Sreeshankar is the ‘bar’ Jeswin targets and looks up to

Sreeshankar is the ‘bar’ Jeswin targets and looks up to

Jeswin Aldrin after winning the silver at the Asian Indoor Championships in Kazakhstan last week. Photo: Special Arrangement | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A lot had happened to long jumper Jeswin Aldrin last year. Despite a sensational 8.26m effort and a wind-assisted 8.37 that helped him qualify for the World Championships, and brought him the […]

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Indian men’s hockey team faces Australia test ahead of World Cup

Indian men’s hockey team faces Australia test ahead of World Cup

The Indian men’s hockey team will get another chance to reassess its strength and weakness ahead of the World Cup when it squares off against world number one Australia in a five-match series, starting here on Saturday. It has always been a herculean task for India to challenge the might of the Australians, who are […]

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Great to win the best athlete award at the National Games, says veteran swimmer: Sajan Prakash

Great to win the best athlete award at the National Games, says veteran swimmer: Sajan Prakash

‘As Kerala’s best medal hope, I was looking to participate in as many events and was not looking at the timings’ ‘As Kerala’s best medal hope, I was looking to participate in as many events and was not looking at the timings’ Seven years after his sensational debut at the National Games in Kerala, Sajan […]

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Monorama Devi — four medals, fighting fever,  and competing in two different cities

Monorama Devi — four medals, fighting fever, and competing in two different cities

Having secured two golds, a silver and a bronze in track and road races in the National Games at two venues situated 928km apart, 28-year-old Manipur cyclist Tongbram Monorama Devi now wants to make an impact in next year’s Asian Games. Monorama joined her teammates to bag a 4000m team pursuit gold and a team […]

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Shooting included in 2026 CWG but wrestling and archery miss out

Shooting included in 2026 CWG but wrestling and archery miss out

Shooting has been India’s strongest sport in the Commonwealth Games with 135 medals Shooting has been India’s strongest sport in the Commonwealth Games with 135 medals Shooting will return to the Commonwealth Games roster in the 2026 edition in Victoria, Australia, while wrestling has been dropped in a bitter-sweet turn of events for India. The […]

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Sambo Lapung breaks Vikas Thakur’s three-year-old clean and jerk record

Sambo Lapung breaks Vikas Thakur’s three-year-old clean and jerk record

Claim the men’s 96kg gold medal at the weightlifting arena of the National Games here on Monday Claim the men’s 96kg gold medal at the weightlifting arena of the National Games here on Monday Arunachal Pradesh’s Sambo Lapung conquered his love for fast food to break Services’ lifter Vikas Thakur’s three-year-old clean and jerk record […]

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Veteran Richa faces challenge from gen-next in the National Games swimming events

Veteran Richa faces challenge from gen-next in the National Games swimming events

Eighteen-year-old Shrungi Bandekar, who was the star of the recent Khelo India University Games, will be Richa’s main rival Eighteen-year-old Shrungi Bandekar, who was the star of the recent Khelo India University Games, will be Richa’s main rival The past, present, and future of Indian swimming have assembled to make the field competitive when the […]

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Need to improve my fitness and stamina: Anahat

Need to improve my fitness and stamina: Anahat

Teen squash sensation Anahat Singh, the youngest member of the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) Indian contingent, is impressively articulate for a 14-year-old! She also surprises you with her self-awareness. “The main thing is that I’ve learnt a lot about how much effort I have to put in — in terms of training — to not […]

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Jemimah Rodrigues nominated for ICC ‘Player of the Month’ award

Jemimah Rodrigues nominated for ICC ‘Player of the Month’ award

The nominations in the women’s category also feature the gold medal-winning Australian duo of Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath The nominations in the women’s category also feature the gold medal-winning Australian duo of Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath Star Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues was on Monday nominated for the ICC ‘Player of the Month’ award […]

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