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Asian Champions Trophy success after Olympic hockey medal shows the value of long-term vision

It was a hostile crowd to start with. And the match was against the host nation in China. If anyone watched the game...

Bangladesh series is not dress rehearsal: Rohit

Shamik Chakrabarty in Chennai A new red-ball era is about to begin in Indian cricket under a new management. Rohit Sharma remains the captain....

India defeat hosts China 1-0 to retain Hero Asian Champions Trophy title

The Indian Men’s Hockey Team successfully defended their Hero Asian Champions Trophy title, clinching a hard-fought 1-0 victory over hosts China in the...

Arjun Erigaisi’s bull run powering strong Indian show at Chess Olympiad.

It won’t be exaggerating to say that Arjun Erigaisi is driving the Indian campaign at the Chess Olympiad. After six rounds, India are...

Bangladesh’s surge augurs well for Test cricket’s future

It was perhaps fitting that Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan were at the crease when Bangladesh started to celebrate. The Test series...

Picking the right names for national sports awards will be challenging this time

The National Sports Awards are usually presented on August 29, the birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand. For many years, this was...

Hidden beneath Sai Kishore’s analytical brain is humility

“The art of leg-spin is creating something that is not really there,” the legendary Shane Warne said in his autobiography, No Spin. “It...

Alaeddine Ajaraei’s late strike helps NorthEast United FC triumph in Mohammedan Sporting’s ISL coronation party

NorthEast United left it late to start their Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 campaign with a 1-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting Club at...

From Ball-Boy to Match-Winner: The Rise of Bengaluru FC’s Vinith Venkatesh

Imagine this – a 19-year-old boy scoring against all three of Kolkata’s giant clubs. How often do you see something like that? But...

Spinners take seven wickets as India A trounce India D

  Once play resumed after lunch on Day 4, India D needed 298 runs to win with six wickets in hand in their Duleep...

After great start at Chess Olympiad, it’s about handing pressure

The Indian campaign at the Chess Olympiad has got off to a robust start. After four rounds, the contingents are topping the charts...

Easwaran and Kamboj shine bright

Abhimanyu Easwaran, playing a lone ranger for India B, found it difficult to take his side to India C’s first innings total of...

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