Vaibhav Raghunandan

Vaibhav Raghunandan

Coffee with BS: 'Golden boy' Neeraj Chopra on India's sporting success

It could be argued that the 'golden boy' is single-handedly responsible for boosting viewership for athletic competitions in India

Updated On: 08 Dec 2023 | 11:28 PM IST

How Odisha shows the way in harnessing PPPs to make India a sporting power

With a 2023-24 sports budget of Rs 1,217 cr, Odisha has turned into a sports hotspot

Updated On: 28 Oct 2023 | 12:18 AM IST

Evenly matched: Smriti Mandhana talks about tackling pressure, Asian Games

Change is in the air, and Mandhana is among the players driving it

Updated On: 01 Sep 2023 | 10:39 PM IST

MLC 2023: National players need a no-objection from boards to participate

Indian cricket, but of course, is a key driver of all of this, and the owners of Ind­ian Premier League (IPL) clubs have stakes in four of the six MLC teams this season

Updated On: 12 Jul 2023 | 10:19 PM IST

Big payouts, big ambitions: With MLC, cricket makes major strides in the US

Major League Cricket, which kicks off on July 14, is no IPL, but aspires to become one of the world's biggest franchise competitions

Updated On: 11 Jul 2023 | 6:09 PM IST

Djoker & the dark arts: Can 23 Grand Slams make him the king of the court?

The question of separating the player from the person continues to confront Djokovic

Updated On: 12 Jun 2023 | 5:27 PM IST

WPL has set the stage, now the playfield needs to get bigger: Mithali Raj

Hammering boundaries: Meet Mithali Raj, former captain, Indian women's cricket team

Updated On: 31 Mar 2023 | 10:00 PM IST

Women's Premier League Season 1 is over; women's cricket is just starting

Smash hit: High-grade competitive action, money, international players have all poured in

Updated On: 27 Mar 2023 | 10:05 PM IST

As Air India restarts its hockey team, a look at Tata's sporting legacy

Some of India's top hockey and football talent has come from the ecosystem the conglomerate as nurtured

Updated On: 09 Mar 2023 | 4:03 PM IST

Smriti Mandhana: The journey to Rs 3.4 crore that started at age 9

The most expensive buy of Women's Premier League auction, Mandhana's rise to the top was inevitable

Updated On: 17 Feb 2023 | 10:49 PM IST

Comeback trail: Sports stars who returned to make a mark after an accident

From Tiger Pataudi to Sandeep Singh, Rishabh Pant has examples to look up to

Updated On: 09 Jan 2023 | 4:14 PM IST

Late swing

Wasim Akram's readable memoir reveals little that is new while strengthening the myths of old

Updated On: 06 Jan 2023 | 9:48 PM IST

In focus at Fifa World Cup, tech is at play on Indian sports fields too

From AI-driven cameras to websites and apps that log and help analyse data

Updated On: 06 Jan 2023 | 7:20 PM IST

As Pele bows out, let's revisit the time when Pelemania gripped India

He was the one footballer people who never watched a game of football knew and loved. Brand Pele is immortal

Updated On: 31 Dec 2022 | 12:35 AM IST

Messi-Ronaldo GOAT tale comes to an end: Game over, football is complete

FIFA World Cup final was about the man who has inspired a new category to describe brilliance: "Apart from Messi"

Updated On: 19 Dec 2022 | 10:39 PM IST

Ironman 70.3: Young and old flock to Goan beach for gruelling test

Local participation has improved, developing more such events for India, says event organiser

Updated On: 14 Nov 2022 | 9:05 PM IST

Ironman 70.3 Goa: Athletes from 33 countries will test endurance on Sunday

1,450 athletes would be participating in the eight-hour triathlon

Updated On: 11 Nov 2022 | 2:10 PM IST

Pro Kabaddi league's rising fortunes rub off on prospects of the rural game

As season 9 begins today, a look at the money and modernisation coming into the sport

Updated On: 07 Oct 2022 | 6:16 AM IST

Duleep trophy incident highlights the very masculine art of sledging

West Zone captain Rahane sent his teammate to the dressing room because of sledging at a recent match

Updated On: 26 Sep 2022 | 8:00 PM IST

The retirement of Lord Federer: All that Federerverse will miss, and more

Roger Federer announced his retirement from professional tennis at age 41 after winning 20 Grand Slam titles

Updated On: 18 Sep 2022 | 10:13 PM IST