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It was a perfect parting gift for Sophie Devine in her last assignment as the New Zealand women’s T20 skipper.

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Customised brilliance: By tailoring workouts and nutrition to the different phases of the menstrual cycle, women can enhance their performance, improve recovery, and achieve better results.

Food For Thought

The impact of menstrual cycle on female athletes

Understanding the impact of the menstrual cycle on performance is crucial for providing meaningful support to female athletes.

Art of exercising: The first comprehensive book on exercise wasDe Art Gymnasticaby Girolamo Mercuriale. (a representative image

Exercise, a choice

Girolamo Mercuriale, an Italian physician, says: Just because one can exercise, it doesn’t mean one should. Millions have taken this seriously.

Nitish Reddy.

India vs Bangladesh T20Is: Stats review and key numbers from IND v BAN series

Nitish Reddy became the first Indian player perform the all-round feat of scoring 70-plus runs and claiming two wickets in the same T20I match.

Young and hungry: The 20-year-old Julieta (left) earned a hard-fought split decision victory.

UFC: Julieta closes in on the big league; Bo Nickal on the rise

The Argentinian’s victory over Leslie Hernandez impressed Dana White enough to hint at a new atomweight division in the UFC.

Indian Premier League (IPL) fans must be wondering yet again as another ‘Mega Auction’ looms, ready to throw loyalties into disarray.

Off-Side: The IPL – a cricket fan’s annual loyalty test

In IPL, do we support a team or hitch our allegiance to a player? It is a hard choice to make.

Chasing glory: Greg Stewart’s eyes are set on the ultimate measure of success in football — silverware.

Indian Football

Once rejected at Hearts, Greg Stewart is winning many at Mohun Bagan and India

Greg Stewart, who has won the Indian Super League Shield with two teams previously, is looking to complete a hat-trick with Mohun Bagan Super Giant th

Winner takes all: Sophie Devine (centre) with Lea Tahuhu and Suzie Bates.

Women's Cricket

Women’s T20 World Cup Diary: White Ferns conquer the desert, diaspora feels WC exit pinch

The way New Zealand team turned around a challenging year was perhaps the best souvenir the Diary could take back home after three testing weeks in Du

Two to tango: Jamie Maclaren and Dimitrios Petratos (centre) scored in the first and second halves, respectively, to seal the win for the Mariners.

Indian Football

ISL Diary: Mohun Bagan takes derby bragging rights, Goa missing its 12th man

The Kolkata club triumphed over East Bengal, leaving the latter without a single point this season.

Charles Leclerc hugs Ferrari’s Team Principal, Frédéric Vasseur, after his win at the US Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc leads Ferrari domination in Austin as title race tightens

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz clinched a thrilling 1-2 finish, while Max Verstappen strengthened his lead at the top.

Flat as pancake: Australia pace legend Dennis Lillee denounced a pitch in Pakistan as a “graveyard for bowlers” in 1980, but more than 40 years later little has changed.

Pakistan’s flat pitches a graveyard for bowlers: A deep-dive statistical analysis

A statistical exploration of the patterns of runs scored and the results of Test matches that have turned pitches in Pakistan into a bowler’s nightmar

Jubilant scenes: An ecstatic Sophie Devine poses with the trophy.

Women's Cricket

Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Sophie Devine’s legacy gets World Champion seal

A long-time advocate for equal pay in sports, Sophie Devine’s New Zealand winning an edition where the men and women earned the same prize money is th

Sakshi Malik: Feared my wrestling career would end after I refused to give into Brij Bhushan’s demands

Following are extracts from ace wrestler Sakshi Malik’s memoir ‘Witness’, co-authored by Jonathan Selvaraj.

Against all odds: With ten straight defeats leading up to the World Cup , very few would have bet on New Zealand.

Women's Cricket

New Zealand’s ‘grandmas’ finally bring home T20 crown

Their fairytale journey capped off a remarkable tournament, sparking hopes for increased participation from Associate teams in future editions.

Clear plan of action: According to Jaspal Rana, double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker’s coach, there needs to be a systematic timeline set for athletes. “You can’t prepare for an exam if you don’t know when it’s supposed to be held,” he said.

More contenders, bigger challenges as Indian shooters head into 2028 Olympic cycle

As the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic cycle begins, Indian shooters are aiming for improvement while facing challenges in preparation and selection.

Change in guard: Former India captain Mithali Raj feels it is time to move on from Harmanpreet Kaur as captain. Harmanpreet has been in charge since replacing Raj in 2016 and has led the team at four T20 World Cups.

Women's Cricket

What went wrong for India at Women’s T20 World Cup?

As India grapples with yet another World Cup heartbreak, there may be lingering questions about whether the middle-order could’ve been braver with the

Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant staged a miraculous fightback in the first Test against New Zealand. Sadly, their efforts went in vain as India suffered an eight-wicket defeat.

Sunil Gavaskar: Sports fitness doesn’t depend on slim waists alone

Two players, with waists that even their most ardent admirers wouldn’t call super slim, had a rollicking partnership of 177, which saved India from th

The JSW-owned Soormas were willing to break the bank for the Indian captain, Harmanpreet Singh.

Hockey India League returns in a new avatar

The auction for the new-look Hockey India League threw up some interesting combinations, with some teams appearing stronger and better balanced, at le

Stamping authority: Ahyika and Sutirtha Mukherjee won the bronze medal in the women’s doubles event at the recently concluded Asian Table Tennis Championships.

Asian Table Tennis Championships review: Plenty of positives and a historic first

India’s third consecutive Asian Championships bronze in the men’s team event, alongside the women’s second bronze and the maiden medal for Ayhika Mukh

Dominant show: For the second time in two seasons, the Triveni Continental Kings claimed the Global Chess League title.

Global Chess League season 2 review: Stepping into uncharted territory and thriving

The second season of the Global Chess League solidified its position as an important event on the international chess calendar, introducing innovative

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