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School drop-outs and pro contracts: For cricketers, big bucks an incentive and potential pitfall

Access to infra proves a game-changer: How an astroturf and hostel changed lives of tribal girls in Simdega

In 2024, can Satwik-Chirag mend the Paes-Bhupathi heartbreak of 2004 by winning an Olympic medal?

Pause, rewind, play: From Pat Cummins silencing Motera to Sheetal Devi, the archer without arms, looking back at 2023’s newsmakers

Chess: After 6 months of being asked the same question, Gukesh finally answers by qualifying for Candidates

India vs Australia: Dropped catches, miscalculated run-chase cost hosts dearly as Alyssa Healy and Co clinch series 2-0

Who will replace David Warner?: Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft and Matt Renshaw emerge as frontrunners

IND vs SA: Gerald Coetzee is ruled out due to pelvic inflammation for Cape Town Test

Having won everything, PV Sindhu readies for another tilt at Olympic gold after forgettable year

What is it about sports bodies that makes an official insensitive towards his wife under anesthesia and Brij Bhushan cling to power at all cost

South Africa vs India: Marco Jansen stands tall with bat & ball to signal a glorious all-round future

Not just in Centurion: Five recent Indian batting collapses in Tests from Adelaide, Indore, Christchurch, Lord’s, and Galle

‘Don’t forget what we did in Australia and England with our batting,’ Rohit Sharma on where batsmen and bowlers went wrong

‘A crocodile jaw trying to catch, get him out of there’: Mark Waugh slams Abdullah Shafique who dropped Mitch Marsh at first slip

South Africa vs India: Bowlers’ lack of discipline hands hosts the initiative on Day 2 of first Test

’We will look inwards’: After red-ball success, India Women take on dominant Aussies in ODI series

South Africa vs India: KL Rahul stands tall on tough and damp day to keep India in the fight on Day 1 of first Test

Focus on the future stars: In the new year, a new format for ICC Under-19 World Cup

The perfect solo act: how Kagiso Rabada knocked down Rohit, Kohli and sucker-punched India

Tabraiz Shamsi on being abused online for celebrating Suryakumar Yadav’s wicket: ‘It was the worst…abuse was hurled at my wife’

After year spent in dealing with one injury after another, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu still looks ahead to possible route to Paris Olympics podium

SA vs IND: Can Shubman Gill erase his one technical weakness, and prove he’s the best young Indian batsman in South Africa?

South Africa vs India: How will KL Rahul do in his new ‘keeper-batter role in Tests?

IND vs SA: Indian cricket team’s practice session at Centurion ahead of Boxing Day Test called off due to rain

India squad for ODIs, T20Is: Richa Ghosh, Saika Ishaque, Shreyanka Patil named in ODI side for Australia series

With a commanding display at Liverpool, Declan Rice shows he is Arsenal’s man for all seasons, and reasons

Govt suspends WFI panel: New panel’s decision to hold meet in Gonda — on MP’s ‘request’

‘They removed my name from the list…living example of sheer discrimination against me’: Danish Kaneria slams PCB

Govt suspends Wrestling federation: New body in complete control of former office-bearers

ICC reject Usman Khawaja’s bid to wear dove logo on bat and shoes for Boxing Day Test against Pakistan

England looking to hire Kieron Pollard to help them retain T20 World Cup next year

India vs Australia One-off Test: Watch Beth Mooney dismissed in bizarre fashion by Richa Ghosh

Why did Mumbai Indians ruthlessly swap Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya and why does Chennai Super Kings still stick to Thala Dhoni?

‘Women Wrestlers scared as Brij Bhushan will remain connected to WFI’: Anita Sheoran

South Africa vs India: Arshdeep’s timely dismissal of Tony de Zorzi prompts a collapse and takes India to ODI series win

Wrestling Federation election: ‘Brij Bhushan like an elder brother to me,’ says new president Sanjay Singh

South Africa vs India: When the door was closing on him, Sanju Samson kicks it open with maiden ODI ton in series decider

‘He’s a Test bowler… T20 not his best format’: Jason Gillespie on Pat Cummins’ Rs 20.50 crore price tag in IPL 2024 auction

At 32, RB Ramesh quit cushy job, retired from playing to be full-time chess trainer. Today, he’s a Dronacharya Awardee

Leander Paes, India’s first entrant in International Tennis Hall of Fame, looks back at his career and Indian tennis’ transformation

Wrestling Federation of India elections: Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist Sanjay Kumar Singh confident of winning

Sourav Ganguly promised that Delhi Capitals will bid even Rs 10 crore for Kumar Kushagra, said he reminded him of MS Dhoni: father Shashikant

‘I never thought I would get crores!’ Shubham Dubey, son of an unemployed father, says life will turn after windfall at the IPL auction

Mumbai Indians Players 2024: MI complete players list and squad ahead of IPL 2024 auction

IPL Auction 2024: I am lucky to be alive after the kind of accident I had, says Rishabh Pant

IPL Auction 2024 Live Updates: 333 players to go under the hammer as 10 franchises look to strengthen teams

‘Gazebo’, ‘Gaboora’: Indian players struggle to pronounce Gqeberha, host city of 2nd ODI vs South Africa

Australia vs Pakistan: Pat Cummins wants Nathan Lyon to chase Shane Warne’s record

Australia vs Pakistan: Ian Healy backs David Warner to play one more year of Test cricket

‘If Brij Bhushan’s loyalists contest and win, there won’t be any reforms in the Wrestling federation’ – WFI president election candidate Anita Sheoran

Joey Barton can bumble on but stop the ridiculous resistance to women commentators calling the men’s game

Watch: Harry Brook smashes 24 runs in last over to help England chase down West Indies’ 223

India vs South Africa: Rinku Singh to debut in the ODI series that will be an audition for T20 world cup spots

Mohammed Shami ruled out of Test matches, Deepak Chahar withdraws from ODI series

Australia vs Pakistan: Ravi Shastri points out the ‘real problem’ with Shaheen Shah Afridi

Vijay Amritraj, the OG sporting superstar and king of Indian tennis’ good times. Now a Hall of Famer.

