Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri, has surpassed Lionel Messi to become the second-highest active international goal-scorer with 74 goals. Sunil Chhetri scored a brace, in the 79th and 92nd minutes, against Bangladesh in Doha during India’s World Cup qualifier match. With two goals in the match, Chhetri has now …
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Gymnast Pranati Nayak has booked a place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after winning the Asian quota. She is the second Indian gymnast to qualify for an edition of the Games. But controversy arose from the fact that, at the Olympics, she would be accompanied by coach Lakhan Manohar Sharma …
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The Indian Boxing fraternity recently mourned the loss of Om Prakash Bhardwaj, one of the most revered Boxing icons of the nation. The recipient of the first Dronacharya Award in 1985, O P Bhardwaj held the position of India’s National Boxing Team Coach from 1968 to 1989. O P Bhardwaj: …
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To achieve what Cricket has commercially, Golf has a lot of catching up to do. Brand guru Harish Bijoor, who has created business plans on Golf for clients in Japan and Italy, in an exclusive chat opened up on what will it take to transform the sport in India. Sponsorship- …
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India’s Wrestling hero, Sushil Kumar is being charged in murder case of junior champion Sagar Dhankhad within Chhatrasal Stadium. Though Kumar had denied involvement in the case, Delhi Police issued a non-bailable warrant against the wrestler. The only Indian in ‘Independent India’ to win two of the coveted Olympic medals …
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Let the debate rage whether The Masters or Open Championship is the greatest Major. For us in India, the week of the PGA Championship is equally endearing, given the fond memories it has given a nation starved of glory in Major Championships. So, let’s celebrate this week at the Ocean …
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The Indian Women’s Cricket team, that is ready to take the flight to England, includes rookie wicketkeeper-batter Indrani Roy from Jharkhand who prepares herself for her maiden Test and ODI call-up in the national team. The Indian Women’s Cricket Team put on a dismal performance when they welcomed the South …
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The Olympic Games – the single greatest sporting spectacle in the world. It is the dream of arguably all athletes to get featured in the Olympics, and if possible, win a medal for their country. Unfortunately, there is serious turmoil surrounding the Tokyo Olympic Games owing to the effects of …
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While the million-dollar ‘breakaway’ European Super League collapsed due to backlash from the Football fans, in India the displeasure of the huge fanbase of Mohun Bagan could not stop the club’s merger with ATK. This incident clearly shows the huge difference between the importance of Football fans in Europe and …
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Athletic ability depends on certain factors like strength and composition of skeletal muscles, body morphology, aerobic endurance, flexibility, cognitive development and injury susceptibility. These factors are largely associated with an individual’s genotype and its background. But how far genetic background can become a contributing factor in sports excellence? Genes …
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