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Saurabh Chaudhary navigates career slump, enkindles comeback hopes with best-ever score during Nationals
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Saurabh Chaudhary navigates career slump, enkindles comeback hopes with best-ever score during Nationals

The Hindu  

Saurabh Chaudhary, one of Indian shooting’s most prodigious talents, says he’s finding his way out of a mystifying career funk. Competing in the final of the men’s 10m air pistol competition at the 67th National Shooting Championships at the Karni Singh Range, Saurabh started poorly. India’s Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary compete in the 10m air pistol mixed team event …

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Indian sports wrap, January 2: Lakshya Cup returns, Bihar excels in Rugby7s at National School Games
1 week, 1 day ago

Indian sports wrap, January 2: Lakshya Cup returns, Bihar excels in Rugby7s at National School Games

The Hindu  

SHOOTING Lakshya Cup: International stars to be in action on January 4, 5 Some of the best air rifle shooters, including the newly crowned national champions, Shahu Mane and Ananya Naidu, will be in action in the 15th Lakshya Cup Shooting Championship to be hosted at the Karnala Sports Academy in Panvel on January 4 and 5. The results Singles …

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2024 Year in Sport, Chess: Gukesh’s glory, Arjun’s ascent, Humpy’s triumph — A golden year for Indian chess
1 week, 2 days ago

2024 Year in Sport, Chess: Gukesh’s glory, Arjun’s ascent, Humpy’s triumph — A golden year for Indian chess

The Hindu  

Indian chess shone brightly in 2024, marking a historic year of unparalleled achievements. World Junior Chess Championship 2024: Divya Deshmukh wins Girls’ title; Nogerbek wins in Open section Champions Divya Deshmukh and Kazybek Nogerbek alongside Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel. Singapore to host 2024 World Championship between Gukesh and Ding Singapore was announced as the host by the International Chess …

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‘I’ll show what I can do’ — How Tilak Varma convinced Suryakumar Yadav to let him bat at three
1 week, 3 days ago

‘I’ll show what I can do’ — How Tilak Varma convinced Suryakumar Yadav to let him bat at three

The Hindu  

Tilak Varma displayed remarkable tranquility during Hyderabad’s Vijay Hazare Trophy clash against Karnataka at the ADSA Railway Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. “So I went up to him and said, ‘ Agar number four pe batting kar rahe toh aapka hundred bhi laga hai, teen mein mujhe mil jata hai toh mai dikha dunga’,” the 22-year-old said. India’s Tilak Varma …

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2024 Reporter Diaries: An understanding of superstition ft. Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem -Jonathan Selvaraj, Sportstar
1 week, 4 days ago

2024 Reporter Diaries: An understanding of superstition ft. Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem -Jonathan Selvaraj, Sportstar

The Hindu  

This reporter has been covering sports for well over a decade now. In Paris for the Olympics, on this reporter’s first day at the Stade de France athletics stadium, a familiar hulking figure was spotted in one of the stands – it was Arshad, and his coach. More reporter diaries from Sportstar: Pranay Rajiv: When smog couldn’t stop a special …

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Sportstar ACES Awards 2025: List of nominees for National Team of the Year Award
1 week, 5 days ago

Sportstar ACES Awards 2025: List of nominees for National Team of the Year Award

The Hindu  

2024 was a landmark year for Indian sports, marked by historic achievements. Despite this rare occurrence, India’s success on the world stage, particularly the T20 World Cup win, highlights a year of remarkable achievements and resilience, with the team proving its mettle across formats and conditions. Achievements: Won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, held in the West Indies …

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2024 Reporter Diaries: Agartala’s charm brings fans and stars closer together in Ranji Trophy - Dhruva Prasad, Sportstar
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2024 Reporter Diaries: Agartala’s charm brings fans and stars closer together in Ranji Trophy - Dhruva Prasad, Sportstar

The Hindu  

At the outset, Agartala appears to be the perfect ‘non-theatre’ for hosting the Ranji Trophy, with the city’s broad but empty highways closely mirroring the state of the country’s premier domestic cricket tournament – a giant monolith whose importance is merely paid lip service to these days. More reporter diaries from Sportstar Pranay Rajiv:When smog couldn’t stop a special 10-wicket …

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2024 Reporter Diaries:  Hoping for one regular day of Indian football - Aashin Prasad, Sportstar
1 week, 5 days ago

2024 Reporter Diaries:  Hoping for one regular day of Indian football - Aashin Prasad, Sportstar

The Hindu  

2024 hasn’t been kind to this reporter. Many a sun set in Indian football this year | Photo Credit: Aashin Prasad But it’s India’s failed World Cup qualification campaign that still rankles. The Asian Cup group stage exit was along expected lines, but there was still hope of watching India make the third round of the qualifiers for the first …

