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‘One of the best amateur fights ever’: Indian boxer Ashish Kumar suffers heartbreaking loss in an ‘epic’ CWG quarterfinal bout
In what's hailed as one of the finest amateur bouts, the Indian light heavyweight boxer loses to home favourite Aaron Bowen via split decision in the quarterfinal.
Fri, Aug 05, 2022
Watch the shot from Suryakumar Yadav that made Daren Sammy go ‘My Goodness!’
In 2018 or 19, there was a talk going around that Surya was more comfortable on the leg side - with respect to big hitting, that is.
Thu, Aug 04, 2022
How Prabhat Jayasuriya removed Babar Azam with an undercutter for the second time in the Test to tilt the game Sri Lanka’s way
Babar Azam was on 81 but Jayasuriya took him out with a deceptive beauty to win the game for Sri Lanka.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Behind the mask of Paulo Dybala: How the football-loving father’s dream got him playing and now almost in tears at the incredible welcome at Roma
Thousands from Roma flocked at his first appearance after his signing. Roma hasn’t won a Series A title since 2011. Can Dybala and Mourinho bring them trophies?
Wed, Jul 27, 2022
Cuba denied father to be his coach, now Pedro Pichardo wins gold for Portugal and hangs the medal around his father’s neck
In 2017, Pedro Pichardo ‘deserted’ Cuba and went to Portugal with his father and coach Jorge. Now, with a gold medal at world championships, the father-son duo are gunning after Jonathan Edwards’ world record leap of 18.29 set in 1995.
Sun, Jul 24, 2022
Sydney McLaughlin and the toxicity of fame
Sydney McLauglin was a broken woman after winning gold at Tokyo. She rebuilt herself through faith in god and hard toil to take the gold in a dreamy run at the World Championships.
Sun, Jul 24, 2022
Norman was trying to prove he was no choker and make his Japanese mother proud. James was trying to prove he can run fast even after Graves disease and death of his mother.
Michael Norman, the 400-metres champion at world championships, and Kirani James, who came second, have fascinating tales of overcoming setbacks
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Flo-Jo, the woman that even the fastest living woman Shericka Jackson couldn’t beat
Before Shericka Jackson, there was Florence Griffith Joyner, still the fastest woman on earth. A bank teller, a fashionista, a supreme athlete, the fastest there ever was. She died young at 38, in her sleep after an epileptic seizure but left an incredible inspiring tale for future stars like Serena Williams.
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Why Deepak Hooda, a T20 natural, has the potential to book a World Cup spot
Deepak Hooda's aggressive batting approach, shot mechanics suit the format; runs versus Windies could help seal a World Cup spot
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
‘That’s my son, I coach him. And he is the world champion!’ Announcer calls son Jake Wightman’s gold-medal winning run
With his father mic'd up, his mother, an Olympic runner in the stands, Jake Wightman ran the race of his life to upset the Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen
Thu, Jul 21, 2022
How Babar became Baadshah Babar: Balance, weight-transfer, will to win and never to relax
Mystery spinners in Sri Lanka or Dale Steyn in South Africa, Pakistan captain has the temperament and technique to handle every challenge.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Birmingham 2022: How the Commonwealth Games were born
The Games were pioneered by a Canadian scribe due to perceived US arrogance, but now seems a relic from history
Sun, Jul 24, 2022
View, Review: How Bedi, Gavaskar, Zaheer, Azhar – and now Virat and Babar – have kept the India-Pak hyphen intact
From giving timely technical tips to tide over form. or just a tweet of support, cricketers on both sides of border have remained friendly neighbours
Mon, Jul 18, 2022
How McCullum would ask a ‘lift’ to ground from Ollie Pope, just to get talking serious stuff – Rob Key reveals how Bazball works in reality
England’s director of cricket Key shares the working methodology of McCullum and Stokes, whose captaincy has “surprised him”.
Fri, Jul 15, 2022
With South Africa’s withdrawal of ODI series with Australia due to new T20 league, economics of cricket has spoken
With South Africa willing to put their direct qualification to the next year’s ODI world cup at risk by their withdrawal, the future of cricket’s monogamous relationship with T20 Franchise leagues is loud and clear.
Thu, Jul 14, 2022
Sriram Veera writes: The madness of Nick Kyrgios
Sriram Veera writes: Nick Kyrgios is boorish, refuses to grow up. And we can’t help but watch him.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
The Indian Basketball connection that helped Nick Kyrgios reach Wimbledon final
Mahesh Padmanabhan, the Indian-origin basketball player, oversees the fierce sessions involving Kyrgios in Australia.
Mon, Jul 11, 2022
Once suicidal and depressive, Kyrgios has transformed himself and now wants Grand Slam wins
The maverick Australian has been through hell and back -- alcohol, drugs, mental-health issues -- and the Wimbledon final against Djokovic could be his redemption song
Sun, Jul 10, 2022
Bhuvneshwar’s stunning inswinger to bowl Jos Buttler – eerily similar to the ball he dismissed AB de Villiers in a Test
Unlike his norm, Bhuvneshwar pushed this ball a tad fuller. This one also tilted out initially before beginning its dramatic inward journey.
Sat, Jul 09, 2022
Jabeur versus Maria: On Centre Court, two friends clash and one makes history
Tunisian Ons Jabeur becomes the first African woman to reach a Slam final after beating good friend and mother of two Tatjana Maria 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 on Centre Court.
Fri, Jul 08, 2022
‘You go to bed in a different mindset’- What is Bazball effect of McCullum? Each and every England player explains
In barely a month, the England team, who had won just one Test out of 17 before Stokes and McCullum took over, have been a transformed team. The Indian Express mines through what every member of the team has said about McCullum.
Thu, Jul 07, 2022
What’s Elvis Presley got to do with Brendon McCullum and Joe Root?
Joe Root explains why England players have been wiggling their little finger as a tribute to their coach Brendon McCullum.
Thu, Jul 07, 2022
The secret of in-form Jonny Bairstow’s success: Staying still, getting balance right and having a relaxed mind
Jonny Bairstow also tackled the incoming ball from a full-length well — the delivery that troubled him in the first part of the series against India played last year.
Wed, Jul 06, 2022
How a ball change changed the whole complexion of England’s run chase
India managed to get the ball changed after bleeding over 100 runs in just 20 overs and the replacement ball started to dart around to stun England.
Tue, Jul 05, 2022England vs India: How Bairstow overcame personal tragedy and doubts to become a beast of a batsman
As he has done repeatedly this season, Bairstow has once again become the boy messing around joyously with his father David, a popular Yorkshire cricketer of his time.
Mon, Jul 04, 2022