Hima Das: India’s newest golden girl
A teenager named Hima Das has matured from a little-known village girl to India’s first ever woman athlete to win an individual gold on the tracks in any global meet.
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Praggu: India’s new teenage sensation
At the age of 12 years 10 months and 13 days, Praggu became the second youngest-ever and youngest-ever Indian to become a chess Grand Master.
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Wimbledon: A glimpse into the past
Much water has flowed down the Thames since the Wimbledon Championship was played for the first time in 1877. The initial championship was only a men’s event with the women’s singles and men’s double events added seven years later.
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FIFA World Cup 2018: Let football take over!
It’s that summer again. The summer that comes once every four years with the hottest of fevers. A rather enjoyable one though. The FOOTBALL fever which culminates at the final of the FIFA World Cup. For the month-long tournament it’s fanfare, parties, eccentricity and often a case of heartbreak, too.
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Jemimah Rodrigues: 17-year-old bleeds blue for India
Simply put, Jemimah Rodrigues isn’t eccentric or flamboyant. She isn’t your normal 17-year-old Bandra (Mumbai) girl either. She comes across as timid, but that’s without a bat in her hand. She’s a nightmare to bowlers and a bore to wicketkeepers (because she seldom misses a shot).
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