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From soaring into the night sky and hanging in the air before swooping down to an enthralled reception, Armand Duplantis has done it all. Yet, he’s just begun.

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14-09-202417 STORIES

Bragging rights: D. Gukesh will meet defending champion, China’s Ding Liren, in a 14-game series for the world crown from November 20 to December 15.

Chess Olympiad 2024 Preview: Power-packed India eyes glory and gold in Hungary

India, after winning bronze medals in 2014 and 2022, is eyeing its first gold medal in an on-the-board tournament.

Point to prove: Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were overlooked for BCCI’s 2023-24 retainers list, with the board at the time stressing the importance of participating in domestic cricket when not playing for the national team.

Duleep Trophy’s significance reemerges as Team India prepares for WTC grind, Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India has played just seven Tests in the last 13 months, but with 10 more scheduled in the next four, the upcoming Duleep Trophy gains added significa

Healthy eating: More fruits and veggies = more wins. These colourful powerhouses are packed with the vitamins and minerals that turn kids into champs.

Food For Thought

The secret sauce to sporting success

While nutrition does transform good athletes into champions, parents, schools and holistic health play crucial roles in shaping India’s future sports

Goals galore: Newly promoted Ipswich Town was at the receiving end of Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah.

World football wrap: Erling Haaland continues goalscoring onslaught; Kylian Mbappe awaits first league goal

The football season has returned after its usual hiatus, and as expected the usual suspects have made merry, barring a few surprises.

Eye on the ball: Anwar Ali (centre), who recently made headlines for his shock move to East Bengal from Mohun Bagan, has retained his place as a centre-back.

Intercontinental Cup preview: India team news, likely lineup, squad update, formation and dates

Manolo Marquez takes charge of the Indian national football team, facing the challenge of revitalising the Blue Tigers, with his first test being the

Fair enough?: The president of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, said last year, “If we ever get pushed into a corner to that point where we’re making a judgment about fairness or inclusion, I will always fall on the side of fairness.”

Boxing’s gender row at Paris Olympics: No foolproof system

Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, who punched their way to gold medals in the Olympics, are neither transgender nor are their testosterone levels abnormal

Let it be: “I have left it to the Almighty. Just work hard, prepare, and give it your best; after that, whatever has to happen will happen. The 90-metre target has been talked about so much now that I have decided to let it be,” Neeraj said.

Neeraj Chopra’s chase for Mount 90 hobbled by injury but summit in sight

Neeraj Chopra vows to continue his pursuit of the elusive 90m mark, as he prepares to overcome the recurring groin injury that has become an irritable

All in the letter: In para athletics, track and jump events are denoted by the letter T, while field events take the letter F, followed by a numerical classification of disability class.

Paris Paralympics 2024

Paralympics 2024: India’s mixed bag of fortune with classification in para sports

Para athletes talk about their varying experiences with classification, the defining foundation of para sports where the playing field is levelled.

Tough people last: At the age of nine, Yogesh was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) — an autoimmune condition that attacks the body’s nerves. It left him wheelchair-bound for two years.

Scaling mount 50 - Yogesh Kathuniya eyes another world record, elusive gold at Paris 2024 Paralympics

Yogesh Kathuniya talks about overcoming personal and health challenges as he strives for gold at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Evolving as a coach: In his nearly three-decade-long coaching career, Massimo Costantini said his philosophies have evolved to put the player at the centre of things.

Indian table tennis coach Massimo Costantini: ‘Need to sustain the winning mentality at business end of tournaments’

Indian table tennis coach Massimo Costantini discusses a variety of topics, including the approach to developing the next generation of talent, the pr

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been the backbones of Indian batting for well over a decade.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma — Comparing their batting stats across formats

The retirements of Rohit and Kohli marked the end of an illustrious era for Indian T20 cricket. Here’s a comparison between their batting performances

Peerless: When Armand Duplantis enters an event now, his only real competition is with himself. What else can you expect from the man who has broken the world record 10 times over the last four years.

One small centimetre for man, a giant leap for Armand Duplantis

Pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis is so far ahead of the rest of the field, he can continue to break the world record one centimetre at a time. But just h

Supporters of the city’s rival football clubs, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, joined together in a protest march on August 18, 2024, in Kolkata, shouting slogans to condemn the rape and murder of a doctor in West Bengal.

Off-side: Sport isn’t only about winning — it has lessons to teach us

Sport, usually our refuge from the world’s harsh realities, at times becomes the stage where we must confront them head-on.

India won 10 medals, including five gold medals, at the 2024 U-17 World Wrestling Championships, with women claiming eight of the 10.

U-17 World Wrestling Championships review: Women outshine men on the mat, provide glimpse into future

The WFI needs to support promising women wrestlers and focus more on men’s freestyle wrestling to enhance the country’s chances of winning medals in f

Mohun Bagan Super Giant captain Subhasish Bose during the ISL last year.

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Indian Football

Subhasish: Did not join protest as Mohun Bagan captain but as citizen of India

Subhasish Bose, the Mohun Bagan Super Giant captain, explains why he joined hands to protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a stat

Right step: The Test match fund, which is expected to be in the region of US $15 million, is understood to have the backing of BCCI secretary Jay Shah and ECB chair Richard Thompson.

Sunil Gavaskar: ICC’s dedicated Test match fund a big step forward

Ever since the Indian broadcasters as well as corporate sponsors came to the fore, the various cricket boards have gotten more money than ever before

Bowing out: Shikhar Dhawan captained India in 15 games (12 ODIs and 3 T20Is). The left-hand opener scored 24 hundreds across 269 matches for India.

Farewell Gabbar, thanks for the blockbuster entertainment

Shikhar Dhawan’s — nicknamed Gabbar — on-field competitiveness mirrors his off-field calm. Retirement at 38 will allow him to pursue his off-field amb

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