Ayushmaan Pandey, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Big Bout will help us prepare for Olympic qualifiers: Panghal

In what has been an enthralling display of endurance at the Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium, Panghal has lived up to the hype so far,...

I have learnt from my mistakes at World Championships: Mary Kom

New Delhi: Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom said she is now better prepared for the upcoming Olympic qualifiers in China after her bouts...

‘Big Bout is an exciting contest for experienced players like us’

New Delhi: If numbers are anything to go by, Sarita Devi has won eight Asian Championships medals, including five golds, a rare accomplishment in...

‘New format will help polo excel’

British High Commissioner to India, Sir Dominic Asquith, said that he is looking forward to the “faster and shorter” format of polo as it...

Shorter format will help fans connect better with Polo: Jindal

Industrialist and Delhi team owner Naveen Jindal believes that the new shorter format of the Indian Arena Polo league will help fans connect better with the...

Polo for the masses, not the classes

The game of polo, which was earlier thought to be the “hobby of the affluent” and kept beyond the common man’s reach, is well...

I still have a lot of cricket left in me: Vijay Shankar

‘If given a chance, I am ready to bat at any position. I batted at number three in New Zealand in my last game...

‘First target will be to reach quarter-finals’

‘Every team targets medal at the Olympics and we also want to win it. Our prime focus is to clear the pool game and...

Our aim is to win gold at Olympics: Lalremsiami

‘The difficulty came during practice when my coach explained drills. I did not understand anything he said because I only knew Mizo. I often...

Confident of good showing in the Olympics, says India’s defender Harmanpreet Singh

Indian hockey defender and penalty corner expert Harmanpreet Singh is confident of good showing in the Olympics, saying the team’s ultimate goal is to...

No wage gap if women start winning consistently: Anjum

A career spanning 17 years, and having made her debut at an early age of 17 against New Zealand in 1995, Anjum Chopra has...

Makan Chote deserves a chance to play for the national team: Sanju Pradhan

I-league is all set to commence on 30 November but there has not been any announcement of an official broadcaster yet. The league has...

Playing pink ball will be exciting: Rohit Sharma

With the Eden Gardens in Kolkata set to host its first maiden day-night Test match later this month after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)...

Bangladesh A threat despite Shakib’s absence: Rohit

Shakib Al Hasan has been handed a two-year-ban by the ICC for not reporting corrupt approaches, whereas Tamim Iqbal has cited personal reasons for...

‘Level of cricket has gone down during CoA’s tenure’

Last week, the curtain came down on the tenure of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), which ran the world’s most powerful cricket...

Age doesn’t matter till you give your 100 per cent: Saha

At 35 years of age, he finally seems to have cemented his place in the Test line-up, with a series of scintillating performances behind...

I dared to dream big from a very early age: Advani

‘For my first international event in 1999, my mother had to break an FD to send me to the UK. My dad passed...

I am not happy with the World C’ship result: Mary Kom

New Delhi: Six-time world champion Mary Kom has expressed displeasure after her 51kg semi-final loss against Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey at the World Championships...

I will not compete in 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Manju Rani

India’s new boxing sensation Manju Rani has her eyes set on Olympic gold in 2024 but she wants to concentrate in the 48kg-category at...

I am confident of qualifying for the Olympics: Dutee Chand

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand made a strong comeback at the Nationals and proved all his critics wrong. After a disappointing outing at the World...

I control my emotions better than other individuals: Dhoni

‘We all get frustrated when things are not going our way. But does frustration lead to anything that is good for the team? I...

I hope I complete all my bouts this Olympics: Vinesh

Phogat is now country’s medal hope in Tokyo after winning bronze at the world championships. She became the first Indian woman wrestler to have...

‘I was not fully prepared for World Championships’

New Delhi: The continued chatter over the retirement of two time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar ceases to subside especially after getting ousted in the...

Suppressing will not help Pant: Yuvraj Singh

New Delhi: Young Rishabh Pant has been receiving a lot of flak and advice from the cricket establishment and critics. For all his explosive...

Feroz Shah Kotla renamed Arun Jaitley stadium

New Delhi: The iconic Feroz Shah Kotla stadium, the second oldest after Eden Gardens in Kolkata, was renamed as Arun Jaitley stadium on Thursday...

