Fitness watch: Why women athletes are more prone to ACL injuries than men

Recent studies provide the view that a holistic sporting development of an athlete – including equipment and facilities provided – can prevent the injury.

Abhijit Nair

· Dec 02, 2023 · 02:00 pm

Beacon for Indian badminton: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s incredible season

The duo became the first men’s doubles pair to win gold at the Asian Championships and the first Indian shuttlers to win an Asian Games gold medal.

Abhijit Nair

· Nov 30, 2023 · 08:20 am

ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: From new records to painful defeats – The Field’s memorable moments

Across 48 matches of gripping action, there were uncountable moments that would define the World Cup. The Field’s writers pick their personal favourites.

Abhijit Nair

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Dilip Unnikrishnan

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Samreen Razzaqui

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Shahid Judge

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Tanya Kini

· Nov 21, 2023 · 12:01 pm

Pieces aligned: Indian chess is on the cusp of an unprecedented revolution

While Viswanathan Anand is in the twilight of his career, there has been a wave of young Indian chess players who have started to make their mark.

Abhijit Nair

· Nov 16, 2023 · 07:15 am

ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: Powerplay dominance, centuries from Shreyas and Rahul set up win over Dutch

During the course of the round robin stage, India have proven to be the most effective team – with bat and bowl – during the opening powerplay stage.

Abhijit Nair

· Nov 13, 2023 · 09:53 am

Chess: Raunak Sadhwani adds his name to the growing wave of Indian challengers

The 17-year-old from Nagpur recently won the FIDE Junior World Rapid Champion before finishing second in the FIDE Junior Blitz World Championships.

Abhijit Nair

· Oct 28, 2023 · 09:15 am

Badminton: Ayush Shetty’s rise from playing in backyard with father to Junior World C’ships bronze

Ayush Shetty was just 12 when he relocated from Sanoor near Karkala, in Karnataka, to Bangalore to chase his badminton dreams.

Abhijit Nair

· Oct 16, 2023 · 12:45 pm

ICC Men’s World Cup: Chennai’s adopted son Ravindra Jadeja spins a web to set up a win for India

Jadeja put up bowling figures of 3/28 to dismantle the Australian batting attack and give the Indian batters a smaller target to chase.

Abhijit Nair

· Oct 09, 2023 · 09:30 am

Asian Games, Athletics: Neeraj Chopra reflects on his Hangzhou heroics but sets sight on Paris

Chopra defended his crown at the Asian Games, while compatriot Kishore Kumar Jena took the silver medal.

Abhijit Nair

· Oct 08, 2023 · 11:28 am

Asian Games, Oct 7 as it happened: Gold for Satwik-Chirag, Jyothi, Ojas; India clinch 107 medals

A recap of the Indian contingent’s final day at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Shahid Judge

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Abhijit Nair

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Tanya Kini

· Oct 07, 2023 · 05:58 am

Asian Games, Athletics: Six gold, 14 silver, nine bronze – India end with best-ever tally since 1951

The athletics events for Indians was marred with controversy, but also had its share of glory.

Abhijit Nair

· Oct 05, 2023 · 07:09 pm

More than the podium: Not every victory at the Asian Games has a medal

The medallists aside, there are many more tales of athletes punching above their weight at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

Abhijit Nair

· Oct 05, 2023 · 09:00 am