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Neeraj Chopra is an amiable interviewee, and to an almost disorienting degree, his vibe is normal. Talking to him is like conversing with a former college classmate you didn’t know well but always thought fondly of. Neeraj, the Sportman of the Year at the annual Sportstar Aces Awards, charmed everyone present with his simplicity, and candour.

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16-04-202237 STORIES

Head hunt: Ronald Araújo and Gerard Pique of Barcelona compete with Federico Valverde and Mariano of Real Madrid during their LaLiga match at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain.

European Leagues round-up: Barcelona ends Madrid’s El Clasico domination

Barcelona ended its five-match losing streak against Real Madrid in style as the Blaugranas thumped their arch-rival 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu

A liquid diet entails getting all, or at least the majority, of your calories from beverages/ You won't get enough calories or nutrients on these diets, so don't do it for an extended time or without consulting a nutritionist.

Food For Thought

Shun extreme diets for long life and health

There is common sense when it comes to a diet. You do it under the supervision of a dietitian or a nutritionist.

Ryan Fernando

Neeraj Chopra is an amiable interviewee, and to an almost disorienting degree, his vibe is normal.

Neeraj Chopra, the people's champion

Neeraj can almost disappear, as both an athlete and a public ﬁgure. He is the nice fella, who could live next door.

Ayan Acharya

Secret to success: Legendary Indian batsman G. R. Vishwanath tells us how he developed his wrists on the advice of his captain the late Nawab of Pataudi.

When it is all wrists, it is all grace

The first wristy Indian batsman to come to international notice was the great Ranjitsinhji (Ranji) in the 19th century, who “batted as if he had no bo

Suresh Menon

Rohit Sharma became the latest cricketer to join an elite list of Indian captains when he led India for the first time in Test cricket in Mohali.

Statsman: Rohit Sharma in elite list of Indian captains

Rohit Sharma is the fifth Indian cricketer to lead India in all three formats in international cricket.

On the right track: The rigours of practice, years of mental training, and the focus on ﬁtness have helped him bounce back after tough losses and stay largely injuryfree while also trying to fulﬁl his target of playing 1820 tournaments a year.

Lakshya Sen: growing in stature after All England run

A bronze medal at the World Championships, a semiﬁnal appearance at the BWF World Tour Finals, and a title win at India Open BWF World Tour Super 500

Miracle maker: Manuel ‘Manolo’ Marquez, joined Hyderabad FC last season right after the club’s bottom-placed finish in its debut campaign and has reversed its fortunes in some style!

ISL 2021-22: Entertaining highs, dubious lows

The eighth season of the Indian Super League was by far the most closely-contested and entertaining campaign. Here’s a look back at the best and worst

Shyam Vasudevan

Shyam Vasudevan

Bonhomie: Leander Paes, Sunil Gavaskar and Ajit Pal Singh share a light moment during the Sportstar Aces Awards.

On The Write Line

Sportstar Aces 2022: A starry affair

It was wonderful to see the winners get such a rousing ovation. The bonding over dinner between sportspersons of different disciplines was such a hear

Sunil Gavaskar

Grand re-entry: Kerala Blasters FC fans arrive at the the Fatorda stadium in Goa for the ISL final between Blasters and Hyderabad FC.

A joyous return after 735 days of exile

ISL welcomed fans back for the final to make football what it has always been — A Beautiful Game.

Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Rulers of the league: Hyderabad FC team celebrates after winning the final match of the Indian Super league against Kerala Blasters FC at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa.

The coronation of the Nizams

The final of the Indian Super League 2021-22 saw the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda embrace a new champion as Hyderabad FC beat Kerala Bla

Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Neeladri Bhattacharjee

Vijay Sharma

Vijay Sharma wins Coach of the Year award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Vijay Sharma on Saturday was adjudged Coach of the Year at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards

Olympic bronze medallist Rupinder Pal Singh being honoured with the Sportstar Aces Sportsman of the Year (Team Sports) Award by Narinder Batra, President of the Indian Olympic Association and International Hockey Federation (right) and Tushar Prabhakar Sinkar, Senior Director, R&D Decorative, in Mumbai on Saturday.

Rupinder Pal Singh, Harmanpreet Singh win Sportsman of the Year (Team Sports) award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Rupinder Pal Singh and Harmanpreet Singh win Sportsman of the Year (Team Sports) at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on

Savita Punia

Savita wins Sportswoman of the Year (Team Sports) award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Savita Punia was adjudged the Sportswoman of the Year (Team Sports) at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on Saturday.

Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj wins Sportswoman of the Year (Cricket) award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Mithali Raj on Saturday was adjudged Sportswoman of the Year (Cricket) at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards, which was held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mum

Sumit Antil

Sumit Antil wins Para Athlete of the Year (Male) at Sportstar Aces 2022

Antil proved his dominance in the javelin throw of F64 category landing gold with a distance of 68.95m and a new world record to boot at the Tokyo Oly

Ajit Pal Singh

Ajit Pal Singh wins IDFC Lifetime Achievement award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Ajit Pal played in the first three editions of the men’s hockey World Cup and bagged a bronze and a silver in 1971 and 1973 before leading the Indian

Ravi Kumar Dahiya was adjudged Sportsman of the Year (Individual sports) at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards.

