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Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Topic: Sport

In contest between private broadcasters and Prasar Bharati, sport will be the ultimate loser

Prasar Bharati can offer high-definition sports content, but risks falling short on delivering user experience that private broadcasters invest heavily in.

SubscriberWrites: Hockey vs Cricket: What’s their current status in the country?

Our cricketers seem to have lost focus, concentrating more on the IPL rather than international commitments where our nation’s honour is at stake!

SubscriberWrites: Connecting IIMs with SAI: What Indian sports can learn from Japanese judo culture

In Japan, the sports system is built with purpose. It's not a coincidence that Japanese sports clubs are run by students, writes Prafull Kasture.

What is lightweight double sculls, Olympic rowing event in which India has reached semifinal

Rowers Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh will take part in the semifinal of the men’s lightweight double sculls event at 8 am Wednesday.

Slushie machines to megalitres of disinfectants, Tokyo Olympics are a logistical nightmare

There are not just athletes from 205 nations making their way to Japan, so are thousands of tonnes of equipment and supplies.

Protests force Haryana to halt ‘Tughlaki’ order asking for 33% of sportspersons’ earnings

In April too there was trouble as Commonwealth Games medallists protested against a “cut” on cash prize for athletes who represent Army, Railways in national competitions.

Indian cricket sets a new record: All out for 2 runs

Nagaland women’s under-19 team played 17 overs and made 2 runs in the BCCI one-day Super League match. Kerala got it in one ball.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.