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Glorious moment: Rajyavardhan Rathore celebrates with the silver medal he won in the men’s double trap event at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

And the credit goes to...

No one pretends any more that sports and politics do not mix. Sport is often politics by other means.

Suresh Menon

Honing his skills: Suraj Karkera during a practice session in Bhubaneswar.

Suraj Karkera - Attracted to the goalkeeper’s kit

The young goalkeeper’s aim is to win a medal at the Olympics.

A rare breed: Various coaches, notably Ray Jennings tried to toughen up Morne Morkel, but the fast bowler was at his best when he was himself.

Morne Morkel - With a reach exceeding his grasp

Morne Morkel belongs to the very tiniest minority of players who leave international cricket while they are still improving. In his last 15 Tests the

For The Love of Sport

The day Clive Lloyd beat the daylights out of India

Peaking late: Ankita Raina in action against Chieh-Yu Hsu of Chinese Taipei in the women’s singles match of the Asia-Oceania group Fed Cup at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi. At 25, Ankita is happy that she is playing really well.

Ankita Raina - Her best yet to come?

What is really good about Ankita Raina is that she has started believing in herself and her game. There is a certain consistency to her game that aug

Kamesh Srinivasan

Overhead lunge exercise.

Spinners and the art of staying shipshape

Fitness plays an important part in spin bowling. It helps spinners in bowling effectively and preventing injury in specific areas like shoulder compa

Ramji Srinivasan

Ramji Srinivasan

Federer, Del Potro, Isner...The tennis merit list

A review of how both the established and the rising men’s stars have fared in the first quarter of the year and what may portend for the rest of the y

Paul Fein

Gold standard: Renata Mauer with the gold medal after winning the women’s 50m rifle three-position event in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Renata Mauer, a winner all the way

She was dumped by her husband barely a month before the 1996 Olympics and forced to take care of their child all by herself. But Renata Mauer didn’t

Power-packed performance: Paul Pogba led Manchester United’s charge in its come-from-behind victory in the Mancunian derby.

Red Devils delay City’s parade

The key to beat City is to exert pressure and attack freely, as proved by Liverpool twice, and now United.

30/01/2018: National TT Championship 22 and 23: Sarath Kamal in action against Amol Raj during 79th Senior National and Inter State Table Tennis Championships 2017 at Bishwanath Shadeo Indoor Stadium Khel Gaon in Ranchi on Tuesday. Picture by Manob Chowdhary

Sharath in search of a ‘six-pack’

The senior paddler has won many accolades, but he is unhappy about his inability to sport a washboard abs.

K. Keerthivasan

Age sits lightly on Wasim Jaffer. The veteran batsman has turned 40.

Wasim Jaffer - Batting behemoth!

“I feel the best way to produce good cricketers is by making them play on sporting pitches. This year, of the nine matches we played in the Ranji Tro

Cutting out the risk: While choosing the medication, one has to make sure he takes exactly the one prescribed by the doctor.

Food For Thought

An athlete’s dilemma

Taking any medication is a double-edged sword. While medicines are lifesaving drugs, they also have the ability to enhance performance of an athlete.

Ryan Fernando

Superb comeback: Roma players celebrate after defeating Barcelona 3-0 in the quarterfinal second leg match of the Champions League at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Roma, which lost the first leg 4-1, advanced to the semifinals on away goal.

When Roma had Barca’s number

Roma completely dominated Barcelona in their second leg quarterfinal game. Lionel Messi had a few sparkling moments here and there, but Barcelona nev

Sunil Chhetri

Remarkable triumph: The New Zealand team players pose with the trophy after defeating England 1-0 in the two-Test series. New Zealand won the first Test in Auckland by an innings and 49 runs and drew the second in Christchurch.

An affirmation of Kane’s leadership

In the Test series against New Zealand, England, full of scars from the Ashes defeat and away from home for long, blinked first. Yet it only yielded

Abhishek Mukherjee

Comprehensive victory: Players of the South African team celebrate with the trophy after defeating Australia in the final Test at the Wanderers, Johannesburg. The win enabled South Africa complete a 3-1 series triumph.

When cricket took a back seat

The Australia-South Africa series, unfortunately, will always be remembered for the infamous scandal. Few will probably recall the wondrous on-field

Tristan Lavalette

Doing India proud: Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore poses with medal-winning Indian boxers (from left), Manish Kaushik, Gaurav Solanki, M.C. Mary Kom and Amit, during the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

On The Write Line

Making their medals count

Besides India’s performance, the extensive coverage of the Commonwealth Games, especially in the print media, and that too when the incredibly popula

Sunil Gavaskar

Kings XI Punjab bowler Mujeeb Zadran (left) celebrates with his team-mates after he dismissed Delhi Daredevils batsman Rishabh Pant during the IPL match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali.

Mujeeb Zadran, youngest IPL debutant

Proving a point: Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel kisses the trophy after winning the first race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix, in Melbourne. The Ferraris have caught their adversaries off-guard with their blistering pace this season.

View from the paddock

Three races, and what turnarounds!

It’s been a fantastic opening three rounds of the 2018 F1 World Championship, and as we head to Baku, we have the top five drivers within 24 points,

Karun Chandhok

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