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By capturing his fifth Grand Slam title in his last seven majors, Novak Djokovic claimed his 17th overall, leaving him just two behind Rafael Nadal and three short of Roger Federer’s record 20.

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22-02-202013 STORIES

The length of the ‘foundation training’ depends on the age of the athlete, general training background, and on the volume and intensity of workouts. This usually lasts three-four years.

Strength training for women athletes

Many women athletes are often unaware of the benefits or, if not, are unsure of how to begin and how they could be guided by the best professionals ov

Ramji Srinivasan

Ramji Srinivasan

A rough estimate of the number of Tests Sunil Gavaskar has been commentator for or reported as a columnist would be 280.

Statistics of watching Test cricket

India has been playing Test cricket for 88 years, but half its 540 matches were played in the last 28. For most of that period, Sunil Gavaskar has bee

Suresh Menon

Defending champion: Australian women celebrate after defeating England in the final of last edition’s T20I World Cup. The Aussies will be hoping to retain the title again, this time at home.

ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020: How the teams stack up

From an Indian point of view, there is the promise of a different approach under coach W. V. Raman, and the presence of a few talented young players h

Shreedutta Chidananda

Afghanistan leggie Rashid Khan in action against South Africa in Cricket World Cup 2019.

IPL 2020, Asia Cup and World T20: Rashid Khan on the prowl

If we play teams like the West Indies again in a Test cricket in a short time, we will know what are the right things to do, says Afghanistan star Ras

Expressing solidarity: Dhanarajan, 39, had played for Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan SC among other clubs. He died while playing a seven-a-side match for FC Perintalmanna in Perintalmanna, Kerala, after suffering a cardiac arrest.

ISL diaries: Dhanarajan tribute and the sacking of Lobera

I-League club Gokulam Kerala handed over the ticket sales revenue, worth Rs. 5.60 lakh, from its home game against Churchill Brothers, to the late Dha

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder believes his side has the potential to become the best in Test cricket.

West Indies can be No. 1, says Jason Holder

Captain Jason Holder says he will stay around as long as he possibly can to carry the Test team forward.

P.V. Sindhu: Olympic qualification is the focus now

P. V. Sindhu was named both Sportswoman of the Year (Racquet Sports) as well as Sportstar of the Year at the 2020 Sportstar ACES.

K.L. Rahul, the wicketkeeper, in action against New Zealand in the T20I series.

K.L. Rahul enters record books in wicketkeeping gloves

K.L. Rahul is the third batsman from a Test-playing nation to notch a 50+ score while keeping wickets for the first time in a T20I.

Novak Djokovic gestures as he holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Austria's Dominic Thiem in the final of the Australian Open.

Australian Open 2020: The Novak Djokovic and Sofia Kenin show!

By capturing his fifth Grand Slam title in his last seven majors, Novak Djokovic claimed his 17th overall, leaving him just two behind Rafael Nadal an

Paul Fein

Connor Sully of Australia celebrates a wicket with team-mates during the quarterfinal against India.

On The Write Line

Australia, just mind your own business!

If speaking good English made for world champions, then England would be champions in all sports along with their colonies, Australia and New Zealand.

Sunil Gavaskar

M.S.K. Prasad, the BCCI Chairman of the selection committee, announces the Indian team for the World Cup last year. “The shadow tours, one month before the seniors’ tours, are the key to our central idea of building the reserve strength,” says Prasad.

M.S.K. Prasad reveals how player selection is done

Prasad, the outgoing chairman of the BCCI senior selection panel, is proud to have created bench strength for the Indian cricket team for the next six

V. V. Subrahmanyam

Finishing on top: The Games saw Maharashtra retain supremacy with a rich collection of 78 golds and 77 silvers in a total of 256 medals.

Khelo India, a winner amid the anti-CAA protests in Assam

Several inspiring stories, which emerged from the third edition of Khelo India Youth Games will definitely drive youngsters into participating in the

Team India head coach Ravi Shastri monitors a nets session at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Ravi Shastri: My job is to beat sides...there's constant storm brewing

Team India head coach Ravi Shastri breaks down the job of a coach, shares his thoughts on the evolution of Rohit Sharma and the importance of a fit Vi

Vijay Lokapally

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