COVER STORY

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08-01-2022

Max Throttle

After a long period of Mercedes dominance, we needed a proper inter-team battle and Red Bull delivered that challenge superbly. Karun Chandhok on the Formula One’s “best-ever” season.

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Gennext

Suhana Saini — Adaptability her forte

Though is a top player in the u-15, u-17 and u-19 categories in India, she has also proved that she is a force to reckon with at the international lev
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Magazine

Lovlina Borgohain — One medal has done wonders!

Star boxer Lovlina Borgohain speaks to Sportstar about her dream of winning an Olympics gold and also reveals her plan to turn professional after the
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Cricket

India’s tour of SA: In quest of conquering the last citadel

Will India conquer the Final Frontier this time? Rahul Dravid’s men can, but the side has to take every chance that comes its way.
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Magazine

Odisha’s constantly evolving sporting ecosystem

Odisha is building India’s largest hockey stadium in Rourkela with a seating capacity of 20,000. An indoor aquatic complex for swimming, a High Perfor
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Football

Aspire Academy inspires Qatar football

“Aspire Academy is the Qatar national team. It is the same body. We have the QSL [Qatar Stars League], QFA [Qatar Football Association], Aspire Academ
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Features

Ivan Vukomanovic: ‘India should focus on youth development’

Ivan Vukomanovic, Kerala Blasters’ 11th manager in eight seasons, believes India’s football federation and the ISL should focus on developing young pl
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Magazine

COVID-19 crisis in Premier League; Lewandowski breaks another Muller record

As many as 10 matches have been postponed due to Covid-19 cases in teams in recent weeks; Robert Lewandowski scored his 43rd Bayern Munich goal of 202
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Magazine

Junior Hockey WC: A learning experience for the youngsters

If there was a silver lining to the Graham Reid-coached side’s otherwise disappointing performance, it was that India spotted several talented players
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Magazine

ISL 2021-22: Habas departs; Chhetri continues goalless run

From Antonio Habas’ exit to Greg Stewart’s hattrick, here are the top 10 talking points in the Indian Super League from the past fortnight.
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Magazine

Indian badminton: The promise of a brighter future

At the end of a low-key year during which P. V. Sindhu added an Olympic bronze from Tokyo but lost her world crown, the performance of K. Srikanth, La
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Kabaddi

PKL Season 8: Return of the action heroes

The ProKabaddi League makes a comeback after 25 months in an all-new avatar and from December 22 onwards 12 teams will fight it out for the title at t
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Motorsport

Snapshots from a heady F1 season

The 2021 Formula One season saw the closest battle for both the titles in recent times and went down to the wire. But apart from the title battle, the
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Chess

Magnus Carlsen, the king, retains his crown

Magnus Carlsen beat Ian Nepomniachtchi by 7.5-3.5, the biggest margin in the chess world championship since 1993.
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Cricket

Wriddhiman Saha: Satisfying to come to the Indian team’s aid against New Zealand

In an interview, the wicketkeeper shares his thoughts on the recent Test series against New Zealand, competition with Rishabh Pant, and more.