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Jaspreet Sahni
Jaspreet Sahni is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Sardar’s place, poor PC conversion are riddles that India need to solve before Asian Games
India’s second-place finish in Champions Trophy is commendable. But they need to fix a few fissures ahead of Asian Games.
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Hockey: How Harendra Singh is slowly laying down the structure to transform India
The Indian think-tank had initiated a major tactical and technical change even before flying to the Netherlands for the Champions Trophy.
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The Harendra Singh way: No mobiles on dining table, lights out at 10.30 pm
The newly appointed coach insisted discipline off and on the field is part of education process and said his primary goal is to win Asian Games gold.
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Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Table tennis: The academy and the coach behind star paddler Manika Batra’s meteoric rise
The table tennis academy in Delhi’s Hansraj Model School continues to produce champion paddlers for India.
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CWG impact: Delhi shooting academies see spike in interest after Anish Bhanwala and Co’s heroics
Parents have shunned summer camps for something a lot more serious.
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Coaches may come and go but Indian hockey needs ruthless players ready to take more responsibility
Changing coaches after a failure in big events is a very simplistic way at looking at the problem for which players are equally responsible
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Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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The sad story of Hockey Village India epitomises all that is wrong with sport in this country
HVI, a registered German association run by Andrea Thumshirn, was thwarted in its attempt to grow the sport at the grassroot levels.
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Indian hockey seeks characters among young guns on Europe tour
Six uncapped players from last year’s Junior World Cup winning team have been included in the 18-man squad.
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Bhavani Devi, a priest’s daughter supported by Jayalalithaa, is putting India on world fencing map
The first Indian to win a fencing gold at a world event, Bhavani wants to stay on course to live the Tokyo 2020 dream.
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The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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India can still qualify for the Women’s Hockey World Cup but there’s a lot that needs to be fixed
The Indian team has been found out on fitness and speed, and are missing assertive players.
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Women’s HWL Semi-final: England proved too much, but World Cup spot still open for India
If India beat Japan on Thursday in the 5th/8th placement match, they will book themselves a World Cup ticket.
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Women’s HWL Semi-final: Indian defence woke up late in tale of two halves against Argentina
On the scale of progress though, the Indian defence, led by goalkeepers Savita and Rajani Etimarpu, showed decent improvement.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I