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Twelve top European clubs came together to form the invitation only, exclusive rich boys’ European Super League, but fortunately, sustained fan opposition saw the project lose steam.

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All eyes will be on Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne.

Unstoppable Pakistan

In the tour of South Africa, Babar’s side bagged both the ODI and T20I trophies. The 3-1 victory in the shortest format was a shot in the arm for Paki

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Roger Federer has a near-Eastern grip, one extreme for topspin forehands.

The modern forehand and how Federer and Nadal use it

Rick Macci, who has been the personal coach of Serena and Venus Williams, Andy Roddick, Jennifer Capriati and Maria Sharapova, analyses every aspect o

Paul Fein

As the club format has worked out very well for players of other sports and helped them achieve international fame, I think it is where the ICC should start, says Anthahkarana Shivamogga.

Opinion: India should let players participate in foreign leagues

The two reasons I think it’s high time the ICC expanded the game is that the powerhouses aren’t that powerful anymore and the impossible is beginning

“First priority, of course, was keeping the spirits of our workers high,” says Rakesh Mahajan of BDM.

Being a sporting goods manufacturer during a global pandemic

The challenges that have confronted the manufacturers of sporting goods have been humongous.

Vijay Lokapally

Parents need to ask some simple questions: is the training appropriate for the kids, in terms of the sport or skills required, to turn them into professional athletes?

Training domain: sport-specific or athlete-defined?

One needs to look at this topic from varied points of view and angles – from the perspective of the athletes, coaches, parents as well as strength and

Ramji Srinivasan

Ramji Srinivasan

Jeev has reasons to be proud of his career. He won five titles on the Asian Tour, four each on the European Tour and the Japanese Tour besides one on the Korean Tour.

Jeev Milkha Singh: Teeing off on a new course

Jeev Milkha Singh elaborates on the reasons that made him look at playing on the PGA Tour Champions (formerly known as the Senior PGA Tour) next year,

India captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi with his English counterpart Tony Lewis. During a Test, Pataudi was seen to say something to Lewis on the field after completing a single. “Pataudi was complaining to Lewis about the fall in the standards of on-field behaviour,” wrote the Indian media. What he actually said according to Lewis was “No pair in this match, Tony.”

Why sportswriters shouldn't succumb to myths

Often in sport we see (or hear) what we want to. Sport might thrive on myths, but sportswriters ought not to.

Suresh Menon

Mirabai Chanu is keen to get rid of a ‘technical flaw’ in her snatch lifts to achieve perfection ahead of the test in Tokyo.

Mirabai Chanu: Hoping to lift India’s hopes

Mirabai Chanu recently shattered the clean and jerk world record with a mark of 119kg and took her maiden Asian championships medal, a bronze in women

“It has been difficult for the government to find support for us. Now that we have qualified, things could get better not just for us, but also for future generations,” says Nethra.

Nethra Kumanan sets sail for Tokyo

Working with a sports psychologist changed Nethra Kumanan’s approach completely. She has now made it to Tokyo Olympics in style — with a race to spare

K. Keerthivasan

Now a six-club cabal after the six English teams pulled out, the invitation-only, exclusive rich-boys club that was the European Super League has lost its steam, though it remains optimistic for a future revival.

The dirty dozen: How the European Super League lost steam

Twelve top European clubs came together to form the invitation-only, exclusive rich-boys’ European Super League, but fortunately, sustained fan opposi

Alex Sims registered his and Mahindra’s first podium of the season in Rome.

Mahindra Racing’s Alexander Sims: Formula E never fails to surprise me

Mahindra Racing’s Alexander Sims speaks about his targets in a pandemic-stricken season while also shedding light on the biggest takeaways of his Form

Lalith Kalidas

The Indian women’s team which created history by winning seven gold medals.

India's youth boxers raise 2024 Olympics hopes with world championship glory

India’s best-ever showing of 11 medals in the World youth boxing championship has raised hopes of a high medal return at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“The Indian Premier League is a high pressure tournament where temperament often is the difference between a win and a loss and all the franchises should find ways which make for great team spirit,” says the author.

On The Write Line

Sunil Gavaskar: Surprised by the high number of no balls in IPL

It is understandable for the quicker bowlers to bowl the occasional no-ball, but the spinners with their short run-ups overstepping is simply not acce

Timo Werner ended his 15-game goal drought across competitions to lead Chelsea to a 1-0 win over West Ham United.

Manchester City a step closer to Premier League crown

Pep Guardiola’s men can wrap up the title if they win at Crystal Palace on May 1 and United loses to Liverpool.

Shyam Vasudevan,Aashin Prasad,Aneesh Dey

Race winner Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy. The Dutch racer has still not led the F1 drivers’ standings; he is a point behind Hamilton, who is on 44 courtesy his fastest lap in Imola.

Formula One: Will there be a change in guard in 2021?

Red Bull and Mercedes are equal in terms of qualifying and race speed after the first two of 23 scheduled races of the season, but whether the story p

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli in action against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021.

IPL 2021: Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan run riot with run records

Virat Kohli became the first batsman in the history of the tournament to aggregate more than 6,000 runs during the match between Royal Challengers Ban

Chris Jordan of Kings XI Punjab bowling during match 43 of season 13 of the Dream 11 Indian Premier League (IPL) between the Kings XI Punjab and the Sunrisers Hyderabad held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on the 24th October 2020. Photo by: Saikat Das / Sportzpics for BCCI

IPL 2021: Chris Jordan hopes to add value as batsman

Punjab Kings’ bowling all-rounder Jordan, with a vast experience in T20 leagues, has been batting a lot at the nets.

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Wriddhaayan Bhattacharyya

Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium

Odisha focuses on grassroots development and 2023 Hockey World Cup

Odisha Sports Secretary, Vishal K Dev, talks about the state's multiple High-Performance Centres that nurture grassroots talent and the ongoing prepar

V S Aravind

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