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17-02-202415 STORIES

Anjali Bhagwat, an Olympic shooter and a member of the Sportstar Aces Awards jury, is delighted with the achievements of Indian shooters and archers in 2023.

Anjali Bhagwat: Role of athletes in popularising the sport a key criterion

Olympic shooter Anjali Bhagwat is particularly pleased with the confident performances of young shooters making their mark in the international arena.

Who is really responsible?: It is a common tendency to hold the performance and sports medicine team responsible for injuries, for either making them train too hard or not providing adequate rehabilitation. This is the reality of sports today.

Fitnesswise: Balancing act, the art of load management

The transition from receiving accolades to playing the blame game can be a wild journey in sports.

Viswanathan Anand, the pioneer who elevated India’s presence in global chess, now witnesses a new generation surpassing his milestones, solidifying India’s status as a chess superpower.

Viswanathan Anand: Sportstar Aces Awards a fossil record of Indian sports

Viswanathan Anand, the chess Grandmaster and a member of the jury for the Sportstar Aces Awards, is delighted by the success of the sport in the count

Carving a niche: Athletic Club, based in Bilbao, has won 35 domestic titles, making it the third-most successful club in Spain.

Athletic Club is Basque only — for how long?

Athletic would rather be a struggling club with an identity than a successful club without one.

Aparna Popat.

‘Sports broadcasting crucial for appreciation of achievements’: Aparna Popat

Aparna Popat, a longstanding member of the Sportstar Aces Awards jury panel, deliberates on different parameters before deciding the winner.

American tennis players Clark Graebner (left) and Arthur Ashe (1943 - 1993), UK, 8th June 1966.

Making art and history of sports

Sports writing has the power to transform a simple match into a narrative that encapsulates a nation’s history.

Abhinav Bindra, an Olympic gold medal-winning shooter, is serving as a member of the jury for the Sportstar Aces Awards for the second year in a row.

‘Reliving highs and identifying areas for improvement’ – Abhinav Bindra on Sportstar Aces Awards 2024

During the Sportstar Aces Awards jury meeting, Abhinav Bindra’s way of judging a hotly debated category was to go with a key element of team sports an

Djokovic, now part of the 36-and-still-kicking club, continues to lord over tennis. He won three of the four Grand Slams in 2023 and is still ranked No. 1 despite losing the recent Australian Open semifinals to Jannik Sinner.

Off-side: Never past your prime: age is just a number!

The age-old adage that age is just a number seems to be true, particularly, in the world of sports today.

Patna Pirates skipper and Indian kabaddi player Sachin Tanwar

Pro Kabaddi League: Sachin Tanwar and the charm of underrated excellence

From nursing an ambition to don army fatigues to fighting for the nation on the kabaddi mat, Patna Pirates’ captain Sachin Tanwar has seen interesting

However, Rohit is the first male cricketer to achieve this distinction. Before him, four other female cricketers have reached this landmark in international cricket.

India vs Afghanistan: All numbers, stats, trivia and number crunching from IND v AFG T20Is

The Indian cricket captain, Rohit Sharma, became the latest to have played 150 or more T20Is during India’s T20I series against Afghanistan.

One for the record books: Sinner became the first Italian man to capture a Grand Slam singles title since Adriano Panatta won the 1976 French Open and the youngest men’s AO champion since Novak Djokovic in 2008.

Australian Open 2024 review: Sinner breaks through, Sabalenka reaffirms dominance

The Italian came back from two sets down against Daniil Medvedev to win his first Grand Slam title. Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka became the first woman

Age is just a number: The 43-year-old Indian, the oldest men’s doubles number one, also became the oldest major men’s doubles winner at the Australian Open.

Sunil Gavaskar says Rohan Bopanna is proving some things get better with age

Novak Djokovic, winner of 24 tennis Majors, asked Bopanna to play doubles with him, which is possibly the ultimate tribute to a largely unsung player.

Comfort zone: “I am very comfortable at this kind of club, where the facilities are very good. I would indeed like to have more Goan players on the main team, and let’s see if we can do it in the future,” said Manolo while talking about FC Goa.

Indian Football

Manolo Marquez: If I am the national team coach, I would like more time to prepare for big tournaments

At the Sportstar Goa Conclave, the head coach of FC Goa spoke about his time at the club and the future of Indian football.

Strong show: Making three consecutive finals at the most elite levels (World Tour 750 and higher), starting with the China Masters in November 2023, is something unprecedented in Indian badminton. Also, their defeats have come against the very best — World champions Kang and Seo and then World No. 1, Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang from China.

The show goes on for Satwik-Chirag as Paris Olympics looms

Despite a tough loss in the India Open final, Satwik-Chirag remain focused in their pursuit of Olympic glory.

Eyes on the legend: Chhetri has been one of the best servants of Indian football, with 93 goals to his name, but at 39, this Asian Cup might have been his last appearance in the competition. He looked rusty throughout the campaign and India will have to look at his replacement sooner rather than later.

More questions than answers after India’s poor Asian Cup showing

India’s pointless run at the Asian Cup ends with three losses and no goals, raising concerns about coach Igor Stimac’s leadership and the team’s futur

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