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Virtual to cardboard audiences, DIY training — 2020 pushed athletes to keep sports alive

Covid-19 actually reminded sports fans what to expect from their favourite athletes — to adapt to adverse situations and use them to your favour.

Sportsweek, the popular sports magazine with star columnists that was edited by Sunil Gavaskar

Sportsweek, the magazine started by sports journalist Khalid Ansari in 1968, suspended publication in 1989.

Arjuna awardees Kartar Singh, Sajjan Cheema & others to return awards in support of farmers

Several prominent sports personalities said they will head to Delhi on 5 December and place their awards outside the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Brand Virat Kohli and how he became the world’s most marketable cricketer

Neither God of Cricket nor Captain Cool, Virat Kohli has been the protagonist for a different India. As he turns 32, a look at how he wedded sporting excellence to his star power.

No knowledge of sports in Parliament, everyone just wants gold medals, says Rijiju

Rijijiu was responding to some parliamentarians who felt social media sensations like Jyoti Kumari, Kambala jockey Srinivas Gowda and Rameshwar Gurja were Olympic prospects.

This Japanese app allows fans to remotely cheer or berate players during live sports

The Japanese application Remote Cheers allows multiple user from remote locations to boo and cheer their teams, which is projected throughout the stadium via speakers.

No sporting event in near future, can’t risk health over sports, says Kiren Rijiju

The sports minister's statement comes amid BCCI's willingness to host IPL in October-November if the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia is postponed.

Trump bats for return of sports, says it’s essential for American psyche

Trump, who promised robust testing of athletes and audience, had signalled some impatience with plans that would see games resume with few or no in-person viewers.

Yashwant Sinha says lockdown can’t be indefinite, Jaffrelot on ‘populist’ leader Modi

Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Ayaz Memon, R. Jagannathan, Sanjay Jha and many others.

Before being angry at Tablighis, remember the coach who put India on global sporting scene

Mohammad Ilyas Babar was a staunch supporter of the Tablighi Jamaat. He also spotted, trained and took Padma Shri Olympian Sriram Singh to dizzying heights.

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Tejaswi Yadav’s govt job promise in Bihar tells us about the real problem in India—unemployment

India's playing catch up in AI & green tech. It would gain more by focusing on manufacturing to fix the job crisis.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.