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Feb 6, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | V. V. Subrahmanyam |Paul Fein
Not many may be aware that the Indian women’s cricket team which won the World Cup (under-19) championship in Kuala Lumpur last Sunday took an oath long before the championship began not to take bread and sugar. “An exception was given only when there were celebrations,” said a smiling Shalini, the strength and conditioning coach of the victorious team. “We have prepared them mentally to be ready to take mostly salads and avoid junk food.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | V. V. Subrahmanyam |Anil Kumble
At 17, Dion Gowda is keen to set new benchmarks in the world of Formula racing as he gears up for the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship, with team Van Amersfoort Racing, which runs from April to October featuring 10 races across Europe. Currently in the city for events organized by his sponsor, the Sreenidhi Group of Educational Institutions, Dion shared his thoughts in an exclusive chat with Sportstar on Saturday. “It’s been a successful journey so far.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | V. V. Subrahmanyam |Anil Kumble
‘I still believe that I am good enough to play for another four years at the highest level,” said former World No.1 and champion shuttler Kidambi Srikanth. Speaking at the announcement of his partnership with Hundred sports brand, the 31-year-old Srikanth said he has been training really hard since the last two-and-a-half months and hopes to regain his winning touch soon. “My immediate target is to do well in the Indonesian and the Malaysian Opens. Really want to do well.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | V. V. Subrahmanyam |Anil Kumble
Bottom-placed Hyderabad FC with nine points from 15 games takes on third-placed Bengaluru FC with 27 points from 15 matches in a league match of the ISL at the GMC Balayogi Stadium here on Friday. With nine matches to go in the regular season, BFC should be willing to keep moving ahead in the points table as the League heads for the business-end. For the record, BFC went scoreless in its last match, a 0-1 loss to Mohammedan SC.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | V. V. Subrahmanyam |Anil Kumble
For former Andhra cricketer Vincent Vinay Kumar, mentoring the USA Under-19 cricket team to its maiden major title triumph in the recently concluded Cubs Week one-day tournament in South Africa was a memorable experience. “Bringing players onto the same platform, devising game plans, and implementing them during matches were my main objectives as a coach.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | V. V. Subrahmanyam
Davis Cupper J. Vishnu Vardhan, fresh from guiding Hyderabad Strikers to title triumph in the sixth edition of Tennis Premier League (TPL), feels that it is always easy to blame any federation for not doing this or that. “I personally believe a sport can be governed much better if both the players and the administrators work together. It is not just that if you are a player you can be a good administrator or vice versa.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | V. V. Subrahmanyam |Dhruva Prasad |Pranay Rajiv |Sunil Gavaskar
Jharkhand recorded a 1-0 win over Madhya Pradesh in the final of the Hockey India Sub-junior national hockey championship for women at RRC Ground here on Friday. The match-winner came through Leoni Hemrom in the 15th minute of the first half. For the record, Jharkhand lost to Haryana in last year’s final. In the 60 minutes of play, the defenders of both sides held the upper hand. There were several raids, but the attackers were unable to breach the rival citadel.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | V. V. Subrahmanyam
K. Srikar Bharat for Andhra and Ajinkya Rahane for Mumbai scored brilliant 90s for their teams but what separated the winner was a stunning cameo by Suryansh Shedge (30, 8b, 2x4, 3x6) as the latter recorded a remarkable, four-wicket win to top Group E in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T-20 cricket championship under lights at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Thursday. Chasing 230 to win, Mumbai was off to a rousing start with Prithvi Shaw (34, 15b, 4x4, 2x6) and Rahane putting on 51 runs in just four overs.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | V. V. Subrahmanyam |Dhruva Prasad |Pranay Rajiv |Sunil Gavaskar
FC Goa ensured its head coach Manolo Marquez could celebrate his 100th match as an ISL coach after a 2-0 win over his former side Hyderabad FC (HFC) at the Gachibowli Stadium here on Wednesday. Goa’s win also meant Hyderabad’s dismal run at home continued since February 2023, where it has not won in 17 games. The Gaurs dominated the first 15 minutes and made quite a few forays into the rival citadel with Ayush Dev Chhetri, Udant Singh and Armando Sadiku working in tandem.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | V. V. Subrahmanyam |Dhruva Prasad |Pranay Rajiv |Sunil Gavaskar
Some of these cricketers played during an era when they were paid a meagre Rs. 5 per day for a Ranji Trophy game, stayed in dormitories, and often travelled by train in unreserved compartments. Among the well-known players from Andhra, M. Suresh, Hussain Shaikh, M.F. Rahaman, Jugal Kishore Ghiya, P. Prasannakumar, R.S.R. Murthy, K. Ravishankar, V.S. Patel, and H.
