Shai Hope becomes the first West Indian with three T20I centuries
Another 102 not out, another West Indies win in India. Hope’s third T20I hundred powered a 24-run victory and levelled the series at 2–2.
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View all →Shai Hope becomes the first West Indian with three T20I centuries
Another 102 not out, another West Indies win in India. Hope’s third T20I hundred powered a 24-run victory and levelled the series at 2–2.
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Hope and Rutherford power West Indies to the second-highest T20I chase in history
A 120-run partnership in 54 balls turned a near-impossible equation into a six-wicket win. India’s 249 was not enough.
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How the ICC Women’s Championship works, with the points system
The four-year ODI league decides who qualifies for the Women’s World Cup. India face Zimbabwe next week in their first bilateral meeting, and every match counts.
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Shreyas Iyer’s maiden T20I century completes the set
The captain reached 102 off 43 balls to chase down 172 with more than five overs to spare. He is now only the seventh Indian with centuries in all three formats.
J. R. Patel
Shai Hope becomes the first West Indian with three T20I centuries
Another 102 not out, another West Indies win in India. Hope’s third T20I hundred powered a 24-run victory and levelled the series at 2–2.
J. R. Patel
Football
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How the ISL’s club-led model works, and why it exists
Clubs now run their own league. The 2026-27 season starts under a new commercial framework that hands 90% of revenue to the clubs and keeps the AIFF in a regulatory role.
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How the ISL’s club-led model works, and why it exists
Clubs now run their own league. The 2026-27 season starts under a new commercial framework that hands 90% of revenue to the clubs and keeps the AIFF in a regulatory role.
J. R. Patel
Kabaddi
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India beat Iran twice in one afternoon to defend both kabaddi titles
The men win their ninth Asian Games gold. The women win their fourth. And both finals came down to the same opponent.
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How kabaddi works at the 2026 Asian Games, and what India must defend
A group stage, knockout rounds, and no second chances. India have won eleven golds across the two events since 1990. This is how the format tests them.
J. R. Patel
India beat Iran twice in one afternoon to defend both kabaddi titles
The men win their ninth Asian Games gold. The women win their fourth. And both finals came down to the same opponent.
J. R. Patel
How kabaddi works at the 2026 Asian Games, and what India must defend
A group stage, knockout rounds, and no second chances. India have won eleven golds across the two events since 1990. This is how the format tests them.
J. R. Patel
Hockey
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How the Asian Champions Trophy works, with India’s defence on the line
Six teams, a round-robin pool, and a knockout to decide the best in Asia. India have won five times — more than any other nation — and host the 2026 edition with Pakistan absent.
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India defend Asian Games hockey gold for the first time
A 5–1 win over Malaysia completes what the semifinal set up. Harmanpreet Singh scored twice, Manpreet Singh won his third gold, and the Olympic berth is banked.
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India’s women win Asian Games gold, 44 years after the first
Lalremsiami’s tenth-minute strike and Savita’s penalty-stroke save beat China 1–0 in the final. The Olympic berth is secured. The wait is over.
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India beat Pakistan 4-3 with 59 minutes gone, and no lead was safe
A three-goal lead turned into 3–3 in nineteen minutes. Abhishek’s deflected winner in the final minute sent India through. The final is on Friday, and an Olympic berth comes with it.
J. R. Patel
How the Asian Champions Trophy works, with India’s defence on the line
Six teams, a round-robin pool, and a knockout to decide the best in Asia. India have won five times — more than any other nation — and host the 2026 edition with Pakistan absent.
J. R. Patel
India defend Asian Games hockey gold for the first time
A 5–1 win over Malaysia completes what the semifinal set up. Harmanpreet Singh scored twice, Manpreet Singh won his third gold, and the Olympic berth is banked.
J. R. Patel
India’s women win Asian Games gold, 44 years after the first
Lalremsiami’s tenth-minute strike and Savita’s penalty-stroke save beat China 1–0 in the final. The Olympic berth is secured. The wait is over.
J. R. Patel
Chess
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How the Women’s World Chess Championship works, and what Vaishali faces
Twelve classical games, a tiebreak cascade, and a five-time champion waiting. Here is what the format rewards and what history says about challengers.
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How the World Chess Championship works, and what the format rewards
Fourteen classical games, a tiebreak cascade, and a structure designed to produce the most legitimate winner chess knows how to find.
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India finish silver as Uzbekistan win the Olympiad at home
The defending champions could not repeat. A final-round loss from the World Champion, a host nation peaking at the right moment, and the gold slips away.
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Ganges Grandmasters win the Global Chess League
Nepomniachtchi beats Carlsen on the Icon board, Tsolakidou clinches it against Humpy. A 7-5 aggregate over Alpine APL Pipers crowns a second title.
J. R. Patel
How the Women’s World Chess Championship works, and what Vaishali faces
Twelve classical games, a tiebreak cascade, and a five-time champion waiting. Here is what the format rewards and what history says about challengers.
J. R. Patel
How the World Chess Championship works, and what the format rewards
Fourteen classical games, a tiebreak cascade, and a structure designed to produce the most legitimate winner chess knows how to find.
J. R. Patel
India finish silver as Uzbekistan win the Olympiad at home
The defending champions could not repeat. A final-round loss from the World Champion, a host nation peaking at the right moment, and the gold slips away.
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Badminton
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India’s men win bronze, and back-to-back medals for the first time in 40 years
A loss to China in the semi-final, a doubles win over the world champions, and a milestone that says more about depth than about this result.
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India’s men win bronze, and back-to-back medals for the first time in 40 years
A loss to China in the semi-final, a doubles win over the world champions, and a milestone that says more about depth than about this result.
J. R. Patel
Multi-sport
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Vithya Ramraj breaks PT Usha’s 42-year-old record with Asian Games bronze
A 54.75 in the 400m hurdles final erases the mark that had stood since 1984. PT Usha was in the stadium to see it fall.
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Sawan Barwal wins marathon silver, ending a 44-year wait
A debut in Rotterdam, a national record broken twice, and India’s first Asian Games marathon medal since 1982. The distance runner’s year.
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Baranica Elangovan wins bronze, India’s first Asian Games pole vault medal
In 28 years of women’s pole vault at the Asian Games, no Indian had reached a podium. A national record holder from Tamil Nadu just changed that.
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Mirabai Chanu wins silver. India’s 28-year wait is over.
The only major medal missing from her collection, and the longest drought in Indian weightlifting. Both ended on the same platform in Aichi.
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Vithya Ramraj breaks PT Usha’s 42-year-old record with Asian Games bronze
A 54.75 in the 400m hurdles final erases the mark that had stood since 1984. PT Usha was in the stadium to see it fall.
J. R. Patel
Sawan Barwal wins marathon silver, ending a 44-year wait
A debut in Rotterdam, a national record broken twice, and India’s first Asian Games marathon medal since 1982. The distance runner’s year.
J. R. Patel
Baranica Elangovan wins bronze, India’s first Asian Games pole vault medal
In 28 years of women’s pole vault at the Asian Games, no Indian had reached a podium. A national record holder from Tamil Nadu just changed that.
J. R. Patel