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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 after it had completely exhausted itself.
No one pretends any more that sports and politics do not mix. Sport is often politics by other means.
The young goalkeeper’s aim is to win a medal at the Olympics.
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 South African fast bowler took 67 wickets at 22, but in his last seven he collected 37 at just 17.75. It wasn’t just a case of doing what he had always done, but doing it very well.
It has been a lifelong love affair with sports because I was actively involved in athletics, cricket and basketball during my school days. But it was ...
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 augurs well for her future.
Fitness plays an important part in spin bowling. It helps spinners in bowling effectively and preventing injury in specific areas like shoulder compartment, groin, knee etc.
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 year.
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 buckle. She came up with a sterling performance in Atlanta to win a gold and a bronze.
The key to beat City is to exert pressure and attack freely, as proved by Liverpool twice, and now United.
The senior paddler has won many accolades, but he is unhappy about his inability to sport a washboard abs.
“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 Trophy, at least seven — if not eight — were sporting tracks,” Wasim Jaffer said.
Taking any medication is a double-edged sword. While medicines are lifesaving drugs, they also have the ability to enhance performance of an athlete.
Roma completely dominated Barcelona in their second leg quarterfinal game. Lionel Messi had a few sparkling moments here and there, but Barcelona never got a foothold in the match.
The Australia-South Africa series, unfortunately, will always be remembered for the infamous scandal. Few will probably recall the wondrous on-field deeds, particularly South Africa’s gritty effort to create history.
Besides India’s performance, the extensive coverage of the Commonwealth Games, especially in the print media, and that too when the incredibly popular Indian Premier League is on, has been heart-warming. Hopefully, this will be an on-going thing and not just a one-off.
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, which is less than one race victory. A topsy-turvy, exciting and unpredictable season lies ahead.