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Vettel's Pace Leaves The Rest In A Daze

Sebastian Vettel adds another feather to his cap by notching up his 42ND win and moving to third position in the all-time list of race winners, with just Alain Prost (51 wins) and compatriot Michael Schumacher (91 wins) ahead.

From On The Field To Off The Field

Over the last two decades, former players have jumped into Cricket Administration. Some of them have shown that they can make a difference off the field as well, while some are learning from their past mistakes. A few others are aware that they are walking a tightrope.

As The Test Series Nears, Steyn Looms Large!

Interestingly, the Tests scheduled largely in November with just the last one in December, will run parallel to the onset of winter and such climes will help the South African Pace Trio of Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander to steam in with more fire and less sweat, writes K. C. Vijaya Kumar.

Zaheer Khan: A Mentor To Many

India will be forever grateful​ to Zaheer Khan, who ensured that the conveyor belt of speed and swing did not stop once Javagal Srinath quit. The nation will be even more indebted to Zaheer because besides the obvious strengths that he brought to the table, he made another significant contribution, which can never be quantified friend-philosopherguide to the junior crop.

Ronaldo's Message Fails To Inspire NEUFC

A Sneak Peek Into The Delhi Dynamos Fc Dressing Room, Ahead Of Their Match Against Chennaiyin Fc At The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, In New Delhi On October 8.

De Villiers: Another Tendulkar!

We never thought wed see another Tendulkar this soon. De Villiers not just shows us what a complete player looks like, he personifies the design of Tendulkar 2.0: nimbler on his feet, niftier with a reverse sweep.

Younis Khan: Pakistan's Batting Spine!

Younis Khan is what the Pakistan Cricket Board needs at the present stage: A Fighter, Leader, Icon and Custodian of the game in the country where many aspire to be like him.

Jadeja To Ishant: Test Players' Changing Priorities

Ravindra Jadeja with a haul of 37 wickets in three matches against Tripura, Jharkhand and Hyderabad and scores of 91 (versus Tripura) and 58 (versus Jharkhand) the left-armer underlined his utility as an all-rounder.

A Time Travel To 2003: When Our Heroes Were Young

It was a blissful escape, a journey through some wormhole into a universe where Tendulkar Still Had A Bat In Han​d, Curtly Ambrose still had something dreadful sprouting from the middle of his head, Jonty Rhodes still fielded at point, and Shane Warne still had batsmen lunging down the pitch and losing their bearings a universe where our heroes were still young; where we were still young, writes Shreedutta Chidananda, who grew up watching Sachin.

Another Opportunity To See Legends Perform

As a former cricketer myself, will I see the All Stars games? Yes, of course, simply because it will be interesting to see them in action once again. Having seen Sachin At Close​ quarters and marvelled at his incredible ability, I would like to see him play the trademark straight drive down the ground just for the sheer pleasure of it, writes former India opener W. V. Raman.

Russian Doping Scandal: What Next For The Main Players?

The IAAF's decision to temporarily suspend Russia is welcome, but the organisation, which has been rocked by allegations in recent months, is not out of the woods yet, writes Sean Ingle.

An Aditi Ditty!

History created, Aditi has already put the win behind her, THINKING MORE ABOUT THE FUTURE. She has two more LET events left for the year — in Qatar and Dubai — and the LPGA Q School finals, and she is looking forward to them.

Fans And Fanfare

Every sport has pillars that support it. They are the players themselves, the administrators, the media, the sponsors, but above all are the fans. Without the fans, the game WOULD BE POORER and the players would not enjoy playing.

A Tale Of Two Seasons And Two Champions

While the meditative Novak Djokovic fizzled, the opportunistic Andy Murray sizzled. After a solid opening half of the 2016 season, in which he reached the Australian, French and Madrid finals and won Rome, the 29-year-old Scot PRESSED HIS FOOT HARD on the accelerator. He captured his second Wimbledon crown and a record second Olympic singles gold medal. 

