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Topic: Sports

SubscriberWrites: ‘Be a sport’ — Character building by default

My personal belief, ‘character building cannot be taught but can only be learnt by default.’

Olympian Neeraj Chopra secures his second straight Diamond League title in Lausanne

Chopra, who had skipped 3 top events due to a muscle strain, had won the season-opening Diamond League in Doha on 5 May with his fourth career-best throw of 88.67m.

Britain to host Admiral’s Cup which is set to comeback after over 20 years

The event which last took place in 2003, will be held in Britain in July 2025 over a period of six days of inshore and offshore races.

Saudi Pro League could become top five in the world, says Ronaldo

The Portugal Skipper, who joined Al-Nassr in January, said that the quality of the Saudi competition had improved even in his short time in it.

Kohli says playing his best T20 cricket after scoring a record seventh century in IPL

Opener Kohli scored an unbeaten 101 off 61 balls for RCB, smashing 13 fours and a six during his innings, though it was not enough to guide his side to victory.

Fantasy sports industry to ‘grow 33% by FY27 and touch Rs 25,300 crore, projected user base of 50 crore’

The report, Fantasy Sports: A catalyst for the sports economy, by Deloitte and Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports says regulatory & tax-related certainty key ingredients for sustained growth.

Cash, jobs for Haryana’s gold medalist boxers. But here’s why Khattar sports policy is punching bag for Oppn

Ever since Khattar came to power, his govt has faced Opposition flak for not honouring medal-winning sportspersons with ‘good jobs’ & money. Voices getting shriller with polls a year away.

Indian rugby isn’t elite or male. Sweety, Beauty, Sapna from rural Bihar rule the field

The rugby championship wins have been a decade in the making — a lone ranger coach’s search for talent, convincing conservative parents, explaining rugby to cricket-crazy Indians.

11 fewer gold than 2022, 9 less in total — how Haryana lost Khelo India top spot to Maharashtra

Haryana emerged champion in inaugural Khelo India Youth Games in 2018, but Maharashtra clinched title in 2019 & 2020. Haryana reclaimed it last year, but lost again to Maharatha this year.

Sania Mirza loses in the second round of women’s doubles at the Australian Open

This was Mirza's final participation in a women's doubles Grand Slam match as she will retire after the Dubai Open next month.

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.