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Sportstar Podcast ft. PKL’s Manpreet Singh: I see myself in Shadloui
1 week, 5 days ago

Sportstar Podcast ft. PKL’s Manpreet Singh: I see myself in Shadloui

The Hindu  

Manpreet Singh is also set to feature in his fourth final as a kabaddi coach when he leads Haryana Steelers against the Patna Pirates in the Pro Kabaddi League’s season 11 final. If I played kabaddi, I’d invariably get mud caught in my hair and it was a telltale sign for my family that I had played. He then found …

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2024 Reporter Diaries: Asian Cup turns Doha into a carnival of music, food and football philosophies - Neeladri Bhattacharjee, Sportstar
1 week, 6 days ago

2024 Reporter Diaries: Asian Cup turns Doha into a carnival of music, food and football philosophies - Neeladri Bhattacharjee, Sportstar

The Hindu  

Football in the Arab world, like everywhere else around the globe, is never just a sport, but an occasion to meet new people, discuss ideas about the game and beyond, and end matchdays with either praise or banter, depending on which team you support. The AFC Asian Cup, following the FIFA World Cup 2022, exemplified this when Qatar rolled out …

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Manpreet Singh leads Haryana Steelers to PKL 11 championship victory - Sportstar
1 week, 6 days ago

Manpreet Singh leads Haryana Steelers to PKL 11 championship victory - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Haryana Steelers coach Manpreet Singh is many things. So I took all the gold I could find in my house and wore it to ensure that side is also sorted,” Manpreet told Sportstar ahead of the playoffs of the Pro Kabaddi League’s 11th season. For today’s kabaddi, you need someone who can handle the pressure of the cameras, of increased …

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2024 Reporter Diaries: A laid-back Bong finds love in the languid charm of domestic cricket - Santadeep Dey - Sportstar
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2024 Reporter Diaries: A laid-back Bong finds love in the languid charm of domestic cricket - Santadeep Dey - Sportstar

The Hindu  

You aren’t a dyed-in-the-wool Bengali if you don’t exhibit a proclivity for ‘lyadh’. Tranquility on the work trail | Photo Credit: Santadeep Dey The Diary, a true-blue Bong, therefore loves covering domestic red-ball cricket — a format where no one seems to be in a hurry. True access | Photo Credit: Santadeep Dey The same players, who communicate via forwarded …

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2024 Reporter Diaries: Women’s T20 World Cup sees underdog ascend the throne - Lavanya Lakshminarayanan - Sportstar
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2024 Reporter Diaries: Women’s T20 World Cup sees underdog ascend the throne - Lavanya Lakshminarayanan - Sportstar

The Hindu  

2024 has been a great year for those who follow women’s cricket in India, and this reporter was fortunate to witness quite a few memorable moments. A dramatic Women’s Premier League saw Smriti Mandhana come of age as a leader, delivering the Royal Challengers Bengaluru its first domestic crown. Although India’s World Cup campaign was one to forget, the Goliath …

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2024 Reporter Diaries: A milestone match set against the snow-capped brilliance of Dharamsala - Shayan Acharya, Sportstar
2 weeks ago

2024 Reporter Diaries: A milestone match set against the snow-capped brilliance of Dharamsala - Shayan Acharya, Sportstar

The Hindu  

The snow-capped mountains, an exciting hiking day tour to Triund, endless cups of hot chocolate at one of those homely cafés in Dharamkot, and soaking in the winter sun while walking up to the picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium — covering cricket in Dharamshala is always fun! In March, this reporter drove down from Amritsar to the hill town …

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Sportstar ACES Awards 2025: List of nominees for Sportstar of the Year (Female) Award
2 weeks ago

Sportstar ACES Awards 2025: List of nominees for Sportstar of the Year (Female) Award

The Hindu  

2024 was a landmark year for Indian sports, marked by historic achievements. Before that, she bagged bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol at the ISSF World Cup 2024 Stage II in Granada Achievements: Won bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol in the Paris Olympics Won bronze in the 10m air pistol mixed team event in Paris Won bronze …

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2024 Reporter Diaries: When smog couldn’t stop Anshul Kamboj’s special 10-wicket haul in a Ranji game - Pranay Rajiv, Sportstar
2 weeks, 1 day ago

2024 Reporter Diaries: When smog couldn’t stop Anshul Kamboj’s special 10-wicket haul in a Ranji game - Pranay Rajiv, Sportstar

The Hindu  

Having only read about smog in textbooks and newspaper articles, this reporter got to experience it firsthand for the first time in his life during his maiden Ranji Trophy assignment, a match between Haryana and Kerala in Rohtak. Besides the gloomy welcome by an acrid blanket of this man-made weather phenomenon, the reporter was taken aback by a prescient cab …

