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Twenty years after helping Spain win #DavisCup with his triumph over Andy Roddick, #Nadal will be there for his country one last time. In 2004, he was a promising prospect. In 2024, the whole world will witness the farewell of a living legend sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/rafael-…

After going undefeated in the main tournament, Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi faced World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen for the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess 2026 title but went down in sudden death after the two tiebreak games were split one apiece. Report 👉 bit.ly/4dteEf8 #IndianChess

Fabulous piece by @jayantho_ on Real Madrid being in the news for everything other than how it's been playing recently "Training ground bust-ups, Mbappe backlash, Mourinho links: Real Madrid in turmoil ahead of El Clasico reckoning" ⬇️ sportstar.thehindu.com/football/la-li…

Girish Venkatasubban, who has worked on rocket and missile components for India’s aerospace and military sectors, is now building the country’s first indigenous compound bow. It began with a simple moment — asking his nine-year-old son to pick a sport. When the answer was archery, what followed was a deeper problem: high costs, delays and a complete dependence on imported equipment. The result is the Tej 28, already used at the national level, offering a glimpse of what domestic manufacturing could mean for Indian archery. Read more as @jon_selvaraj takes you through the journey of building Imaxx Sports and its Made-in-India archery products. 🏹 🔗: shorturl.at/wZ0di 📸: Special Arrangement

🗣️ Brazil paddler @hugocalderano: "It's been a long journey... Happy with my career until now, but still have a lot to go..." #ITTFWorlds2026 🏓 📹 @17abhishekz

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝! 🔖 📖 Cover Story: Power Surge — How PowerPlay dominance is reshaping IPL batting 🏸 India’s Thomas and Uber Cup campaigns 🏏 India’s squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 🏎️ The Miami GP and the latest turns in the F1 season ⚽ Why a bigger FIFA World Cup may not necessarily mean a better one 🖼️ Poster: Sunil Narine — the first overseas player to 200 IPL wickets, all for a single franchise Subscribe: ▶️ bit.ly/sportstarmagaz…

Their bowling looked ordinary from the beginning. But when you start fielding like today, it just makes things worse. Can't always rely on batters to bail you out, Punjab Kings. #ipl2026

No surprises. WFI is the same rotten, disgusting federation despite its best attempts to portray itself as a reformed, unbiased one.

The Indian men’s team bowed out of the World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals after suffering a 0-3 defeat to Austria in the Round of 32 in London, while the women’s team went down 1-3 against the USA. 🏓 Manav Thakkar and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran lost their respective matches, while Manush Shah put up a fight in a tie that lasted one hour and 34 minutes. Hear from the players as @17abhishekz speaks to them after the game in London.

Disaster in London. Both Indian teams eliminated from World Table Tennis Championships in round of 32 in London. #ITTFWorlds2026

The chess world witnessed a rare moment as Magnus Carlsen fell in a classical game to Jorden van Foreest. ♟️ Jorden defeated Carlsen in Round 4 of the TePe Sigeman & Co 2026. This was Carlsen’s first loss in a classical game since his defeat to D. Gukesh at Norway Chess 2025. Read more about van Foreest’s chess legacy by @iraiva4716 here. 🔗: shorturl.at/ICNHm 🗣️: @nihitsachdeva28 ✂️: @Nigamanth_15

“Back home now. As usual, no one knows what happened over the past two weeks, and it seems like no one really cares.” Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, doubles partner of Chirag Shetty, expressed his emotions through social media. Echoing the sentiment, Chirag shared Satwik’s message on his own social media account and expressed disappointment over the lack of fanfare at the airport to welcome the Indian team back from the Thomas Cup. Read more here: shorturl.at/2T7GL ✍️: @nihitsachdeva28 | 📷: Getty Images, BAI

Eighteen-year-old Unnati Hooda makes her Top 20 debut in BWF Rankings after Uber Cup in Denmark.

After failing to win a medal in the first 31 editions of the Thomas Cup, India has now finished on the podium twice in the last four years. 🏸🥉 Winning a Thomas Cup medal is no mean feat. It requires squad depth — multiple high-quality singles options and at least one, if not two, solid doubles pairs. With the Asian Games set to take place later this year, these are some of the issues the Badminton Association of India will have to address. @nihitsachdeva28 takes a closer look at the key questions India must address after securing a Thomas Cup bronze medal. 🔗: shorturl.at/2FgkA 📸: IG/senlakshya, Getty Images

🎙️ @sanjaymanjrekar and @sach_pai10 are back with E03 of Sportstar presents The Insight Edge Podcast ♦️ Riyan Parag's vaping incident and the issue with cricketers as role models ♦️ Why Sanjay has taken a break from IPL commentary ♦️ Why Suryakumar Yadav should look at Virat Kohli to fix his waning form and much more. Watch E03 here 👉 youtu.be/rluDJ7e1zog #SportstarInsightEdge

Commentator Gill Clark just said what many of us have been thinking, "H. S. Prannoy. I wonder if we'll ever see him again in a Thomas Cup tie for India as a player." The memories of 2022 title-winning run ❤️ #ThomasCup2026

And there it is. China wins its 12th Thomas Cup title, beating France 3-1 in the final in Horsens, Denmark. But kudos to French team. From shocking Indonesia to then clean sweeping Japan & India before pushing China hard in all three singles in the final, they were impressive.

Winning all three singles was probably the only way France could have won #ThomasCup2026 final against China and the Frenchmen gave absolutely everything. However, China leads 2-1. This could now be over in 1st doubles.

Drivers whose first three pole positions came in consecutive races: 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna (1985) 🇩🇪 Michael Schumacher (1994) 🇮🇹 Kimi Antonelli (2026) Drivers whose first three wins came in consecutive races: 🇬🇧 Damon Hill (1993) 🇫🇮 Mika Hakkinen (1997-98) 🇮🇹 Kimi Antonelli (2026) Every other driver on both lists went on to become a World Champion. 🏆

5INNER 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 @janniksin creates history in Madrid, becoming the first man EVER to win 5 Masters 1000s in-a-row!

Unbelievable. One horrible show after another from Indian quartets at World Relays. Terrible baton exchanges, injuries and what not. 4x100m mixed team did well to set a new NR but not enough to qualify for next year's World Championships. #IndianAthletics