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Champions Trophy: The road ahead for India & Pakistan
24 Jun 2017 2:50 PM GMTWith its victory in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy final, Pakistan men's cricket team not only managed to prove their detractors wrong but also...
Firing on all cylinders
24 Jun 2017 2:49 PM GMTOn June 18, most of the 125 crore inhabitants of India would have been heartbroken by the Indian cricket team's crushing defeat against Pakistan in...
Nadal on his way to being numero uno
17 Jun 2017 2:54 PM GMTDuring his march to a historic La Decima at the 2017 French Open tournament, Spaniard Rafael Nadal won every single set that he played at the Stade...
A new order rising on the court
3 Jun 2017 3:06 PM GMTMost sporting pursuits in the world are dominated by youthful players who have age on their side. Of course, there are many athletes who defy several...
IPL hits and misses Some fire, while others fizzle out
27 May 2017 3:12 PM GMTHitsGautam Gambhir The Kolkata Knight Riders skipper was the second-highest run getter and his shrewd captaincy led his team into the Playoffs,...
Bengaluru's kings facing 'bad times'
13 May 2017 2:21 PM GMTThe nature of Royal Challengers Bangalore's game, in all previous seasons of the Indian Premier League, stayed true to its name – they played like...
Badminton: nurturing future champions
13 May 2017 2:15 PM GMTIn the past few years, several young shuttlers have broken into the national badminton scene. In addition to Olympians such as 2016 Rio silver...
A new beginning for Bastian Schweinsteiger
25 March 2017 6:30 PM GMTAfter a less than impressive spell at Manchester United, where he fell out of favour with the current manager, Schweinsteiger will soon ply his trade...
The musical legacy of MS Subbulakshmi
15 Jan 2017 9:31 PM GMTAs a journalist, TJS George’s credibility and credentials are unparalleled. In his career of over six decades, the veteran author and editor has...
A Golden Year for Cristiano Ronaldo
18 Dec 2016 9:01 PM GMTBobby Fischer-Boris Spassky, Joe Frazier-Muhammad Ali, Johan Cruyff-Franz Beckenbauer, John McEnroe-Bjorn Borg, Sachin Tendulkar-Shane Warne; these...
From ‘Ammu’ to ‘Amma’: Jayalalithaa’s rise to prominence
11 Dec 2016 9:24 PM GMTOn the evening of December 6, 2016, Marina Beach was the country’s busiest location, with lakhs thronging the Rajaji Hall, located in Chennai. At...
Carrying the baton
27 Nov 2016 4:30 PM GMTHaving spent nearly a decade in Hockey India – first as its secretary general and then its president – Narinder Dhruv Batra has ensured that Indian...