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27-07-201923 STORIES

David Macpherson, affectionately nicknamed “Macca,” credits great chemistry for his extraordinary success with the Bryans.

How you can play better doubles in tennis

David Macpherson, who guided the famous Bryan twins to 15 of their 16 Grand Slam titles shares his vast expertise on playing doubles.

Paul Fein

While Rohit Sharma was the highest run-getter at the World Cup with a record-breaking five hundreds, Kohli also had a decent outing, scoring five half-centuries.

Final league stage matches: Bad weather the bugbear

After going through a rigorous league stage, four abandoned matches and some edge-of-the-seat thrillers, India, Australia, England and New Zealand mad

Abhishek Mukherjee,Ayan Acharya,Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

It was a pity that just weeks after India captain Virat Kohli openly stated that Ambati Rayudu would be a strong contender for the No. 4 slot, he went out of the reckoning of the team management.

Dejected, Ambati Rayudu bids goodbye

Ambati Rayudu’s decision to bid adieu to all forms of cricket was an impulsive one for sure. But it, in a way, is truly representative of his characte

V. V. Subrahmanyam

Mehuli Ghosh, digging horror and funny movies

The star shooter says she has no single favourite film, but there are many that she loves.

Santadeep Dey

Move around rather than sitting in one place after a heavy session. This reduces the build-up of lactic acid in the muscle.

Active recovery and the science behind it

There’s a host of reasons to start adding active recovery to your training plan. Here are a few important ones and how to design your own programme.

Ramji Srinivasan

Ramji Srinivasan

“I just want to play as well as I can, in every game. And I would love to win those games,” says Nihal Sarin.

Blitzing his way to stardom

Nihal Sarin is blessed with an extraordinary memory and has an understanding of the game well beyond his age. He has tremendous fighting spirit, too.

P. K. Ajith Kumar

Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge. Ashis Ray. Bloomsbury. Rs499.

Perfect catalogue of the World Cup

The storytelling in Ashis Ray’s new edition of Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge, updated to right before the start of the 2019 edition, is flui

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

“I cannot score the goals all alone. The rest of the team has to rally around, create those penalty corners, support you, provide the perfect pass even during the set-pieces for me to get a shot at the goal,” says Gurjit Kaur.

India’s goal-hungry defender

Gurjit Kaur made her mark in spectacular fashion at the 2017 Asia Cup, top-scoring for India with eight goals and helping the team to the title, past

In recognition of Virat Kohli’s phenomenal success in international cricket, the DDCA has decided to name one stand at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium after the India captain.

World Cup 2019: Kohli's new record, Ikram Ali Khil impresses for Afghanistan and other statistics

Virat Kohli became the latest entrant to the 20,000 ODI runs club and he did that in just 417 innings - the quickest to reach the landmark.

After failing to qualify for the Beijing and New Delhi World Cups, Manu Bhaker won an Olympic quota at Munich, though she missed out on a medal by a mere 0.1 point.

Manu Bhaker, on board the Tokyo bus

Manu Bhaker, just 17, seems to have picked up the lesson King Bruce learnt from the spider: Keep coming back up after every failure. You’ll succeed on

Santadeep Dey

Indian and Bangladesh players stand for their national anthems before the start of their cricket World Cup match at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Does sport need this practice at all?

By playing the national anthem, sportsmen do not become more patriotic; nor will they become less so without it. The same applies to the fans.

Suresh Menon

“After the World Cup, I plan to play a little more before ending my ODI career,” says Lasith Malinga.

He crushes toes... and confidence too

“I don’t think about the situation or who is batting or whatever… I just give my best,” says Lasith Malinga in an exclusive chat.

Ross Taylor says he thinks the IPL has been great for New Zealand cricket with the way it has bridged the gap.

Ross Taylor: A fourth World Cup, and eyeing a fifth

Chris Gayle is 39 and I will be turning 39 by the time the next World Cup comes. So never say never, says the New Zealand batsman.

Chris Gayle whipped up a surprise at a press conference: “Next I want to play the Tests and ODIs against India but not the Twenty20s.” Wasn’t he supposed to retire after the Cup?

World Cup diary: The morning after…

From a memorable journey between Manchester and Southampton, to Gulbadin Naib’s flexing his muscles and Chris Gayle’s surprise statement, our diary fr

K. C. Vijaya Kumar

Stewards control spectators during the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan at Headingley in Leeds.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan, a nail-biting encounter

Pakistan survived a scare against Afghanistan in World Cup 2019. Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib conceded 18 in the 46th over and leaked eight runs

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Shaheen Shah Afridi is a left-arm fast bowler possessing the same spark as that of the former power-hitter, Shahid.

Shaheen Shah Afridi: Perfect yorkers and great attitude

The 19-year-old Pakistani fast bowler, Shaheen Shah Afridi, turned heads, claiming 16 wickets in only five games. Thirteen of those wickets came in hi

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Sarfaraz Ahmed holds his hand to his ears as if asking his detractors a question, after taking a stunning one-handed catch to dismiss New Zealand’s Ross Taylor.

Sarfaraz Ahmed silences critics

Pakistan captain-wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed took a diving catch to send Ross Taylor back in a must-win encounter against New Zealand in Birmingham on

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Charulata Patel, an 87-year-old woman, caught the attention of the broadcasters as she blew her yellow vuvuzela for Virat Kohli and Co. Here she congratulates Rohit Sharma and also has a word of advice for the hitman, who is in rousing form in the World Cup.

Charulata Patel, 87, the superfan whose heart beats for India

The octogenarian has been a regular in cricket matches in England. She was present at Lord’s in 1983 when Kapil Dev’s side lifted the Cup beating West

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Spanish daily Sport claimed Barcelona had asked Neymar to return to Paris until anything was official, lest it draw the ire of PSG.

Messi + Neymar + Griezmann?

The summer transfer window sees hundreds of players move between clubs, preceded by thousands of rumours. Here’s a round-up of all the talk.

Amal John

Bernard Tomic of Australia lost his first-round match against Jo-Wilfred Tsonga of France at this year’s Wimbledon without putting up a fight.

On The Write Line

Of brats and life lessons

When too much money and fame come too soon then the players need a strong figure around them to keep them from being carried away and thinking they ca

Sunil Gavaskar

Lokesh Rahul and Rohit Sharma know how to launch an innings in an effective manner.

World Cup 2019: Top stable, middle topsy-turvy

India’s batting reigns supreme but its under-cooked middle-order needs a spark. Hopefully it will acquire energy soon.

K. C. Vijaya Kumar

Shaheen Afridi became the youngest ever bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in the World Cup when his six for 35 helped Pakistan dismiss Bangladesh for 221.

Shaheen Afridi: 'Focus is to improve, work hard and stay ready’

After registering a six-wicket haul against Bangladesh, Shaheen Afridi made it clear that he wants to keep the momentum going and learn as ‘as much as

Red Bull's Max Verstappen came out victorious for the second consecutive year at the Red Bull Ring and therefore gave Honda its first victory in Formula 1 since 2006, albeit as an engine supplier.

View from the paddock

Austrian Grand Prix: Spielberg produces some Mad Max magic

I was very pleased for Max and Red Bull as they’ve had a tricky start to the season, but I was especially happy for Honda as their return to F1 since

Karun Chandhok

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