Ravi Dahiya wins Sportsman of the Year (Individual sports) award at Sportstar Aces 2022

In August 2021, Ravi Dahiya created history by clinching the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Pramod Bhagat

Sportstar Aces Awards 2022: Pramod Bhagat wins Special Recognition Award

Indian para-shuttler Pramod Bhagat was given the Special Recognition Award at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on Satur

Arif Khan

Arif Khan wins Special Recognition Award at Sportstar Aces 2022

At 31, Arif became the first Indian athlete to win direct quota spots for two different events at a Winter Olympics, when he secured a spot in the men

Mumbai City FC beat ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the Indian Super League final to lift its maiden ISL title.

Sportstar Aces Awards 2022: Mumbai City FC wins the Club of the Year award

Mumbai City FC was adjudged the Club of the Year at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on Saturday.

Indian men's hockey team

Indian men's hockey team wins Moment of the Year award at Sportstar Aces 2022

The Indian men's hockey team mounted a staggering fightback to beat Germany 5-4 in the bronze medal match in Tokyo, for its first hockey medal at the

Kamalpreet Kaur

Kamalpreet Kaur wins Sportswoman of the Year (Track and Field) award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Kamalpreet Kaur on Saturday was adjudged Sportswoman of the Year (Track and Field) at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards.

Nikhil Meswani

Reliance Foundation wins Sports for Social Good (Chairperson's choice) award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Since inception, the sports for development initiatives of Reliance Industries Limited have reached over 21.5 million kids across the country from 13,

PV Ramana

PV Sindhu wins Sportswoman of the Year (Racquet Sports) award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Ace shuttler PV Sindhu was adjudged Sportswoman of the Year (Racquet Sports) at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on Sat

Mirabai Chanu won India's first-ever weightlifting silver medal at the Olympics, after lifting a total of 202 kg in the women's 49 kg event at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Mirabai Chanu wins Sportstar of the Year (Female) Award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Mirabai won India's first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after clinching silver in the women's 49 kg event. This is India's first silver in weightli

Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra wins Sportsman of the Year (Track and Field) award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Neeraj Chopra on Saturday was adjudged Sportsman of the Year (Track and Field) at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards, which was held at the Taj Mahal Hote

Harvinder Kaur Sahni

Ashwin wins Sportsman of the Year (Cricket) award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday was adjudged Sportsman of the Year (Cricket) at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards, which was held at the Taj Mahal Hotel

Avani Lekhara

Sportstar Aces Awards: Avani Lekhara adjudged 'Para Athlete of the Year (Female)'

Avani, 20, emerged as the first Indian woman to bag gold in the Paralympics in Tokyo in 2021.

Nihal Sarin

Sportstar Aces Awards: Nihal Sarin named BYJU's Young Athlete of the Year (Male)

Nihal has had a great year, winning the Silver Lake Open in Serbia, the Serbian Open, and the Biel GMT Blitz in Switzerland.

Esha Singh

Sportstar Aces Awards: Esha Singh wins BYJU's Young Athlete of the Year (Female)

In 2021, she struck silver in the 10m air pistol and 50m pistol events at the Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru.

Uday Pawar

Uday Pawar wins 'Best Grassroots Coach' award at Sportstar Aces 2022

After a long career of 23 years in competitive badminton, Uday Pawar turned to coaching and produced many players who went on to become national champ

The Indian women's hockey team

Sportstar Aces Awards: India women's hockey team, Aditi Ashok win 'Breakthrough Performance of the Year' award

Sportstar on Saturday recognised the stellar run of the Indian Women's Hockey Team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by awarding the members of the squad wit

Sandeep Singh, Sports Minister of Haryana, and Pankaj Nain, Director, Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, being honoured with the Best State for the Promotion of Sports Award by jury member Bhaichung Bhutia and KC Vijaya Kumar, Sports Editor of The Hindu at the Sportstar Aces Awards in Mumbai on Saturday.

Haryana wins Best State for Promotion of Sports Award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Haryana won the Best State for Promotion of Sports award at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2022 in Mumbai on Saturday.

Mustafa Ghouse

Sportstar Aces Awards 2022: JSW Group wins Best Corporate for Promotion of Sports Award

The JSW Group was adjudged the best corporate for promotion of sports at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on Saturday.

IOCL

IndianOil Corporation Ltd wins Best PSU for the Promotion of Sports Award at Sportstar Aces 2022

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) won the Best PSU for the Promotion of Sports award at the Sportstar Aces Awards on Monday.

KIIT

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology adjudged best University for Promotion of Sports at Sportstar Aces 2022

The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar was adjudged the best university for promotion of sports at the 2022 Sportstar Ac

India skipper Rohit Sharma smashed a fluent 40 in the first T20I against West Indies.

Statsman: Rohit Sharma tops against Windies

Rohit Sharma tops the chart for scoring most number of runs against the West Indies in T20I cricket

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