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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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PM Modi lays foundation stone of international cricket stadium in Varanasi

Former India cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Ravi Shastri, BCCI President Roger Binny, and secretary Jay Shah were present on the occasion.

Maharashtra’s Parbhani is training athletes without govt support. They dream of Olympic gold

Shri Samarth Athletics Sports Residential Academy has produced young marathon runners who have reached the finish line even at the international level.

Djokovic eases past Monfils, Alcaraz holds off Paul in Cincinnati

The Serbian made the most of a loose service game from Monfils and broke to love at 5-3 in the first set to close it out.

BJP called CWG a colonial legacy in 2010. Now Gujarat is bidding to host the 2026 game

Australia withdrew from hosting the 2023 games due to financial concerns. Can Ahmedabad afford to forego better roads, schools, hospitals at the cost of organising the games?

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.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.