Sportstar

Sportstar launched as a weekly multi-sport magazine exclusively in print on July 15, 1978. This beloved publication is part of The Hindu group, which has a long-standing passion for sports and has been supporting various athletic endeavors for over a century within the sports sections of its main publication, The Hindu newspaper. The Hindu's initial venture into the world of sports magazines was with Sport and Pastime, which also included elements of cinema and enjoyable short stories. This magazine started in 1947 and continued for 21 years.

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IPL week-long suspension sees postponement of T20 Mumbai League, Maharashtra Premier League

3 days ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Amol Karhadkar

The suspension of the Indian Premier League for a week due to Operation Sindoor has resulted in the T20 Mumbai League (T20M) and the Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) being postponed by a week. T20 Mumbai – after hosting two successful editions in 2018 and 2019 – was set to return from May 27, with a gala inauguration ceremony planned a day earlier. It was to go on until June 8 at the Wankhede Stadium.
“We still have to fight” - Shantha Rangaswamy, Mithali Raj and Shreyanka Patil on women’s cricket at The Hindu Huddle

5 days ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Ashwin Achal |Sunil Gavaskar

Stars from three generations — Shantha Rangaswamy, Mithali Raj, and Shreyanka Patil — engaged in a lively discussion at The Hindu Huddle on Friday on the growth of women’s cricket in India. Shantha, the first Indian women’s team captain, spoke about her pioneering role. “We laid the foundation. We may not have seen the likes of Mithali and Shreyanka if we had faltered in the initial stages.
Last Word: Applause for opponents then, psych-wars now

5 days ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Suresh Menon |Sunil Gavaskar

Traditionally, and certainly in India, we expected our sportsmen and sportswomen to be polite, humble, unselfish, empathetic, and respectful of the opposition. When I was growing into adulthood, our champions were Prakash Padukone (right), Gundappa Vishwanath, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Vijay Amritraj, and Ajit Pal Singh — all of whom embodied these values. When they won, they applauded the opponent; when they lost, it was with a smile. We believed this was how athletes ought to be.
LSG vs RCB, IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru takes on Lucknow Super Giants with playoff spot in sight

1 week ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | N. Sudarshan |Sunil Gavaskar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be keen to maintain its perfect away record in the Indian Premier League this season – six wins out of six so far – and seal playoffs qualification when it meets Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Friday. With 16 points from 11 games, RCB’s top-four hopes are not under serious threat.
50 metres, three positions, one destiny: Sift Kaur Samra’s World Cup comeback a sign of things to come

1 week ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Santadeep Dey |Sunil Gavaskar

Sift Kaur Samra has the vibe of any other 23-year-old. A Bollywood buff, her heart beats for lo-fi music, distant horizons, and untold adventures. She also swoons over puppies and swears by Italian platters at Chandigarh’s Virgin Courtyard. Her carefree demeanour is the very antithesis of the mental image we have of champion shooters. But at the shooting range, a quiet focus takes over. As her eyes lock onto the target 50 metres away, her fingers are steady, and breath measured.
Statsman: Ravindra Jadeja’s unique distinction

1 week 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).
Born to Bat, Programmed to Slay!

1 week ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Satish Acharya |Sunil Gavaskar

Rajasthan Royals’ 14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi has taken the IPL by storm. | Photo Credit: Satish Acharya Rajasthan Royals’ 14-year-old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi has taken the IPL by storm. | Photo Credit: Satish Acharya
Federation Cup 2025 Review: Low on Star Power, High on Breakthroughs

2 weeks ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Jonathan Selvaraj |Sunil Gavaskar

Before he stepped out to compete at the 2025 Federation Cup in Kochi, Praveen Chithravel wrote down something behind his numbered bib ahead of the start of the men’s triple jump competition. Later, once he’d won gold while equalling his own national record of 17.37m, the 23-year-old revealed just what he had written:‘17.20m’Chithravel had come in with high expectations and ended up exceeding them at the Maharaja Stadium in Kochi. That was true for much of the rest of the competition as well.
IPL 2025: Rahane says KKR considering every game a knockout match without thinking too much about past

2 weeks ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Santadeep Dey |Sunil Gavaskar

7.09 per cent — At the time of writing, that’s the probability Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is looking at if the side has to confirm a top-four berth in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Skipper Ajinkya Rahane is well aware that his side sits right behind the eight ball; even if the defending champion wins all of its remaining four games, it has to await other results. But the experienced campaigner in him isn’t sweating it. “We don’t want to think about the past.
Arshad Nadeem’s Instagram account blocked in India, Pakistan cricketers spared

2 weeks ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Jonathan Selvaraj |Sunil Gavaskar

Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem’s Instagram account was blocked in India on Wednesday evening, days after a terror attack that killed 26 Indian tourists in Pahalgam in Kashmir. Accounts of popular Pakistani artists, including actors Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir and Ali Zafar, were also blocked in India the same day following the terrorist attack which India blames on Pakistan.