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Columns
Farm laws are intended to give Corporate India a legal licence to muscle in on these small guys who have unequal or no bargaining power
We have vaccinations slowly covering the population but as of now it will be Easter before the over 50s will be covered
An intolerant religion can never be the basis of nationhood and national unity in India
As an adolescent, like most others, I wrote those poems. Emotions crystallized in show-off nonsense from studying literature
Cricket
Hyderabad post 162/4 against Delhi, riding on Bairstow’s 50, Warner's 45
Making his IPL debut, Jammu and Kashmir’s Abdul Samad (12 off 7) blasted a four and six in his useful cameo.
Rajasthan Royals post 174/6, pulled back by Jofra Archer's tight spell
Archer bowled the first over of the match and there was full pace in display in the range of 145-150kph mark.
Kohli says he got time to get over his lean patch because his team performed well
“It’s something you need to understand (bad form) but when the team is doing well, you get more time to apply yourself,” Kohli said.
Over 26 crore viewers were glued to their TV sets during IPL's opening week
Advertising volumes increased 15 per cent during the first week of the current year's tournament
Young Priyam, Abhishek and Rashid lift Sunrisers Hyderabad into a 7-run win over Chennai
Former India U-19 World Cup skipper Garg scored his maiden IPL fifty and with Sharma raised a 77-run stand for the fifth wicket.
Tennis
'Homebody' Osaka making the most of isolation, remains focused on Olympics
'I’ve been playing tennis almost every day for as long as I can remember, so it has been an opportunity to take stock'
Ashleigh Barty finds it 'tricky' to maintain training intensity in shutdown
Barty finds her partner Gary Kissick's golf game improve during the lockdown, but her tennis training is “a little bit on hold”
Federer, Nadal, Djokovic let fans eavesdrop on their convos
The Big Three were joined by Andy Murray in a casual conversation
King of Clay Rafael Nadal 'very pessimstic' about return of tennis
Even if players start without an audience, it is difficult to organise events as it involves a lot of people, he says
Football
West Ham's Zabaleta fears his last Premier League games may be in empty stadiums
The Argentine is in his final season at the east London club after signing a contract extension last year
K-League football snapped up by sport-deprived foreign broadcasters
It's a boon for sports fans who have been starved of such content by the virus and bored repeat broadcasts of matches from past
PSG boss says club could play Champions League matches abroad
Already in the quarter-finals of Champions League, PSG are yet to know their opponents as the round of 16 ties were not completed
German football plans May return but debate rages
It would also make the Bundesliga the first top-flight European league to begin playing again
German football targets May 9 restart but needs political green light
The main idea behind the restart is the attempt to free up around $323 million TV money
In Other sports
India won't rush its players back to game
Stadiums and sports complexes are reopening to allow athletes to train but there will be no events staged that would draw spectators
Will the Badminton World Federation bow to pressure?
As more countries back out, the fate of the tourney hangs in balance
Funding a group helps create more champions: Gopichand
According to the national badminton coach, successful models worldwide are coach-driven, sports science and athlete-driven
I was desperate to win World Championship to get rid of 'Silver Sindhu' tag
I had won seven to eight silvers in a row in 2017, people started telling me 'you have a final phobia' and you always lose