‘Success of Olympiad helped in people having a favourable perception towards travelling to Chennai’: Srinath Narayanan

Suryakumar Yadav paces his innings to perfection, Kuldeep shines with ball as India level series

T20 World Cup 2024: New York to host India vs Pakistan marquee clash

M S Dhoni’s iconic No. 7 jersey retired, no longer up for grabs

Hockey Junior World Cup: Profligate India pay the price, lose 4-1 to Germany in semifinal

Australian cricketer Cameron Green reveals he’s fighting stage two chronic kidney disease

Hockey Junior World Cup: Stern test awaits Uttam Singh and Co as they take on Germany in the semifinal

FIDE Investigatory Panel finds no evidence that Hans Niemann cheated in over-the-board games; Carlsen fined for withdrawing

Google’s Year in Search: No Kohli, Rohit, Messi or Ronaldo in top 10 searched athletes, but one India cricketer makes cut

Why Usman Khawaja won’t be wearing shoes featuring human rights slogans for Palestinians in Gaza

Rinku Singh grows in stature, from IPL finisher to smart T20 batsman for India

Reeza Hendricks’ onslaught takes South Africa to win in rain-reduced second T20I

India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Weather Report: Rain likely to play spoilsport again

Vidit Gujrathi wins title at Vugar Gashimov Memorial Chess tournament

IPL 2024 player auction talking points: Will there be a market for all-rounders? Will Afghans be flavour of auction?

England tour of India: Four spinners, including Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir, named in visiting team’s side

Is South Africa’s Dean Elgar going to retire after India series?

Why is Arshdeep Singh judged so harshly?

India vs England: Shreyanka Patil, Saika Ishaque showcase what they can bring to table as Harmanpreet Kaur and Co end series on high

Ashwini Ponappa-Tanisha Crasto enter Top 25 with third career women’s doubles title at Guwahati Masters badminton

‘Prepare turning track at your own peril’: Alyssa Healy says the ploy will backfire for India

Geography on its side, but Guwahati’s Badminton academy has uphill climb matching Hyderabad’s history

WPL sets moneyball rolling for women’s game: Crore-plus for 2 uncapped players

India vs England: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co pay for batting lapses on a forgettable night as visitors complete series win

Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert diagnosed with a recurrence of ovarian cancer

Can the match-fixing taint be ever erased? Sreesanth, Wasim Akram search for answers

WPL Auction: From Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu to India’s Mannat Kashyap, players to watch out for in the WPL Auction

Arshin Kulkarni justifies early sacrifices by inspiring India to victory over Afghanistan in U19 Asia Cup

Watch: Matt Renshaw completes his fifty against Pakistan with a seven

How in the world did you play cricket like this? AB de Villiers reveals the reason behind his retirement

David Warner breaks silence on Mitchell Johnson, Pat Cummins backs opener

Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: India left playing catch-up in 4-1 loss to composed Spain

Pakistan’s Naseem Shah starts ‘final stage’ of rehabilitation after missing World Cup due to injury

He just kept on calling me something which was very rude: S Sreesanth reveals tiff with Gautam Gambhir during Legends League match

India vs England, first T20I: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co undone by the brilliance of Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone

Watch: Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim given out for obstructing the field against New Zealand

South Africa’s Faf Du Plessis hints he could be back in Proteas team for T20 World Cup next year

Glenn Maxwell says he will ‘play in the IPL until he can’t walk anymore’

India’s leap to the future in women’s cricket begins with T20 rubber against England

Was he really that tired after three matches? Ajay Jadeja slams management over unfair treatment of Ishan Kishan

Mitchell Johnson reveals when it become personal with David Warner, slams George Bailey for questioning his mental health

Lone 100m runner in infamous Delhi meet fails dope test

Explained: What is the billion-dollar lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo and what is football’s connection to NFTs?

‘I hope he’s okay’: George Bailey hits back at Mitchell Johnson on David Warner’s selection row

Arshdeep Singh credits Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi for series win, says he had nothing to lose in the final over

Lionel Messi on life in Argentina before World Cup win: ‘People said lot of bad things about me’

Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi set up game before Arshdeep Singh bowls India to victory over Australia

Did PCB drop tainted Salman Butt from selection committee role after intervention from Pakistan Prime Minister?

Grandmaster crown, Candidates spot: Vaishali leaves behind ‘Pragg’s sister’ tag

R Vaishali’s childhood coaches reveal traits that made her stand out from young age, propelled her to GM rank

Shreyanka Patil, Saika Ishaque among fresh call-ups as India name Harmanpreet Kaur-led squads for England series

Rafael Nadal to return to playing at Brisbane International in January after being out for a year