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Shantanu Srivastava is an experienced sports journalist who has worked across print and digital media. He covers cricket and Olympic sports.

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WPL: How RCB spun their winning tale

RCB spin quartet Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Asha Sobhana and Shreyanka Patil combined for 44 wickets in WPL 2, setting up their maiden title

RCB celebrate after winning the WPL 2024 final.(AFP)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 12:10 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Smriti Mandhana keeps RCB's date with history as Bangalore lift maiden WPL title

Delhi Capitals lose their second WPL final in a row after a batting collapse with Royal Challengers winning the final by 8 wickets.

Royal Challengers Bangalore's Sophie Molineux (R) celebrates with captain Smriti Mandhana (L) after taking the wicket of Delhi Capitals' Shafali Verma (AFP)
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 12:11 AM IST
By, New Delhi

WPL final: Delhi Capitals, RCB chase first franchise league title

Meg Lanning's DC were runners-up in the first edition of Women's Premier League in 2023 while RCB have scraped through to the title round

DC and RCB will fight for the WPL 2024 title.
(WPL twitter)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 11:20 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Injury nightmare over, Mirabai Chanu chases Paris Olympics dream

The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist began lifting recently after her latest injury; she will compete at the Phuket World Cup (March-April)

India's Mirabai Chanu reacts after winning the gold medal in the women's 49kg weightlifting category at the Commonwealth Games 2022(PTI)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 10:21 PM IST
By, New Delhi

CWG champ lifter Sheuli expelled from camp for disciplinary breach

The 22-year-old was caught by security allegedly scaling the wall of women's hostel on Thursday night

Achinta Sheuli won gold at 2022 CWG.(Getty)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 10:19 PM IST
By, New Delhi

RCB come back from the brink twice to knock MI out, set up WPL final with DC

WPL: Defending champions failed to chase 135 as RCB enter their maiden WPL final on the back of a special effort from Ellyse Perry

RCB beat MI in a last-over thriller to enter WPL final
Published on Mar 15, 2024 11:41 PM IST

On a dramatic day, Vinesh Phogat keeps Paris dream alive

The 29-year-old competed in two weight categories – winning in the 50kg while finishing third in the 53kg

Vinesh Phogat booked her ticket to the Olympics qualifiers
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 06:25 AM IST

Harmanpreet Kaur's blitz takes MI home versus Gujarat Giants at WPL 2024

The MI skipper hammered 10 fours and five sixes to reel in GG's challenging total of 190.

Mumbai Indians batter Harmanpreet Kaur exchanges greetings with Gujarat Giants players (PTI)
Published on Mar 10, 2024 12:15 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Infighting in Indian body organising para shooting World Cup

Former PCI president Deepa Malik, who heads the organising body, accuses the wife of its secretary general of "interference"

Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president Deepa Malik(Kunal Patil/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 10, 2024 12:04 AM IST
By, New Delhi

All-round Deepti Sharma takes UP Warriorz to victory over Delhi Capitals

Deepti stars with four wickets and a crucial 59 as UPW beat DC by 1 run

UP Warriorz bowler Deepti Sharma celebrates with teammates the wicket of Mumbai Indians' batter Arundhati Reddy during the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz(PTI)
Published on Mar 08, 2024 11:30 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Can Indian cycling's Olympic dream get back on track?

Frenchman Kevin Sireau, India's first foreign cycling coach, plans to trim down the core group as CFI eyes 2028 Olympics

Maninder Pal Singh secretary General CFI, Onkar Singh secretary General Asian Cycling Confederation, Kevin Sireau chief coach and Joginder Coach India address a press conference on upcoming 43rd Asian trackcycling championship at IGI stadium in New Delhi (Mohd Zakir)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 04:15 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Manu Gandas eyes redemption after reality check

The 27-year-old could not retain his DP World Tour card but has returned richer in experience

Gandas started the 2024 PGTI season by winning the Players Championship in Kolkata's Tollygunge Club last month and finished 13th at Vooty Masters. (PTI)
Published on Mar 01, 2024 11:40 PM IST

DGC Open dropped, club management blamed

Launched with fanfare in 2022, the Asian Tour co-sanctioned golf event will not take place this year amid internal wrangling

The decision was taken at a General Council (GC) meeting of the Delhi Golf Club recently
Published on Feb 24, 2024 11:05 PM IST

Dressage glory: Steadfast Anush Agarwalla gears up for Paris ride

The 25-year-old can still be challenged by other rider-horse combinations till the June 24 deadline but for now, he is one step close to achieving his dream

On Monday, Anush Agarwalla became the first Indian to earn an Olympics berth in dressage for the country.(PTI)
Updated on Feb 21, 2024 09:21 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Jyothi Yarraji sparkles, India claim golden treble at Asian indoor athletics

Yarraji and Tajinderpal Singh Toor, with national marks, and Harmilan Bains won at the Asian Indoor athletics.

