Heroes Of The Sporting World
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Numbers game: The computer professional who is trying to fill badminton’s giant statistical hole
Badminton statistics are notoriously hard to find and a Danish computer professional, Jens Christiensen, hopes to change that.
Abhijeet Kulkarni
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The story of Shankarrao ‘Buwa’ Salvi: The selfless administrator behind kabaddi’s exponential growth
The Maharashtra-born Salvi devoted his entire life to the growth and development of the sport without gaining financially from it.
Kaushal Shukla
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How Mumbai’s North Stand Gang became one of the most recognisable Indian cricket fan groups
A group of die-hard fans united for a collective cricket experience in 2009 and within a decade, became an institution in the stadium and on social media.
Zenia D'Cunha
Trending
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Has Modi’s Vande Bharat push come at the cost of train safety?
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Armed gangs and a partisan state: How Manipur slipped into civil war
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Why froth is essential for the perfect beer-drinking experience
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Arrested, acquitted: Jigna Vora recounts her trauma after being accused in journalist J Dey’s murder
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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An engineer who became an essential part of Indian football: Meet Unni Paravannur, man behind @fni
FNI, Indian football’s most popular platform, currently enjoys a following of over 38,000 on Twitter while its Facebook page has nearly 66,000 likes.
Nicolai Nayak
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A GIF to tennis: Meet @doublefault28, a gifted technician who keeps the sport dynamic on Twitter
Alexander, who is based in Moscow, started the account to follow tennis but it has grown into a popular platform dedicated to creating GIFs in real-time.
Zenia D'Cunha
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How Grandmaster Pravin Thipsay’s weekly chess column shaped India’s interest in the game
The Thipsay chess column had an unbroken run of 20 years in The Times of India.
Ashish Magotra
Video
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Watch: Hydroelectric dam damaged during war in Ukraine, floods hit nearby towns
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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Watch: Dalit groom rides horse on wedding day under police protection in Madhya Pradesh
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Caught on camera: Roadside vendor in Noida uses water from drain to clean fruits
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Watch: BJP spokesperson says ‘Down with Nathuram Godse’ on air under pressure from Congress leader
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Guiding from the shadows: Selfless Vasant Gore shaped many a shuttler’s path to national glory
The 85-year-old, who passed away on Wednesday, was instrumental in moulding careers of national champions.
Abhijeet Kulkarni
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A game of numbers: How BG Joshi became sole keeper of hockey records in India
For over four decades, Indian sports journalists have been ringing up a now-retired engineer for statistics that even the associations didn’t have.
Abhijeet Kulkarni
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A passion for cricket and love for numbers came together: Story of India’s stats man Mohandas Menon
Cricket broadcast changed completely in the 1990s and that’s when Menon saw an opportunity for a career switch from HR to statistics.
Vinayakk Mohanarangan
The Reel
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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‘Scoop’ review: A flat view of a highly irregular case of police overreach