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The first 50 years brought in a sizeable amount of laurels for East Bengal, but the latter half of the century gave the club its true position in the pantheon of great football clubs in the continent.
It is not sure if today’s kids collect autographs. For one, the selfie-with-the-star has replaced the hand-written squiggle. And for another, autograph-chasers tend to belong to the generation of their fathers and uncles.
Let’s discuss a few points on how parents are the catalyst in preparing athletes for success and making them adaptable with a long-term vision.
India’s most decorated sportspersons describe how Leander Paes’ 1996 Olympics bronze medal led others to develop the self-belief within themselves that they can win medals at the Games.
With his iconic bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 entering its 25th year on August 3, Leander Paes, the self-described Olympic baby, travels back in time to relive his dream run.
Three Indian football icons Bhaichung Bhutia, Subhash Bhowmick and Subrata Bhattacharya pay tribute to East Bengal as the club completes a century.
Just before the U-19 World Cup, Priyam was roped in by Sunrisers Hyderabad for a whopping Rs 1.9 crore in the IPL auction.
While the board officials and the state associations have adopted a ‘wait and watch’ policy, former cricketers feel that the BCCI must look at a shorter season with some tweaks in the structure.
With the IPL mushrooming as the cash cow, a generation of Indian cricketers could afford a career in cricket without wearing the real blue cap that mattered the most for their predecessors.
The champion shooter says she would like to go to the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi to start training and compete.
Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, now nearing 90 and India’s second oldest surviving Test cricketer, recalls the happy moments of his fledgling days.
In the third part of this statistical analysis on Test wicketkeepers, we take a look at their all-round performances and also at times their bowling performances.
The 19-year-old track cyclist is eagerly awaiting to take part in a training camp in Patiala to get back to peak form and fitness.
“I would have loved to have a car that was able to win races, but I can only just keep pushing and continue to do my best and then hope that my chance will come one day,” says Haas F1 driver Kevin Magnussen.
No. 1 in men’s 52kg in the latest world rankings issued by AIBA was a morale booster for Amit Panghal, one of the nine Indian boxers to secure quota places for the Tokyo Olympics.
The decision of the All England Tennis Club to give away funds to the likely participants in their cancelled tournament has to be applauded loudly and lustily.
Hyderabad boy Hanuma Vihari, who made his debut in England in 2018, has turned out to be an overseas specialist with eight Tests abroad and one at home so far.
Three races into the 2020 season, Lewis Hamilton has added two wins to his tally, and the likelihood of Hamilton equalling the two most significant F1 records this year looks that much greater.
Having achieved the B qualification mark for the Tokyo Olympics, India's fastest swimmer Virdhawal Khade talks about the challenges that lie ahead of him.
In a chat with Sportstar, Justin Langer spoke about India’s tour of Australia later this year, how the forced break has been a welcome rest and more.