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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
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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: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future