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The role of sport in nation building
March 24, 2025, 5:46 PM IST
As India embarks on its journey to become a global superpower and one of the world’s top three economies, we as a nation cannot afford to lag behind on the sporting front. The idea of…
March 24, 2025, 5:46 PM IST
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WPL wins
March 15, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Yes, the crowds line up for women’s cricket Today, the finale of the Women’s Premier League, season 3, will be played at Brabourne stadium, Mumbai. Where’s the buzz been? At the stadiums, across four cities….
March 15, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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WPL won: The crowds came for Women’s Cricket!
March 15, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Tonight, the big final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) Season 3 will be played at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. But where has all the excitement been? Everywhere! Across four cities, fans have packed the…
March 15, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Thrice champions, two questions
March 11, 2025, 6:47 AM IST
Back in March 1985, India had a fleeting affair with perfection in one-day cricket. Skippered by Sunil Gavaskar, Men in Blue waltzed past every rival in the World Championship of Cricket, a specially organised meet…
March 11, 2025, 6:47 AM IST
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One for nice guys
March 8, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Kiwis are a marvellously different cricket team Australian cricket legend Dean Jones had this to say about the differences between cricket in Australia and New Zealand: “When kids in Australia come back home after playing…
March 8, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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One for the nice guys: Why New Zealand’s cricket team is different
March 8, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Australian cricket legend Dean Jones once said something interesting about cricket in Australia and New Zealand. He said that when kids in Australia come home after a cricket match, their parents ask, “Did you win?”…
March 8, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Around the wicket
January 29, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Ahead of WPL 3, women’s cricket report card is complex, but its forward direction is clear Team India won the inaugural ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup and is smashing it at the second one…
January 29, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Around the wicket
January 29, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
As the third season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) gets closer, the growth of women’s cricket is clear, even though the journey hasn’t always been perfect. Team India has done great in women’s cricket…
January 29, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Cricketers, let passion for game fuel your effort
January 16, 2025, 7:13 AM IST
By Hansaji Yogendra Fate, it is said, can be temperamental, creating emperors out of shepherds. But its capricious whims also brook no remorse as time and change annihilate the mightiest of empires. Such is life,…
January 16, 2025, 7:13 AM IST
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Gone, biggies gone
January 2, 2025, 8:05 AM IST
Will the new year begin with the passing of the old guard? Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been giants of Indian cricket – 2024 began with Sharma leading the team to their second World…
January 2, 2025, 8:05 AM IST
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Bad boy, silly rules
December 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Imagine being told you can’t play your favorite game just because of what you’re wearing. Sounds weird, right? That’s exactly what happened to Magnus Carlsen, one of the world’s best chess players, at a big…
December 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Bad boy, bad rules
December 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
FIDE right on axing Carlsen from chess tournament. That said, dress codes are very silly I do what I want,” Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios said after breaking Wimbledon’s all-white rule with red trainers in…
December 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Chess: The great equalizer
December 22, 2024, 4:01 PM IST
In the vast world of sports, chess stands unique as a true equalizer. While most sports are influenced by physical attributes or external conditions, chess strips away these variables, creating a pure battle of minds….
December 22, 2024, 4:01 PM IST
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He isn’t the best but can get there
December 14, 2024, 7:57 AM IST
“Gukesh is a bit of a mystery to me. It’s weird to have somebody who’s unbelievably better at classical than rapid. He calculates non-stop, very well, and he often considers stuff I didn’t even think…
December 14, 2024, 7:57 AM IST
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The new king of chess
December 13, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Just being talented isn’t enough to become a champion. You also need to be focused, and Dommaraju Gukesh proves it! At only 18 years old, Gukesh has become the youngest chess world champion ever. He…
December 13, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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The steely king
December 13, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Just raw talent doesn’t make you a champion. Gukesh shows why being fiercely focused is so important Dommaraju Gukesh went into the final of April’s Candidates chess tournament – where the world champion’s challenger is…
December 13, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Pink Ball test: Are they required?
December 10, 2024, 9:58 AM IST
India lost the recently concluded “pink-ball” test against Australia at the Adeliade Oval in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which enabled the Aussies to bounce back from a humiliating defeat in the first test at Perth and…
December 10, 2024, 9:58 AM IST
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Cricket coddled batters…then came Boom-Boom Bumrah
November 30, 2024, 7:45 AM IST
Jasprit Bumrah is no ordinary bowler. He never was. From his strange hop-skip run-up to his awkward follow-through, Bumrah looks like a bowler one would encounter in India’s dusty bylanes hosting gully cricket. He is…
November 30, 2024, 7:45 AM IST
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Boom-boom’s boys
November 26, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Winning one cricket match isn’t a big deal. Unless it’s a match like that in Perth Winning a cricket match isn’t always a big deal—unless it’s a match like the one in Perth! Team India…
November 26, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Boom-Boom’s boys
November 26, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Winning one cricket match isn’t a big deal. Unless it’s a match like that in Perth Who predicted this? Whitewashed by Kiwis at home earlier this month, India were dismissed before they took on Aussies…
November 26, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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