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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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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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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: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces