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Why Steve Smith is wearing eye blacks in nets ahead of pink-ball Ashes Test at Brisbane
December 2, 2025 10:41 IST
Before Steve Smith, West Indian batting great Shivnarine Chanderpaul was known for batting with eye blacks. What are eye blacks, why can they be useful in pink-ball matches, and what do studies say?
Why is Iran boycotting the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw in the United States next week?
November 30, 2025 13:40 IST
The decision highlights how political tensions directly influence international sporting events
Turkish football’s darkest hour: 1,000 players and 149 referees face betting allegations
November 21, 2025 19:49 IST
Between 2021 and 2025, the under-fire match officials reportedly made 18,278 transactions on gambling sites. Here’s all about the scandal, and what it means for a Turkish team witnessing a revival of sorts.
First India versus SA test, ‘tricky’ Kolkata pitch and the complications of an ‘imperfect’ science
November 20, 2025 14:03 IST
India’s defeat in the first Test at Kolkata against South Africa led India head coach to blame the surface. Here’s why making a spin track is a complex affair.
How Curacao, an island with a population of 1.5 lakh, are headed to the FIFA World Cup
November 19, 2025 18:12 IST
The expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams gave some of the unfancied nations a better chance to qualify, giving rise to fairytale stories of teams from Caribbean islands and Asia
Why are long throw-ins giving football defenders and lawmakers a headache?Subscriber Only
November 4, 2025 05:27 IST
Most elite defenders are endowed with aerial prowess; so why is a long throw, that's slower and loopier than a corner kick, dangerous?
How widespread is cheating in modern chess?Subscriber Only
October 23, 2025 19:17 IST
After the untimely death of American GM Daniel Naroditsky, the chess world once again reckons with the question: how common is cheating in chess?
Heroic Cape Verde and hopeless India: Why there is no correlation between population and success in footballSubscriber Only
October 16, 2025 15:00 IST
India’s inability to feature even in an expanded, 24-team Asian Cup — despite a far bigger population, more players, better grounds and a lucrative league — points to a hopeless situation and an alarming slide in football.
With India defeating West Indies in Test Series, what ails the once-formidable cricketing giant?Subscriber Only
October 14, 2025 18:19 IST
India vs West Indies Test series, West Indies cricket performance 2025: The West Indies cricket team’s bewildering decay, especially in the last 15 years, stems from reasons ranging from board mismanagement to other sports and countries poaching able athletes.
In Donald Trump ‘watching’ Ryder Cup, a new normal for increasingly politicised international sportsSubscriber Only
October 7, 2025 13:43 IST
The golf tournament was just another event that showed how globally, political establishments are attempting to latch onto sport for a range of goals – if not as a rallying cry against a warring nation, then just to further the cult of personality of a leader.
With recent World Athletics Championships, breaking down the science of the javelinSubscriber Only
September 26, 2025 09:53 IST
While emerging talent Sachin Yadav impressed with a fourth place finish, back issues prevented Neeraj Chopra from replicating his peak form during the recent World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. What does it take to throw a javelin over long distances?
Where Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem and others need to improve: Javelin legend Uwe Hohn explainsSubscriber Only
September 26, 2025 09:56 IST
He revealed why Arshad Nadeem can flounder at times, how Julian Weber can touch 95m, how Keshorn Walcott nailed the gold at Tokyo, and what Chopra needs to do to return to his very best.
What to know about upcoming F1 rule changes in 2026, biggest in a generation
September 16, 2025 18:56 IST
Sweeping new regulations will change how cars look, sound and run. The goal is to make them more 'agile, competitive, safer and more sustainable,' governing body FIA says.
India, Qatar battle for hosting 2036 Olympics: Promise vs readiness, major economy vs diplomatic hubSubscriber Only
July 29, 2025 13:23 IST
Having hosted big ticket events including the FIFA World Cup, Qatar joins the race even as India makes an impressive pitch to stage the event in Ahmedabad.
Explained: How can Divya Deshmukh become a Grandmaster while bypassing FIDE’s norms and rating barriers?Subscriber Only
July 28, 2025 16:57 IST
Among the hierarchy of chess titles that include International Master (IM), FIDE Master (FM), Candidate Master (CM), and their female-specific counterparts (WGM, WIM, WFM, WCM), the Grandmaster title stands as the most prestigious and challenging to obtain.
Explained Interview | Unpacking the National Sports Governance Bill, now in Lok SabhaSubscriber Only
July 25, 2025 12:44 IST
National Sports Governance Bill features: The National Sports Governance Bill proposes two major changes to the way sport is governed in the country. Eminent sports lawyer Nandan Kamath breaks down the key aspects of the Bill.
Durand Cup: How the oldest football league outside British Isles has evolved over timeSubscriber Only
July 24, 2025 12:43 IST
Established in 1888, Durand Cup was the most prestigious tournament in Indian football until the late twentieth century. Here’s a brief history.
How athletes world over are dealing with a new opponent: HeatSubscriber Only
July 20, 2025 12:47 IST
Extreme heat could affect the next Olympics in 2028, and more imminently, the upcoming football World Cup next year
Explained: Why Ravindra Jadeja is India’s finest all-rounder since Kapil DevSubscriber Only
July 15, 2025 17:59 IST
Ravindra Jadeja might not yet have the aura of Kapil or Imran or Botham, nor the dizzying numbers of Kallis, but he is certainly among the finest all-rounders of his era and India’s best behind Kapil. Take a look at the figures.
Where ex-cricketer Anaya Bangar’s research project stands amid wider debate on trans women in sportsSubscriber Only
July 10, 2025 14:28 IST
The BCCI follows the ICC’s strict ban on trans women in cricket. Bangar said she has collected data to begin a conversation on understanding the complexities of transgender athletes’ performance metrics in competitive sports.
The famous slope at Lord’s: the history, mystery, and impact on the way cricketers behave on the groundSubscriber Only
July 10, 2025 12:18 IST
The 8-foot 2-inch slope at Lord’s, where the third Test begins today, has been around forever, but batsmen and bowlers, in particular overseas players, take time to adjust to it. This is the story of a geographical anomaly that sometimes exerts almost as big an influence on the game as the players themselves.
Explained: Why India will host Pakistani athletes despite visa banSubscriber Only
July 5, 2025 07:23 IST
Given the strict enforcement of the Olympic Charter by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), India are hoping not to diminish their hopes of hosting big-ticket international sporting events in the future.
Why successful fourth innings chases are becoming more common in Test cricketSubscriber Only
June 29, 2025 11:42 IST
Of the 79 instances teams have achieved 250-plus targets, 15 were wrought this decade, which is roughly one-fifth of all fourth-innings heists
Why the hype around Gout Gout, the teenage Australian sprinting sensation, is getting real by the minuteSubscriber Only
June 26, 2025 12:20 IST
Comparisons with GOAT Bolt are inevitable for the Aussie Gout, whose name is pronounced as Gwot, and whose goal of dipping under 20 seconds for 200m seems imminent.
How English Premier League’s traditional Boxing Day fixtures became victim of packed calendar and broadcast logisticsSubscriber Only
June 19, 2025 07:02 IST
For the first time ever, no fixtures have been listed for December 26, but the organisers have kept the door open for future changes.
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