India's Jyothi Yarraji celebrates after winning silver medal in the women's 100-meter hurdles final event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou(PTI)
Published on Feb 17, 2024 11:24 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Hope on the water: A Wknd interview with Olympian sailor Vishnu Saravanan

He’s sailed amid sharks, 7-metre waves. Feels a kinship with the sea, its calm and strength. Meet the first Indian sailor to qualify for consecutive Olympics.

‘I stood there absolutely mesmerised. The sheer expanse of it was something else,’ says Saravanan, describing the first time he saw the sea, as a nine-year-old. Before then, his sailing had been limited to lakes. (Courtesy Andrea Azzopardi / Rolex Middle Sea Race)
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 02:38 PM IST
ByShantanu Srivastava

Conduct elections in three weeks: Sports Ministry tells Paralympic Committee

PCI was suspended by the sports ministry earlier this month citing delay in elections.

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur with Ekta Vishnoi, Deputy Director Generals, Sports Authority of India and Avinash Rai Khanna, Patron-in-Chief, Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), during the launch of mascot, logo and jersey for first-ever Khelo India Para Games, (ANI)
Published on Feb 15, 2024 11:36 PM IST

United World Wrestling lifts suspension on WFI

The decision means Indian wrestlers will be able to compete under the country's flag at the next UWW event

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) logo
Published on Feb 13, 2024 09:07 PM IST
By, New Delhi

IOA EC defers emergency meeting after PT Usha's letter

Last week, IOA's EC had announced an Emergency Meeting on Feb 13 to ratify the suspension of IOA's CEO Raghuram Iyer

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) logo
Published on Feb 13, 2024 09:00 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar dismantles, reassembles to find his mark again

How the 10m air rifle world No.1 holder found his best again, shooting a world record recently, after his Tokyo Olympics low as a teenager

File Photo of Divyansh Singh Panwar.(Instagram)
Published on Feb 11, 2024 12:00 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Wrestling: Selection trials for Paris Olympic qualifiers next month

The ad hoc committee running the sport has announced that trials to pick teams for upcoming Olympic Qualifiers, Asian Championships will be held on March 10-11

India has won at least one Olympic medal in each edition of the quadrennial Games since 2008(REUTERS)
Published on Feb 09, 2024 08:45 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Prime Volleyball League: Moatazedi's 'warrior mentality' pushing him forward

The intimidating spiker, who will turn up for Calicut Heroes in the nine-team league, doesn't like to compromise on his beliefs

Danial Moatazedi (Instagram)
Published on Feb 09, 2024 05:00 PM IST

IOA chief PT Usha stands by CEO appointment amid wrangling

Ten of the Indian Olympic Association's 15 EC members have written to Usha opposing the appointment of Raghuram Iyer as CEO of the apex sports body

This is the first time IOA has appointed a professional to run the apex sports body. PT Usha made the announcement on January 5.(PTI)
Updated on Feb 04, 2024 09:07 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Mohammedreza Shadloui: From Iran, with love

Shadloui is on a third visit to India, and like his two previous stints, his stint in the Pro Kabaddi League season has been a resounding success

Mohammedreza Shadloui(PKL)
Published on Feb 02, 2024 01:40 PM IST

New year, new goals: Jyothi Yarraji wants to make it a season to remember

After a successful Asian Championships and Asian Games, India's record-breaking hurdler is gearing up for the all-important Paris Olympics

India's Jyothi Yarraji celebrates(PTI)
Published on Feb 01, 2024 05:41 PM IST

Mould-breaker Hugo Calderano happy to chart his own path

He doesn’t fawn over football, speaks seven languages, and nails Rubik’s Cube in nine seconds. Meet Brazil’s champion paddler Hugo Calderano

At the Tokyo Olympics, Hugo Calderano became the first Brazilian to make the singles quarter-finals and also finished fifth at the World Championships the same year.
Published on Jan 30, 2024 11:08 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Javelin thrower DP Manu fired up by Kishore Jena’s success

His dip in 2023 saw Kishore Jena overtake him to become the India No.2, behind Neeraj Chopra. Manu is now raising his game to qualify for the Olympics.

Indian athletes Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Kumar Jena celebrate after securing gold and silver medals respectively in the Men's Javelin Throw Final event at the 19th Asian Games(PTI)
Updated on Feb 01, 2024 07:44 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Lone ranger Sahil Thakur skis on unchartered slopes

The 16-year-old is India's lone representative at the ongoing Winter Youth Olympics in South Korea

Sahil Thakur (right) and ski coach Chuni Lal Thakur in Gangwon, South Korea(Facebook)
Updated on Jan 21, 2024 09:34 PM IST

Raiza, Naruka on target, India's Olympics shooting quotas touch 19

The skeet duo seals berth with second-place finish at the Asian Shotgun Championships in Kuwait City

Raiza Dhillon(NRAI)
Updated on Jan 20, 2024 10:58 PM IST

Indian golf: The OP Chouhan story shows the power of believing

Last month, the 37-year-old topped PGTI's Order of Merit with season's earning of ₹1,18,26,059, making him the first to cross the ₹1cr mark on the domestic tour

Om Prakash Chouhan
Published on Jan 19, 2024 04:53 PM IST
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