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2024 Reporter Diaries: A memorable World Cup with storms of all kinds - Ayan Acharya, Sportstar
2 weeks, 1 day ago

2024 Reporter Diaries: A memorable World Cup with storms of all kinds - Ayan Acharya, Sportstar

The Hindu  

The biggest highlight of 2024 was witnessing India lift the Men’s T20 World Cup live in Barbados — a truly surreal moment. It was the perfect finale to a remarkable campaign during which Rohit’s team not only embraced but fully embodied its commitment to playing aggressive white-ball cricket. Sportstar’s Ayan Acharya This reporter, however, managed to leave the island on …

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Hockey India League 2024/25: Harmanpreet Singh named as captain of Soorma Hockey Club for upcoming season
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Hockey India League 2024/25: Harmanpreet Singh named as captain of Soorma Hockey Club for upcoming season

The Hindu  

Soorma Hockey Club announced double Olympic bronze medalist Harmanpreet Singh as the captain for the upcoming season of the Hockey India League on Friday. Jeroen Baart, head coach of Soorma Hockey Club, praised Harmanpreet’s leadership qualities. “Harmanpreet’s experience as the Indian Men’s Hockey Team captain, his composure under pressure, and the respect he commands from both Indian and foreign players …

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Sportstar Aces Awards 2025: Below are the nominees for Sportstar of the Year (Male) award.
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Sportstar Aces Awards 2025: Below are the nominees for Sportstar of the Year (Male) award.

The Hindu  

2024 was a landmark year for Indian sports, marked by historic achievements. Achievements: - Youngest World Chess Champion at 18, bettering Garry Kasparov’s record, who became Champion at 22 - Won individual gold on Board 1 and team gold in the Open section of the Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest - Finished second behind Wei Yi in the Tata Steel …

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Sportstar ACES Awards 2025 Voting Lines Open!
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Sportstar ACES Awards 2025 Voting Lines Open!

The Hindu  

As we bid farewell to an extraordinary year for Indian sports, it’s time to express our gratitude to the trailblazers who brought us glory. The seventh edition of the Sportstar ACES Awards is just around the corner, and we’re excited to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our sports heroes. The Indian men’s cricket team ended its ICC trophy drought with …

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AUS vs IND: Mumbai all-rounder Tanush Kotian to join India squad ahead of Melbourne Test
2 weeks, 4 days ago

AUS vs IND: Mumbai all-rounder Tanush Kotian to join India squad ahead of Melbourne Test

The Hindu  

Mumbai’s spin-bowling all-rounder, Tanush Kotian, has received a call-up to join the India squad in Melbourne for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Monday. The spin-bowling allrounder is all set to join India's squad for the Border Gavaskar Trophy's two remaining Tests in Melbourne and Sydney. #BGT2024 | #AUSvINDpic.twitter.com/LKs40HfmVb — Sportstar December 23, 2024 Kotian, who bowls off-spin and bats right-handed, was …

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Indian sports wrap, December 21: Ayush, Aakarshi reach round of 16 at Senior Badminton Nationals
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Indian sports wrap, December 21: Ayush, Aakarshi reach round of 16 at Senior Badminton Nationals

The Hindu  

BADMINTON Senior Nationals: Ayush, Aakarshi reach round of 16 Second seed Ayush Shetty entered the men’s singles last-16 with a comfortable 21-12, 21-13 victory over Tamil Nadu’s S. Kishore at the 2024 Senior National Badminton Championship at the KBA courts in Bengaluru on Saturday. Women: Aakarshi Kashyap bt Taranjeet Kaur 21-14, 21-8; Anmol Kharb bt Krishika Mahajan 21-14, 21-14; Tanvi …

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Sportstar ACES Awards 2025: Voting lines now open for Popular Choice categories
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Sportstar ACES Awards 2025: Voting lines now open for Popular Choice categories

The Hindu  

They brought us glory. The Indian men’s cricket team finally ended its ICC trophy drought with a triumphant T20 World Cup campaign. It is time to celebrate these and every other landmark victory of the year at the seventh edition of the Sportstar ACES Awards. The voting lines are now open for the five Popular Choice Awards: Sportsman of the …

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Indian sports wrap, December 14: India finishes fifth in World Squash Team Championship 2024
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Indian sports wrap, December 14: India finishes fifth in World Squash Team Championship 2024

The Hindu  

SQUASH India finishes fifth in World Squash Team Championship 2024 Indian men’s team registered its best ever finish in World Squash Team Championship 2024 in Hong Kong on Saturday. The ‘Fit India Cycling Tuesdays’ initiative will spread to over 100 venues across India on December 17, with simultaneous events happening across the Sports Authority of India regional centres. -PTI VOLLEYBALL …

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