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Editorial

Junior Hockey World Cup: Uttam Singh and Team Have a Chance to Script History

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K Arumugam These boys are men now. India’s U-21 national team came through a stern test against the formidable Netherlands in the 2023 FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday. These young men in blue are surely walking tall now. They’ve become strong contenders for the title and are set to carve a niche for themselves in the annals of the competition. India’s present and future may be bright. But its Junior World Cup past is murky, revealing utter confusion, lack of direction and vision on the part of petty officials, who believed that the sport was…

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Indian cricket team’s dominance of the past six weeks a pleasant surprise, says Saurav Ghosal, squash star

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Saurav Ghosal Now, let’s just go and win it all! A Cricket World Cup final brings along a sense of expectation. Though this Indian team knows what pressure is, this is a bit different. Everything is just amped up a notch. Every shot and every ball will be scrutinised more if it is even possible! A lot has already been said and will be said leading up to the marquee game on Sunday, with everyone having an opinion on where the match will be won or lost. I am sure the Indian team would cut out all the outside noise.…

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Without Radical Rassie-Style Honesty, South Africa Will Remain World Cup Chokers

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Craig Marais I’ve experienced such disappointment with the Proteas in the past – including covering the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean and the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand that I have no expectations when it comes to South Africa at World Cups. They did really well in this competition, finishing second in the league phase. Rob Walter and his coaching staff must be congratulated for that, given that this was their first experience of the big stage. But the truth is, I expected the Proteas to lose Thursday’s semi-final. They did, as they normally do. More…

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