Paul Fein

2 weeks ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Paul Fein

With Carlos Alcaraz an undefeated 4-0 in Grand Slam finals and Jannik Sinner 3-0, the boxing catchphrase — ‘Somoebody’s 0 has to go’ — applied to the young heavyweight titans of tennis before their eagerly anticipated clash. That was just one of the dynamic elements that would make their spectacular 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) duel the greatest ever at Roland Garros.

4 weeks ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Mohandas Menon |Jonathan Selvaraj |Ravi Shastri |Paul Fein

35 The number of innings Sai Sudharsan needed to reach the 1500th run of his IPL career. It was during his knock of 48 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad on 2 May 2025. Of the 73 batters who accomplished this milestone in the IPL, Sudharshan is the quickest to reach this tally in terms of fewest innings. He just took one innings less than Shaun Marsh, who did it in 36 innings in 2012. Meanwhile, during this knock, Sai Sudharsan also crossed 2000 runs of his T20 career.

1 month ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Paul Fein

The return of World No. 1 Jannik Sinner to a hero’s welcome at his home tournament in Rome this month heightened the excitement for this season’s second Grand Slam and its only Major on clay. This is only the second French Open without the retired Rafael Nadal since the King of Clay took his first crown there in 2005, and intriguing questions abound. How much will Sinner’s three-month absence from competition affect his match toughness — especially his shot selection and ability to win big points?

1 month ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Mohandas Menon |Ayon Sengupta |Paul Fein |Ryan Fernando

1 Number of players to do the all-rounder’s double of 3000 runs and 100 wickets in IPL history. Ravindra Jadeja achieved this on 28 March 2025 while playing for CSK against RCB in Chennai, becoming the only one to do so. The enormity of this achievement can be seen from the fact that of the 27 players who made 3000-plus runs in the IPL, only two have claimed fifty wickets (Shane Watson 3874+92 and Kieron Pollard 3412+69).

2 months ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Ryan Fernando |Ayon Sengupta |Shayan Acharya |Paul Fein

In today’s world, your diet is as much a flex as your gym stats. Scroll through social media and you’ll find everyone, from celebrities to recreational athletes, swearing by keto, intermittent fasting, or juice cleanses. But as a sports nutritionist, I have to ask a more serious question:Are these trends really improving your performance, or silently sabotaging it? Let’s break them down through an athletic lens. Intermittent Fasting — Boosting Discipline or Draining Endurance?