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IPL 2023 | New season, new rules add a dose of intrigue to all the action
IPL 2023: For the teams, the rule changes add an exciting — if uncertain — dimension to their strategies
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WPL 2023 | Sophie Ecclestone: I want to be one of the best of all time
WPL 2023: UP Warriorz picked up Ecclestone for Rs1.8 crore, a purchase that’s worked well for them. She's taken 16 wickets from nine matches at an average of just over 14
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How Rohan Bopanna, the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion, wears age on his sleeve
On Sunday, the unseeded Rohan Bopanna, 43, along with partner Matthew Ebden, 35, won the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Bopanna's has already won two men’s doubles titles this year and three titles last year.
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My confidence is high, I will play for India: UP Warriorz Simran Shaikh
Born and brought up in Mumbai’s Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums, Simran Shaikh learnt to play cricket in the gullies of the neighbourhood.
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All England Open Badminton Championships 2023: Two decades since P. Gopichand won the title, it’s time for India to win one more
All England Open Badminton Championships 2023 Round 1 games to watch: H.S. Prannoy vs Wang Tzu-wei; Lakshya Sen vs fifth-seeded Chou Tien-Chen; K. Srikanth vs Toma Junior Popov; Saina Nehwal; and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in the doubles.
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WTT Star Contender Goa: How Stupa, a sports analytics company, brought a World Table Tennis event to India
The WTT Star Contender in Goa, from February 27 to March 5, is a first of its kind in the country, propelled by the company that’s entered a niche space of data analytics for a sport that’s not yet hugely popular in India.
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WTT Star Contender Goa: Home advantage, key withdrawals may give Sathiyan the chance to make a mark
Biggest world table tennis event to be held in India allows domestic players an opportunity to play the world’s best on home turf.
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Sharath Kamal, the athlete who defies age
Table Tennis player Sharath Kamal is one of the senior pros, who will be the oldest player at next week's WTT Star Contender event in Goa, but he is not the only athlete in his 40s playing a world sporting event.
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'Full Swing': The new golf documentary times it well with the PGA Tour 2022-23
The eight-episode Netflix series 'Full Swing', which dropped on February 15, does for golf what 'Drive to Survive' does for Formula One racing and 'Break Point' did for tennis.
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Future of football: Project revamping sports grounds gives a boost to Goan football
Fields of Dreams is a CSR project for revamping football grounds in Goa, so local children can access better facilities and get frequent exposure through competitions.
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Will Shubman Gill be India's future all-format player?
Gill’s transformation from a Test match player to one who can play competently in all formats comes at a time when India are set to host the 50-over World Cup later this year, besides the IPL in a few months.
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WPL boost: Women's IPL will catapult Indian cricket to newer heights
Viacom 18 has won the Women's Premier League media rights for five years starting 2023 at Rs 951 crore. BCCI secretary Jay Shah posits the WPL to be the second-highest valued league in cricket after Indian Premier League.
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Sania Mirza's last Grand Slam was a fairytale-like ending to a long and hard journey
Along with Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, Sania Mirza ensured India had a presence on the global tennis stage for the better part of the last two decades.
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Australian Open 2023: Andy Murray, out and about
Andy Murray’s flourish at the Australian Open may not be significant beyond the tournament. He may have the mental strength to deal with the best, but his body needs to hold up through two weeks of any Grand Slam.
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Australian Open 2023: Novak Djokovic’s revenge, Rafael Nadal’s persistence
Younger players like Casper Ruud, Taylor Fritz and Holger Rune are waiting to become Grand Slam champions, but the focus at the 2023 Australian Open remains on the game's legends.
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Hockey World Cup 2023: An opportunity for the team, a showcase for India’s organization skills
Currently World No. 6, Indian men's hockey team will go into the 2023 World Cup with added incentives and pressures.
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eSports 2023: India to send teams to Hangzhou Asian Games, other international events
eSports is being embraced across spheres. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will host an Olympic eSports Week in 2023.
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The FIH Women’s Nation Cup 2022 title win is just what India needed ahead of the 2023 Asian Games
India’s title win, by defeating Spain on their home turf, in the inaugural FIH Women’s Nation Cup this week comes at the right time for the team, ahead of next year’s Asian Games. In the lack of a domestic structure, the Pro League will give team India 'valuable exposure'.
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Messi’s last dance: What the FIFA World Cup 2022 final means for the Argentinian
For Lionel Messi to do (nearing the end of his career) what Diego Maradona did (at the peak of his) would be his best possible response to detractors; a World Cup title would be a good way to end his international career.
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Boxing and Qatar are examples of why politics, administration and sport do not mix easily
An ongoing disagreement between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (IBA) could have detrimental consequences for India and boxers in general.
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BWF World Tour Finals 2022: All eyes on India's sole entrant HS Prannoy
HS Prannoy, No. 3 in men’s singles, and the only singles player to be nominated for BWF’s 'most improved player of the year' award, is the only Indian in the draw for the BWF finals, in which the top eight ranked players are invited.
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'The Swimmers' review: Based on the true story of Syrian refugees Sara and Yusra Mardini, the film is about swimming against the tide
A documentary, 'Long Distance Swimmer: Sara Mardini', will release next year which will begin where 'The Swimmers' ends.
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India tour of Australia will be the litmus to test for Hockey World Cup 2023 preparedness
Team India is going in with added onus on fitness, coach Graham Reid’s calming influence on players and a balance of youth and experience. The Australia series will help set expectations for the more prestigious events to follow next year.
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T20 World Cup 2022: SKY hit it out of the park for India
India is out, but disappointments aside, Surya Kumar Yadav’s has been the standout performance in this tournament for the country. The No.1 T20I batter needs to remain consistent to stay on top
