Battle of the blues; Mbappe enjoys first hat-trick in Real Madrid colours as Leverkusen’s title defence hits roadblock Manchester City’s new centre-back, Abdukodir Khusanov, had a torrid start to his life in Manchester, making an early mistake which led to the opening goal. In the third minute, Khusanov tried to head the ball back to […]
Union Budget 2025: Cancer drugs to get cheaper, special attention to women and child healthcare The government has allocated ₹99,858.56 crore for the Union Health Ministry in the Union Budget 2025-26 — ₹95,957.87 crore for the Department of Health and Family Welfare and ₹3,900.69 crore for the Department of Health Research. It is an increase from […]
F1 2025: Graduates-turned rookies gear up for first taste of Formula One A new year has rolled in, bringing fresh opportunities, new challenges, and, more importantly, the promise of change. This holds true for the ever-dynamic world of Formula One, which churned out one of its most memorable seasons last time around. With major rule […]
Indian team for Badminton Asia Mixed team C’ships to have preparatory camp in Guwahati Indian shuttlers headed for the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships will have a five-day preparatory camp at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati from Feb 4-8. The Asian championship will be held in Qingdao, China, from February 11-16. Two-time Olympic […]
A chance encounter with cricket, TNCA first division league and Ashwin’s guidance: The making of Vidarbha all-rounder Harsh Dubey Hyderabad had to bear the brunt of both facets of Harsh Dubey’s game during its final Ranji Trophy Group B encounter against Vidarbha at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. Before polishing off Hyderabad’s batting with a […]
U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025: G Trisha among four Indians in ‘Team of the Tournament’ Newly-crowned champions India dominated the ICC’s ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the just-concluded women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup with four players from the country, including the swashbuckling G Trisha, finding a place in the line-up. India outclassed South Africa […]
ISL 2024-25: Wilmar Jordan’s red card against Kerala Blasters reduced to yellow; Chennaiyin forward available for East Bengal match Chennaiyin FC forward Wilmar Jordan Gil’s red card which he received during the Indian Super League match against Kerala Blasters has been changed to a yellow card. “Wilmar Jordan Gil’s red card against Kerala Blasters FC […]
How sportswashing took over football Time was when sport was seen as soft power, like movies and cultural exchange programmes. Not anymore. As Miguel Delaney tells us in States of Play, the most significant recent book on sports (or indeed politics) football is hard power. Its world is ruled by kings, Presidents and Prime Ministers. […]
Childhood cancer registry’s first report released, 241 cases identified in 2022 The Chennai Population-Based Childhood Cancer Registry (PBCCR) has found that the median time from the onset of symptoms to cancer diagnosis was 12.5 days, and the median time from diagnosis to the start of treatment was two days, indicating a rapid diagnosis and early […]
