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Gifts from Jaganmohan Reddy to Nagarjuna but PV Sindhu has no idea of number of awards

Few Indian sportspersons, outside cricket, have made it to Forbes’s list of ‘richest’ sportspersons. Sindhu is an exception, writes V. Krishnaswamy in Shuttling to the Top.

Should IPL be played in empty stadiums or cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic, travel ban?

Coronavirus has caused disruptions in the sports world. After the India Open badminton tournament, the pandemic now also casts its shadow on the IPL tournament.

Saina Nehwal fell out with coach Gopi when her Olympic win got him students like PV Sindhu

In Dreams of a Billion, Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta write about Saina Nehwal’s journey to Olympic win and her turbulent relationship with her coach.

Roger Federer just had a knee surgery. So, the GOAT isn’t god, after all

The 38-year-old Swiss star announced his withdrawal from four tennis tournaments, including French Open, after a surgery on his knee.

In India, you have to go to war for your rights: Former hockey captain Dhanraj Pillay

In 'Dear Me', a compilation of letters written by Indian sports stars to their younger selves, Dhanraj Pillay reflects on the battle with sports bureaucracy.

Govt cuts National Sports Federations & SAI budget, incentives to players

In the 2020 budget, Modi government allocated Rs 2,826.92 crore to the sports budget, a mere increase of Rs 50 crore from 2019-20.

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant was a gifted scorer whose intensity and work ethic became lore throughout the sports world.

Doping, Hima Das gold rush, Dutee Chand world record — highs, lows of athletics in 2019

It was a barren year in terms of medals as the world of athletics was mired in doping & age-fraud controversies, leaving the sport with very little to celebrate.

Sports are feeling the heat from climate change

Soccer, tennis & cricket now have protocols to protect athletes from heat and adjusting to more frequent storms, which disrupt competitions and upend lucrative broadcast schedules.

Mary Kom says ‘not scared’ to fight Nikhat Zareen, asks Abhinav Bindra not to ‘interfere’

Mary Kom found herself embroiled in a controversy after Nikhat Zareen demanded a trial bout against her before the Indian squad for Olympic qualifiers is decided.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

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.