Max's Masterclass Eclipses Lewis' Victory No. 52

As the longest season in the history of Formula One nears its end, the fans could not have asked for a better race than the penultimate grand prix, where the rains added to the EXCITEMENT AND CHAOS on the track. The highlights from the action-packed Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo.

Laying A Rich Manure, Hoping For Buds And Blossoms!

The true legacy of the Under-17 World Cup in India will be felt only if there is a long-term strategy for maintaining and finding proper use for the upgraded infrastructure. Football and budding footballers need more grounds to play and the World Cup and its Mission XI MILLION PROJECT have planted seeds of a football revolution. The role of nurturing it after the biennial event will be a tough, but absolutely vital task

'A Sporting Milestone For India'

The hosting of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup gives India the chance to rub shoulders with the best in this age-group tournament. The growing sense of anticipation surrounding the event has also attracted the Indian corporates. Bank of Baroda, in December, 2016, became the first national sponsor of the tournament.

Contemporary Versus History: A Spin Debate

After a detailed analysis, V. RAMNARAYAN concludes that it is too early yet to acknowledge the superiority of our current crop of spin bowlers over their predecessors.

What The Numbers Say

Here’s a STATISTICAL ANALYSIS of five prominent contemporary Indian spinners.

How Does This Top Spin?

Though the name of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme does suggest Olympics and medals there, the accent of late seems to have been on the Asian Games and, to a lesser extent, the Commonwealth Games. It sounds odd to have a SCHEME TARGETING an Olympic medal and yet not having enough athletes chosen for the global event while packing it with Asian Games probables.

Guardiola's System Paying Off In City

Chelsea came unstuck as Crystal Palace finally found the SCORING TOUCH, while Manchester City continue to impress.

Let Pandya Be Pandya!

Hardik Pandya is not, and never will be the next Kapil Dev. There are some players who come around once in a generation, and others once in a lifetime. Kapil Dev is the latter, a man who changed Indian cricket forever. There will never be another Kapil Dev, but, that is nothing to be sad about. Rather, there is a genuine opportunity for Pandya to EXPAND HIS GAME in such a manner that future generations will ask who the next Pandya is, writes ANAND VASU.

Time To Kick Our Football Long And Hard!

Now with the lights dimmed at the Salt Lake Stadium and the CONFETTI CLEARED post the nightly revelries of October 28, the arduous voyage to reshape India’s football destiny begins. 

Impressive Indeed!

During the course of the last month in India, the FIFA U-17 World Cup showcased a number of teenagers, who SHOWED THE POTENTIAL to go on to greater things. Here is a look at a few of them. By N. SUDARSHAN.

Business As Usual

Manchester City notched their eighth successive Premier League win to maintain their five-point cushion at the top of the table as Manchester United stayed in touch with a HARD-FOUGHT WIN against Tottenham Hotspur.

A Travel Through Naxal Territory

“We reached Raipur a little late, and by the time we left for Balangir, it was almost sunset. Most of the players looked scared as our bus travelled through the NAXAL-HIT AREA,” Pankaj Singh recalls.

A Take On Overtakes!

Max Verstappen was penalised for an OVERTAKING MANOEUVRE, but some others got away scot-free. Why?

The Claymore Mine!

Rafael Nadal’s 10 French Open crowns, the La Décima, as Nadal calls it in Spanish, is three more than runner-up Chris Evert and four more than Bjorn Borg at Roland Garros. It also BREAKS THE OPEN ERA RECORD at any major he had shared with Navratilova who won nine Wimbledons.

Rain? Not Again!

No competition should depend on the weather. However, the current Champions Trophy has invariably been AFFECTED BY BAD WEATHER, and so some teams have benefited from it while others have suffered because of it.

Natural Game Should Not Be Tampered With

“I have been coaching for a long, long time now. I did not have any ambitions and did not look for awards. Cricket coaching is a challenge to me. I will CONTINUE TO COACH for as long as I can," says Ramakant Achrekar.