Amal John

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Amal is a reporter/sub-editor with Sportstar. He writes on football, cricket, squash and other sports. A shutterbug, he’s also interested in films and music.

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Best of Tokyo 2020: Aditi Ashok gets India to wake up and learn golf, finishes a remarkable fourth

Best of Tokyo 2020: Karsten Warholm tryst with history; claims Olympic gold and new WR

Best of Olympics: Celebrating sportsmanship at Tokyo 2020

Neeraj Chopra ready for take-off in javelin throw final at Tokyo Olympics

Neeraj Chopra is India's best hope for a track and field medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

A case of the Twisties: What happened to Simone Biles at the Tokyo Olympics

Twisties is a term gymnasts use to describe an almost inexplicable feeling where they are unable to perform a simple twisting skill that they must have practiced thousands of times in the gym.

Athletes heading to the Tokyo Olympics in world record form

As we gear up for the Tokyo Olympics, there have been multiple world records that have been broken or threatened to be.

Tokyo 2020: Athletes mired in controversy ahead of Olympic Games

Here are a few athletes who found themselves in the middle of a controversy in the runup to the Tokyo Games.

Destination Italy

Alexis Sanchez’s season-long loan transfer to Inter Milan could finally pull him out of stagnation at Manchester United and help him move upward again.

Lukaku moves away from Manchester United, finally

Romelu Lukaku will feel more wanted at Inter under new boss Antonio Conte, who is a staunch admirer of the big Belgian striker.

Maguire, Lukaku, Dybala and Pogba: Manchester United's busy transfer window

Harry Maguire’s £80 million fee move to Manchester United makes him the most expensive defender in the world, beating Virgil Van Dijk’s £75 million transfer to Liverpool from Southampton last year.

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