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A wicketkeeper has many short and sharp multi-directional movements, with lightning reflexes to catch, stump and effect run outs. Once the key movements are identified, one needs to start training with specific functional patterns using the principles of strength and conditioning.
Sportsmen do behave badly, as do rock stars and politicians. But sports fans are more forgiving. To remain unpopular in an environment where bad behaviour is not uncommon, and where forgiveness comes easily, must take something special.
Matches where teams have fought back from a seemingly no-win situation to emerge winners, and games where teams have ended up on the losing side despite their counter-offensives... Cricket no doubt is a game of glorious uncertainties.
Starting to play football as a left winger and then shifting to left back as per his coach's advice, Jerry Lalrinzuala has won the 'Emerging Player award' six times in the Indian Super League.
With a stunning show at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Manika Batra has become the cynosure and the new poster girl of Indian women’s sport.
The best advice the BFC footballer had was from Sunil Chhetri — “Just believe in yourself and keep working hard.”
Indian shooting has turned a new page. It does not need a platform like the Commonwealth Games any more to make the big leap into the bigger events like the Asian Games, World Championship and the Olympics.
Deep sleep both on training days and competition days is crucial to success.
Heavyweight teams like Holland, Chile and Italy have failed to make it to Russia 2018 and the football fans will miss some masters of the game when the extravaganza kicks off on June 14.
The Indian professional boxing buzz is about Vijender Singh, and therein lies the rub.
Let’s take a look at what happened during the first three tumultuous months and what could happen for the rest of 2018.
Unlike Sharath, who participated in his fourth Commonwealth Games, Sathiyan made a memorable debut and matched his senior’s collection — a team gold, a doubles silver and a mixed doubles bronze.
A statistical glance at the fortnight gone by in the Indian Premier League.
How money was the reason for the spat between Kevin Pietersen and David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd on social media recently is a typical example of the divided opinions that the IPL generates.
Lewis Hamilton was owed a win for Melbourne and his body language and attitude after the race was clearly of someone who knew he had been lucky to win.
The newly appointed Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane opened up to Sportstar on captaincy, upcoming England tour and his limited-overs ambitions.