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01-10-202216 STORIES

Dinesh Karthik has been playing T20 Internationals since December, 2006.

Statsman: Dinesh Karthik’s unique record, Virat Kohli’s long wait

At 15 years and 281 days (as on September 9, 2022), Dinesh Karthik now has the longest playing career by an player in T20I history.

A grand start: Members of the Odisha Juggernauts team with the trophy after emerging as the champion in the first season.
The Juggernauts beat Telugu Yoddhas in the final. The winning team pocketed a prize money of ₹1 crore.

Ultimate Kho Kho — Welcome revival or departure from roots?

Ultimate Kho Kho has transformed kho kho into an edge-of-the-seat, made-for-television extravaganza. For over three weeks at the Balewadi Stadium in P

Marked improvement: The team that won silver at the U-20 Asian Championships had players from the team that finished 10th in the U-19 World Championship last year. The players improved considerably under coach G. E. Sridharan’s supervision.

Junior Volleyball: What’s behind the stunning success of India’s U-18, U-20 teams?

In August, India won medals in the U-18 and U-20 Asian men’s volleyball championships within days of each other. Careful moulding of the players befor

Bright prospects: Nitu Linda (middle) and Anita Kumari (left, below) — midfielders in the women’s U-17 National football team — have transformed into two of the most reliable attacking options up the field for India in the World Cup starting October 11. Both were included in the starting XI when India won its maiden U-18 SAFF Championship in March this year, beating Bangladesh on a higher goal difference in Jamshedpur.

Indian Football

U-17 World Cup: After FIFA ban, light at the end of the tunnel for Indian football

When the International Football Federation banned the All India Football Federation due to ‘third party interference’ on August 16, the host nation’s

Guiding force: “To me, he [coach Mamuka Kizilashvili] is everything. He constantly watches my game and tells me where I am going wrong. If he says something, I listen to him,” says Linthoi Chanambam.

Linthoi Chanambam’s world: Judo in veins, Olympics on mind, hip-hop music for company

When Linthoi Chanambam relaxes, she dances to hip-hop music and enjoys her pizza. When she fights, she ends up writing her name in the history books.

Handy tool: Fitness test is sport specific and can measure fitness levels of athletes after the off-season, or after injury or illness.

Fitnesswise: The many benefits of fitness testing

Fitness testing doesn’t just help athletes achieve their fitness goals. It could be a useful tool in making India a global power in sport.

Driven: Ambati Rayudu is keen to reach the lofty heights with CSK once again.

Interview: Ambati Rayudu on returning to Baroda, hasty decisions, and more

Ambati Rayudu wishes to leave no stones unturned in his quest to find success again with the CSK. He wants to play the entire domestic season, this ti

Reliable workhorse: Chaminda Vaas celebrates after picking up a wicket during the ICC World Cup 2003 contest between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Cape Town. It was the third of four World Cups he participated in. Vaas was the highest wicket-taker in the competition and propelled his team to the semifinals.

Chaminda Vaas on bowling to Tendulkar & Co., contributing to Murali’s success, and more

Wednesdays with WV: Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka’s acclaimed fast bowler of the 1990s and 2000s, says he partly contributed to the success of Muttiah Mura

Top gun: Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring Manchester City’s third goal during the Champions League contest between Sevilla and Manchester City in Seville, Spain, on September 6. Haaland is the first City player to score on both his Premier League and UEFA Champions League debuts for the club.

Haaland, Tchouameni headline a bustling, expensive football summer transfer window

The 2022-23 season summer transfer window saw an estimated spending of 4.5 billion euros in one window across five leagues, with the Premier League le

Taking a cue: Steve Smith scored 105 in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy just three days after Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 122 in the Asia Cup against Afghanistan.

Sunil Gavaskar column: Kohli, Smith and individual rivalries

Often, rivalry exists between two players who may not even be playing against each other. Soon after Virat Kohli scored his long-awaited century in th

Forging ahead: Smriti Mandhana hits out during her innings of 17 in the final of The Hundred on Saturday, September 3. Smriti’s form tapered off towards the end of the competition but she was, nonetheless, the best Indian performer this season.

Women's Cricket

The Hundred offers some more erudition for Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues

With an opportunity to rub shoulders with the best cricketers from around the world, The Hundred is doing India’s female cricketers a world of good.

Vanessa Bell plays a forward defensive stroke. Virginia Woolf is standing next to her. The picture was probably taken in 1894.

Last Word: Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf, and a copybook defensive stroke

There’s one picture that has held a particular fascination. This is of the artist Vanessa Bell in full gear (not cricketing, but what looks like a nev

Sweet triumph: Members of the Red Bull team celebrate on the pitwall as Max Verstappen takes victory at the Italian Grand Prix. It was his 11th win of the season.

Analysis: Verstappen dominates Dutch, Italian Grands Prix, moves closer to second world title

Speed and luck were in Max Verstappen’s favour as he pipped Lewis Hamilton in Zandvoort and Charles Leclerc in Monza to close in on his second world t

The new star: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain poses with the trophy after defeating Casper Ruud of Norway in the men’s singles final of the U.S. Open.

US Open: Alcaraz and Swiatek make it a Slam of gifted wunderkinds

Incredibly, Carlos Alcaraz, the new U.S. Open champion and world No. 1, is a brilliant amalgam of each of the Big Three. Start with the jaw-dropping a

Star of the show: Jordan Pickford celebrates during the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Pickford made eight saves in the match – the most by a goalkeeper in a Premier League fixture this season. They were the most saves he has ever made in a Premier League game while keeping a clean sheet.

European Leagues: Pickford stands tall for Everton, Lewandowski weaves his magic for Barcelona

Jordan Pickford makes eight saves to deny Liverpool a win in the Merseyside derby. In Ligue 1, Lionel Messi and Neymar show their artistry for Paris S

CSK legend: Suresh Raina was a vital cog in the wheel for Chennai Super Kings under M. S. Dhoni.

Suresh Raina — one of India’s feistiest entertainers

Suresh Raina will forever be remembered as a fierce competitor and a loyal servant of Indian cricket.

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