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Bengaluru United-Sevilla FC deal is a step to share knowledge, technology and increase fan base
The top European club wants sponsors, more subscribers while the I-League second division side seeks help with players analysis, data.
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India-South Africa T20 series: Why it’s a test for K.L. Rahul - the batter, and captain
Immediately after the IPL, the bi-lateral series is a platform for K.L. Rahul to show he can be a long-term leader for the Indian cricket team.
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IPL final: Gujarat Titans may have a more balanced team, but Rajasthan Royals seem to be peaking at the right time
The top two teams from the league stage will play the final, but sentiment rests with the side that’s taken 14 years to return to the final.
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French Open: Novak Djokovic wants that 21st title. Nadal, Alcaraz are his two main obstacles
If Rafael Nadal, 35, wins the French Open, he would become the oldest champion—Andres Gimeno was 34 when he won in 1972. That’s usually the kind of challenge he likes.
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iPod discontinued: Memories of a shiny Nano that seemed too small to do everything that it promised
The iPod transformed music for many people, particularly for millennials who graduated from turntables to cassettes and CDs before discovering music that could be downloaded.
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IPL 2022: How teams’ standings are a reflection of their captains’ performances
The top teams in the league have skippers who have led by example while the teams that struggle also have leaders playing below par.
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Mutua Madrid Open 2022: Will Rafael Nadal take his total of Grand Slam titles to 22 this year?
Rafael Nadal, 35, has a 20-1 win-loss record in 2022. His only defeat this year came after he had suffered a rib stress fracture.
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Indian Premier League 2022 | Why 2022 will be the year of the spinners
For Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav in particular, the 15th Indian Premier League has given them a chance at redemption.
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“Even if you don’t necessarily support Man City, you watch them for the way they play”: Shaun Wright-Phillips
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IPL 2022 | Mayank Agarwal: "I am not focusing on the end result but...how we want to play"
Punjab Kings have some of the best middle-overs totals and the highest powerplay run-rate—10.94—so far this season.
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Pravin Tambe is proof that persistence and hard work can triumph over age and perceptions
Sadly, director Jayprad Desai's 'Kaun Pravin Tambe?' trivialises Tambe’s struggles by portraying him as some sort of a comic character - in line with public sentiment when fans first heard of this middle-aged leg-spinner in the IPL.
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Indian Premier League 2022: An IPL of many firsts
Tata IPL 2022 will have 10 teams, many first-time captains, and many first-time sponsors, including social commerce platform Meesho, NFT gaming company FanCraze and fintech startup slice.
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ISL 2022 Final: How Hyderabad FC rose rapidly in the Indian Super League
This season, Hyderabad leads in many statistical data points. Bartholomew Ogbeche is the highest scorer in this season so far, with 18 goals. And the team has scored the most goals in the league: 46.
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Paris Olympics 2024 | Boxer Nikhat Zareen is paving the way to her dream bout with gold
25-year-old boxer Nikhat Zareen’s title in Bulgaria sets her up for a year that has many major competitions and qualifications events for them.
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Shane Warne tribute: He did more than bowl 'a bit of leg-spin'
Test cricket would have suffered had it not been for the Australian who revived the difficult, elusive art of leg-spin, proving that the ball didn’t need to be hurled at 90 miles an hour to make batsmen sweat.
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Daniil Medvedev: No. 1 ranking achieved; next step, getting into fans’ hearts
Daniil Medvedev called a referee “small cat” during his semi-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas; later terming it funny, and a result of being “out of his mind”. There have been other meltdowns.
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Mountaineer Nims Purja: "Whatever you do in life... it’s about how you achieve those goals"
Nims Purja summitted the world’s 14 highest peaks in six months and six days. The previous record stood at seven years, 10 months, six days.
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Winter Olympics 2022: From Shiva Keshavan to Arif Khan, India’s progression over two decades
The 2022 Beijing Games, to be played in a closed loop amid politically charged times, is not just about the sport.
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Who will follow Virat Kohli as captain? Some obvious choices, but no striking ones
Rohit Sharma is 34, with chronic fitness problems. K.L. Rahul is relatively inexperienced as captain. And Rishabh Pant's hit-or-miss approach has its detractors.
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Virat Kohli as captain: Role model or not?
Virat Kohli as captain added many aspects to the Indian team, like fearlessness, aggression and a focus on fitness, but at times he pushed the boundaries of etiquette.
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Australian Open is much more than Djokovic
The Serbian may have dominated the headlines, but several other factors work in favour of the tournament.
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Olympics | The role of NGOs and CSR in creating champions
Despite budgetary cuts in sports programmes, the involvement of private entities has given Indian Olympic sportspeople more than a foot up
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Tough times behind, motor racing eyes a second chance
A second season of the league will break the perception the organisers gave of overpromising and underdelivering
