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Deepti Patwardhan

‘Pandemic a window for dope cheats’

Reedie talked about the creation of the world anti-doping body, and different aspects of fight against the use of illegal substances in sports.

04 May 2020

Dominic Thiem’s ATP fund rebuke unfairly questions professionalism: Indian duo

Chennai-based Sasikumar Mukund doesn’t entirely disagree with Dominic Thiem, he said the tone could have been less harsh.

28 Apr 2020

Paes and I conquered the white man's game: Mahesh Bhupathi

"1999 was the peak. We were the Titans of the doubles world, it was a lot of fun," Mahesh Bhupathi recounted, while talking about his partnership with Leander Paes.

20 Apr 2020

With no action on court, tennis ace Grigor Dimitrov planning to go back to school

"I'm starting a course at Harvard Business School in a few weeks," the 28-year-old Bulgarian wrote on the official ATP website. "It's something I've always wanted to do..."

09 Apr 2020

Sunil Chhetri spurs India to Intercontinental crown

Chhetri opened the scoring in the eighth minute, latching on to a low free kick by Anirudh Thapa to slot the ball home.

11 Jun 2018

Premier today: Gladiators CSK, Mumbai Indians return for opener

Back in big league after two years, Chennai Super Kings coach Fleming feels Mumbai Indians low on spin options.

07 Apr 2018

It’s a tough world for defenders, says former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic

Vidic’s broken nose forms an uneven, jagged silhouette against ‘The Football Movement’ posters that he happily poses against.

23 Feb 2018

Tata Open: Kevin Anderson prevails over Kukushkin, Marin Cilic outplays Herbert

Top seed Cilic from Croatia outplayed eighth seed Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 6-2 in 64 minutes while Anderson survived a mighty scare from a dogged Mikhail Kukushkin.

05 Jan 2018

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Spain turn on the charm offensive, overcome tricky Mali hurdle

For possibly the first time it looked like there would be more people than tickets available for the FIFA U-17 World Cup at DY Patil Stadium.

26 Oct 2017

U-17 World Cup: German flavour noticeable in the rise of Turks

It took one spark of brilliance by Turkey’s Ahmed Kutucu, while playing against New Zealand, to bring the tournament to life in Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium.

07 Oct 2017

Class of Beijing 2008 set for professional reunion

Nine years after their breakthrough performances at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar will share the limelight with Vijender Singh.

28 Jun 2017