‘Juniors will not win medals if they don’t have a coach’

The Indian national squash team has been training without a full-time coach since 2018 after Achraf El Karargui resigned following a bitter spat with...

‘I have never viewed myself any different from others’

Manasi Joshi, ecstatic that her hard work has translated into a gold medal for the country, believes that her victory has finally put Para-Badminton...

My goal is Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020: P.V. Sindhu

NEW DELHI: Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, the newly crowned World Champion in badminton, says she did not let her repeated defeats in the final matches...

Gaurav Gill set for WRC-2 foray with Rally of Turkey

India’s first Arjuna Awardee in motor sport Gaurav Singh Gill will embark on a new mission to make his mark in the FIA World...

Unsure whether I will participate in Olympics: Gagan

New Delhi: Olympic medallist Gagan Narang’s second innings as a “mentor” earned him Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar on Thursday, thanks to the academy, Gun...

My dream is to play for India: Saxena

New Delhi: Kerala all-rounder Jalaj Saxena is now among the 19 Indian cricketers to have achieved a rare milestone in domestic cricket. He has...

Shooting’s exclusion from CWG is saddening: Vikram

New Delhi: Squash player Vikram Malhotra said it is saddening that shooting would not be part of the next Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in...

Proven performers should be exempted from trials: Kom

The controversy broke after Mary was given direct entry into the World Championships in Russia without appearing for the trials against Nikhat Zareen. New Delhi:...

Kumble should be the chairman of selectors: Sehwag

New Delhi: Virendra Sehwag is plain-spoken and direct. If his opinion is anything to go by, Anil Kumble should be the chairman of selectors...

Need more players like Navdeep in the team: Amit Mishra

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra is happy that debutant fast bowler Navdeep Saini grabbed the opportunity he was given and stressed that a player like him...

We should not think of boycotting CWG: Sakshi

Wrestler Sakshi Malik has switched back to her attacking style of play. She is extremely confident of doing well at the World Championships in...

Olympic win is the ultimate goal, says P.V. Sindhu

‘I didn’t play the Thailand Open because I thought it would be good to train and get prepared for the BWF World Championships because...

‘Promotion-relegation system is the way forward’

‘It’s very unfortunate. I think they need to try and sort it out as soon as possible. It’s not good for football. I-leagues and...

Pant can be Kohli’s deputy: Ajay Jadeja

New Delhi: Even as the selectors cleared the air surrounding who should be captaining the Indian team in ODIs, the debate rages on and...

‘Fame may have distracted Rohit before 2011 WC snub’

‘Rohit should be given more opportunities in Tests. He is good enough to perform well in the longer format.’ Of the many positives for India...

Judgement Day

New Zealand will look to dismiss Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow early in the innings as both the teams brace for their first World...

Indians have the skill sets to play baseball: Jim Small

At a time when Cricket World Cup has gripped the entire nation, Major League Baseball (MLB) has been tasked with growing baseball in India....

Not sure if mayank is the best replacement: Kaif

Former middle-order batsman Mohammad Kaif has said that he is not sure if Mayank Agarwal is the best possible replacement for Vijay Shankar, saying...

The big show

Even against a Shikhar-less India, Pakistan have a mountain to climb. It’s that time again. India and Pakistan are facing off in what promises to...

Hardik needs to improve his bowling: Kapil

Kapil Dev, the first Indian captain to bring World Cup home in 1983, feels that the team’s current all-rounder Hardik Pandya is doing wonders...

Upbeat India look to settle score against Australia

India would like to avenge its last series defeat against a formidable Australian team. India would like to avenge its last series defeat against...

India will win the World Cup: Andy Bichel

‘Bumrah’s role in the WC will be very crucial along with the performance of spinners in the middle overs. Apart from Virat, others also...

The Endgame

MI are the only team that CSK haven’t been able to beat this season with the Dhoni-led side losing the two group matches and...

We should not undervalue players like Rishabh Pant: Colin Ingram

‘There are going to be days when Pant will make mistakes because he is flamboyant and relies on instincts. As a team, you have...

‘Hardik will bat better with time’

Pandya has a devastating strike rate of 189.76 in the IPL . He will add much needed fire power in the Indian batting line-up. If...

Rajesh Katyal granted Bail in Rs 200 cr money laundering case

Combative Pawar may become kingmaker

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