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Indian women’s football team’s Asian Cup exit doesn’t tell the story of their rise

To expect India to suddenly rout top-class teams is irrational. It only happens in video games.

Kohli credits mental preparation for on-field performance. What sports psychologists say

Kohli, who landed in Ranchi three days before the match to practice, said he had taken the previous day off to conserve his energy for the game.

Pickleball and the end of spontaneous playing

Somewhere along the way, play became a scheduled activity instead of something that just happened. It became a slot you could miss, a plan you had to stick to, an hour you paid for and better not waste.

Why pickleball sound is causing divisions in American neighbourhoods

The Washington Post reporters are measuring bodily responses and assessing triggers, zooming in on a neighbourhood where residents have formed a group, Pickleball Noise Relief.

Hockey India League suffers third team exit. What’s plaguing the tournament?

Before UP Rudra, men’s team Team Gonasika and women’s team Odisha Warriors had pulled out of the league last month citing 'personal reasons'.

6 teams, 34 games, 15 days—rugby gets an IPL-like tournament, with a lot riding on it

The live broadcast of the tournament on Star Sports and JioStar is expected to inspire millions of viewers and get rugby a legion of Indian fans.

Kho kho reborn

No longer just another game millions of Indians played in their childhood, kho kho now holds the power to change lives.

Born amid fires that swept southern Kashmir, a new generation of teen sportswomen pursue their dreams

In Part-4 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at how young women are defying conservatism to chase their sporting goals.

Cyclist Jankidas never represented India at Olympics. The flag story isn’t true

The official website of the Olympics confirms that no Indian cyclist competed in the cycling events in Berlin in 1936, while no Olympic games were held in 1942.

On Camera

3 things Indians should know about PM Modi’s austerity appeal

By encouraging citizens to work from home or carpool, PM Narendra Modi is not idealising the pandemic. He is urging Indians to undertake actions that policy cannot swiftly achieve.

$28 million in OMC profits could be wiped out—Petroleum Minister Puri; rules out fuel price hike

Speaking at Annual Business Summit organised by CII, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also spoke about supply side disruptions, strategic fuel reserves and the push for piped gas.

CDS & Navy chief picked out, the next key defence & security appointments Centre is set to decide on

One of the key and far-reaching appointments will be that of the new director of Intelligence Bureau. Current IB chief Tapan Deka’s second extension ends in June.

Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah

These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.