, 45-21 to settle for bronze
October 10, 2025 18:03 IST
Masters of team events, Indonesian Ubaidillah (men's singles) and Wiryawan (women's singles) highlight the gap in class, with scalding second set loss margins
Fri, Oct 10, 2025
Mizo boy Lalramsanga is MVP as India assured historic Mixed team medal at Badminton world juniors, after popping Korea 2-1
October 09, 2025 13:50 IST
Vishakha Toppo slotted into Mixed doubles in second set, to trigger a turnaround while Unnati Hooda kept the pressure up in all three sets with cameos from Rounak Chouhan (singles) and Vennala-Reshika in women's doubles
Thu, Oct 09, 2025
Chen Long, the affable Chinese badminton legend now moulding the Next Gen at BWF Junior World Championships in Guwahati
October 08, 2025 22:40 IST
Chen Long won the World juniors in 2007, and was good enough to win the senior World titles in 2014 and 2015, a turnaround of just 7 years with two Olympic medals thrown into the mix. It's why he explains a brutal reality with delicacy.
Wed, Oct 08, 2025
Women’s World Cup: It’s same Team India, whether men or women – how one of most creative commercials in recent times addresses prejudice against female game
October 07, 2025 19:44 IST
Moving away from routine India-Pakistan animosity and villainising Australia, JioStar's campaign urges fans to wear Smriti Mandhana's jersey with the same pride as a Virat Kohli one.
Tue, Oct 07, 2025
World Junior Championships 2025: India’s Gen Z shuttlers off to winning start against Nepal in Guwahati
October 06, 2025 23:38 IST
These shuttlers have been raised to be confident, trained at the best of facilities, though they are yet to prove their mettle. The Gen Z self-assurance, though, seeps through when they speak of their influences and when they stride onto courts.
Mon, Oct 06, 2025
Meena Amma – the Cheetah Mom of Indian badminton’s next star Tanvi Sharma, who has assured herself of a World Junior Championships medal at GuwahatiSubscriber Only
October 05, 2025 09:04 IST
The Chinese call them tiger moms - strict, demanding magging women setting ambitions for their children, hovering over training sessions and nudging coaches - ubiquitous with their stilleto clicks in stadia.
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
Then and now: Posturing behind hands not shakenSubscriber Only
October 05, 2025 07:30 IST
India and handshakes just don’t vibe, you would come to think. England — with its archaic manners dragged into this sport, and blatantly postured pretences — has been denied handshakes before.
Sun, Oct 05, 2025
IVF to save a rhino: Mumbai filmmaker’s docu-series wins at CannesSubscriber Only
September 30, 2025 05:10 IST
Only two females of the northern white rhino species had survived after decades of poaching, and both couldn’t conceive or carry their pregnancy to term
Tue, Sep 30, 2025
Not winning early forces players to get better – just ask PV SindhuSubscriber Only
September 28, 2025 07:22 IST
Missing out on the Rio gold may have made Sindhu more determined, and the result was her great consistency and one of the most dominant World Championship triumphs.
Sun, Sep 28, 2025
Chero Archers: Jharkhand archery team pays tribute to legendary warrior clanSubscriber Only
September 27, 2025 07:21 IST
The Cheros emerged in what is now Bihar and Jharkhand after the fall of the Pala Empire in the 12th-13th century, with the onset of the Sena dynasty. Eventually, they settled in Palamau, in present-day western Jharkhand.
Sat, Sep 27, 2025
Satwik-Chirag Interview: ‘Keep caption ready for social media post after our podium,’ Satwik told coach Tan Kim HerSubscriber Only
September 24, 2025 00:23 IST
A title is still awaited but the Indian pair have beaten their nemeses, Aaron-Soh twice in a month as they got a Worlds medal and reached two tour finals
Wed, Sep 24, 2025
China Masters: Satwik-Chirag lose to Korean doubles’ solo star Seo Seung-jaeSubscriber Only
September 21, 2025 23:26 IST
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were largely undone by one half of the Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho pairing in the China Masters Final
Mon, Sep 22, 2025Journalism of Courage
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