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The Indian men's badminton team is the Thomas Cup champion and team captain Kidambi Srikanth promises more success. "Individual players probably can't fight the Malaysians or the Chinese. But Team India can fight and win,” he says.

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Brendon McCullum has been appointed as the head coach of England’s Test team. This will be McCullum’s first job as coach of a major international cricket team.

Cricket roundup: Brendon McCullum appointed head coach of England’s Test team

McCullum is known for his role in inculcating a new culture within the New Zealand set-up during his playing days and advocating a refreshing brand of

Abhishek Mukherjee

The sustained performance comes from inside. It is supported by your body, which needs proper training and nutrition to perform at its peak.

Food For Thought

Fuelling future champions

As a sports nutritionist who works with elite athletes, including PV Sindhu, I feel the future of Indian badminton will be in safe hands if we start f

Ryan Fernando

Return to action: Madhya Pradesh’s Rajat Patidar in action against Kerala during a Ranji Trophy match at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot in March. The knockout stages of the tournament will be now held in Berngaluru.

Ranji Trophy: Back to the grind in domestic cricket

The Ranji Trophy, this year, is being held in two phases – the league stage was held in February and March, and the knockouts in June. The players, th

Shayan Acharya,Vijay Lokapally

The All England Club (AELTC) announced on April 20 that tennis players from Russia and Belarus were banned from Wimbledon, which starts June 27.

Is Wimbledon right in banning Russian and Belarusian players?

In response to Russia’s unprovoked, brutal invasion of Ukraine, the All England Club (AELTC) announced that tennis players from Russia and Belarus wer

Paul Fein

Star show: chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand with former badminton stars Morten Frost and Prakash Padukone. Players like Anand and Prakash were pioneers in their sport and put India truly on the world map.

The inspiration for India's recent successes

If individuals can take credit for India’s recent successes in chess and badminton, it will have to be Viswanathan Anand, Prakash Padukone and Pullela

Suresh Menon

Glory days: It’s back-to-back I-League titles for Gokulam Kerala.

Gokulam Kerala FC — A club of many firsts

Kerala’s Gokulam FC is on a mission to make history. The club from Kozhikode has now won the women’s first division league (Indian Women’s League), th

Aashin Prasad,Amitabha Das Sharma

Making waves: After winning titles across the junior, youth and senior categories at the 2018 Telangana State Shooting Championships, Dhanush won the U-21 gold medal in 10m air rifle at the 2019 Khelo India Youth Games. He also bagged two gold medals in the 2019 Junior Asian Championships in Doha before topping the leaderboard in Lima, Peru during the 2021 Junior World Championships.

Dhanush Srikanth - His actions speak louder

Dhanush Srikanth, hearing and speech impaired from birth, shot 247.5 in the men’s 10m air rifle final of the Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, to

Santadeep Dey

Popular beyond chess: Tania and Vidit are active on social media and interact with their fans frequently.

Vidit Gujrathi and Tania Sachdev: Tickling the funny bone in the world of chess

Vidit Gujrathi and Tania Sachdev are part of the Indian Olympiad team’s preparatory camp with Grandmaster Boris Gelfand in Chennai. Sportstar sat for

Asked to rate India’s Thomas Cup triumph, Vimal Kumar called it “the greatest.”

Vimal Kumar: ‘Happy Prannoy justified the faith’

Being a selector, I was very clear in our selection committee meeting that Prannoy could be a very strong third singles player. We considered B. Sai P

Top gun: Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals celebrates after scoring a hundred in the IPL. The English wicketkeeper-batter has been in prolific form this season.

Jos Buttler: 'Sometimes a break is actually the best'

In a chat with Sportstar, the wicketkeeper-batter shares his thoughts about his stint with the Royals, the road ahead and how he is looking forward to

World champion: Team India’s joy knew no bounds after the Thomas Cup victory.

The United Team of India

The Indian men’s badminton team is the Thomas Cup champion and team captain Kidambi Srikanth promises more success. “Individual players probably can’t

Jonathan Selvaraj

What a win! Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen kisses her gold medal winning the women’s World Championship match against Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas in the flyweight (52kg) final, in Istanbul.

Nikhat Zareen — Breaking barriers and braving the odds

Being mentally strong is a virtue which has helped Nikhat Zareen win inside the boxing ring and outside it.

Proud moment: Members of the Indian men’s badminton team celebrate after defeating Indonesia in the Thomas Cup final in Bangkok.

Aparna Popat: 'Inspiration is gender independent'

The Thomas Cup win was a team effort — every member contributed to a common cause in an otherwise individual sport — and this collective achievement w

With a hundred per cent crowd allowed for final, the Board has roped in Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh and music maestro A. R. Rahman to spice up the closing ceremony, which is expected to be a 40-minute affair.

IPL Diary: Gala final on cards in Ahmedabad

“With Ahmedabad hosting the final, we will celebrate 75 years of Independence of the country, marking the journey of Indian cricket with a special sho

Shayan Acharya,Dhruva Prasad

Indian badminton team celebrates after winning the Thomas Cup title.

On The Write Line

'Let the fire burn forever'

India’s Thomas Cup winners have lit the spark and now it’s for the officials to not just bask in the glory of the win but to make that spark into a ro

Sunil Gavaskar

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has the most number of catches in T20 cricket.

Statsman: Dhoni achieves another milestone

M. S. Dhoni became the first keeper to take 202 catches in T20 cricket. He achieved the milestone in Chennai Super Kings’ IPL match against Delhi Capi

Inconsistent season: MS Dhoni returned as the Chennai Super Kings captain, with Ravindra Jadeja stepping down from the position after eight games in charge. Jadeja, whose performances with the ball and at No. 7 were middling at best (116 runs in 10 innings at 19.33, five wickets at an average of nearly 50), was eventually ruled out of IPL 2022 with bruised ribs, further deflating an already gasping season.

What went wrong for MI, CSK in IPL 2022

IPL 2022: While Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians became the first team to lose its first seven matches of an IPL season, M.S. Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings

Ayan Acharya

In the front: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona.

F1: Max Verstappen leaps into lead with win at Spanish Grand Prix

Ferrari’s polesitter Charles Leclerc was controlling the race nicely through the first phase of the Spanish Grand Prix, but disaster struck on lap 27

Emotional moment: It’s another English title for Pep Guardiola and his record-setting Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola’s Man City juggernaut keeps rolling

Pep Guardiola has now led Manchester City to four English Premier League titles in his first six seasons in England and this record is only matched by

Aashin Prasad

Symonds was an impact-player through his towering shots, electric fielding and more than handy bowling be it off-spin or medium-pace.

Andrew Symonds: Imposing figure with a larger-than-life outlook

Symonds last played for Australia in 2009 before slipping into the shadows but in his pomp, he pulled in the crowds, inspired children to copy his swa

K. C. Vijaya Kumar

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