From badminton to cricket, Sandip Sikdar writes on many sporting disciplines. He has the experience of working in digital, news agency as well as print organisations. Motorsport remains his first love.
Articles by Sandip Sikdar
IPL 2018: Kolkata Knight Riders ease to seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals skipper Ajinkya Rahane began well but the Dinesh Karthik-led side gained control before easing to their first away victory in Indian Premier League.
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 09:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | Sandip Sikdar
IPL an ideal platform to express oneself as a batsman: Rajasthan Royals’ Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson and Rajasthan Royals batsmen will be full of confidence after winning their last two games, but they face a different challenge when they take on the Kolkata Knight Riders spin troika of Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match
Updated on Apr 17, 2018 10:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | Sandip Sikdar
IPL 2018: Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders aim to continue winning momentum
While Rajasthan Royals (RR) have won their last two IPL 2018 games, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) returned to winning ways with a 71-run victory over Delhi Daredevils (DD) earlier this week.
Updated on Apr 17, 2018 06:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | Sandip Sikdar
In battle between Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu, Indian badminton the winner
Saina Nehwal defeated PV Sindhu to clinch the women’s singles gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Sunday.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 08:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sandip Sikdar
2018 Commonwealth Games badminton highlights: K Srikanth settles for silver
Get highlights of the Kidambi Srikanth vs Lee Chong Wei, 2018 Commonwealth Games badminton men’s singles final, here.
Updated on Apr 15, 2018 08:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
2018 Commonwealth Games badminton women’s singles final highlights: Saina Nehwal wins gold, silver for PV Sindhu
Get highlights of Saina Nehwal’s victory over PV Sindhu in the 2018 Commonwealth Games badminton women’s singles final here.
Updated on Apr 15, 2018 06:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
2018 Commonwealth Games, highlights: Mary Kom, Neeraj Chopra lead gold rush on Day 11
Get highlights of 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast here. India won eight gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Game in Gold Coast on Saturday.
Updated on Apr 14, 2018 05:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
IPL has helped cricketers of the world, says Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar, who was in conversation with senior journalist Ayaz Memon at the HT Mint Asia Summit in Singapore on Friday, revealed that he believes the Indian Premier League (IPL) has helped cricketers all over the world, not just in India.
Updated on Apr 13, 2018 11:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
2018 Commonwealth Games, Highlights: India at 3rd spot with 17 gold medals
Get highlights of 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast here. Shooters Tejaswini Sawant and Anish Bhanwala and wrestler Bajrang Punia won gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Friday.
Updated on Apr 13, 2018 06:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Highlights: India at 3rd spot with 12 golds
Get highlights of 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Day 8 here. Indian shooters Shreyasi Singh, Om Mitharval and Ankur Mittal won a gold and two bronze medals in their respective events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Wednesday.
Updated on Apr 11, 2018 05:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Highlights: India at 3rd spot with 11 golds
Get highlights from 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast here. Shooter Heena Sidhu won India’s 11th gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast when she came out on top in the women’s 25m pistol event.
Updated on Apr 10, 2018 05:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Highlights: India add three golds to tally
Get highlights of 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast here. India won a total of seven medals on Monday -- three gold, two silver and two bronze.
Updated on Apr 09, 2018 06:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, highlights: Lifters Sathish Kumar Sivalingam, Ragala Venkat Rahul win gold
Get highlights of 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast here. Sathish Kumar Sivalingam and Ragala Venkat Rahul continued the trend as both the Indian weightlifters won a gold medal each at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
Updated on Apr 07, 2018 06:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Highlights: Sanjita Chanu gives India 2nd gold, Deepak Lather wins bronze
Get highlights of 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast here. Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu won India’s second gold in women’s 53 kg category while Deepak Lather clinched bronze in men’s 69 kg at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast today.
Updated on Apr 06, 2018 11:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
Commonwealth Games 2018: Weightlifters geared up to boost India’s medal haul
Sivalingam Sathish Kumar, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu will be the country’s best medal hopes in weightlifting during the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast
Updated on Apr 02, 2018 08:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sandip Sikdar
BCCI-CoA feud stoked over naming of anti-corruption chief, official’s extension
The appointment of former Rajasthan DGP Ajit Singh as head of the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) saw the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) office-bearers and the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) at odds yet again.
Updated on Mar 31, 2018 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sandip Sikdar
IPL 2018: Gautam Gambhir-led Delhi Daredevils (DD) hope for a turnaround
The Delhi Daredevils (DD), despite possessing several game-changers in their ranks over the years, have failed to live up to their billing in Indian Premier league (IPL). They have finished out of top five in their last five seasons
Updated on Mar 28, 2018 03:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sandip Sikdar
Commonwealth Games 2018: Experience key for Indian contingent in boxing
The 12-member Indian boxing contingent is keen to better the 2014 Games record when they compete at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia.
Updated on Mar 28, 2018 12:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sandip Sikdar
Commonwealth Games 2018: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth eye gold in badminton
PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will lead the Indian challenge in badminton at the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia.
Updated on Mar 27, 2018 11:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sandip Sikdar
Commonwealth Games 2018: Indian hockey team will go for gold, says SV Sunil
SV Sunil feels Indian hockey team’s improvement in training gives them the confidence they can upstage favourites and hosts Australia in the Commonwealth Games 2018.
Updated on Mar 27, 2018 09:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sandip Sikdar
Indian boxers hope to strike it rich in 2018 Commonwealth Games
Having failed to bag a single gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Indian boxing contingent is hoping to better this time in Gold Coast.
Updated on Mar 17, 2018 11:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sandip Sikdar
Highlights, India vs Bangladesh, Nidahas Trophy 2018, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo: IND win, qualify for final
Get highlights of India vs Bangladesh, Nidahas Trophy 2018, here. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team defeated Bangladesh by 17 runs in the 5th game to qualify for the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20 tri-series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo tonight.
Updated on Mar 14, 2018 10:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
After axe, Sardar Singh says his fitness, anticipation level as good as anyone in Indian hockey team
Sardar Singh was dropped from the Indian hockey team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games to held in Gold Coast in April.
Updated on Mar 13, 2018 08:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Navneet Singh & Sandip Sikdar
Highlights, India vs Sri Lanka, Nidahas Trophy 4th T20, Colombo: Pandey, Karthik guide IND home
Get highlights of India vs Sri Lanka, Nidahas Trophy 2018. India chased down Sri Lanka’s total of 152/9 with 6-wickets in hand to go atop the standings in the Nidahas Trophy 2018 tri-series in Colombo tonight.
Updated on Mar 12, 2018 11:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018, India vs Ireland, hockey highlights: IND lose, fail to qualify for final
Get highlights of India v Ireland hockey match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018 here. India went down 2-3 to Ireland in the last league match in Ipoh today.
Updated on Mar 09, 2018 05:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018 hockey, India vs Argentina highlights: IND lose 2-3 to ARG
Gonzalo Peillat’s hat-trick helped Argentina beat India 3-2 in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018 hockey opener in Ipoh today. Follow highlights of India vs Argentina here.
Updated on Mar 03, 2018 03:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
India vs South Africa, women’s 4th T20, highlights: Match washed out
The Indian women’s cricket team continue to lead South Africa 2-1 after the fourth Twenty20 International at the SuperSport Park in Centurion was washed out today. Get highlights of India vs South Africa women’s 4th T20 here.
Updated on Feb 21, 2018 07:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI highlights, Centurion: IND win by 9 wickets, go 2-0 up in series
India beat South Africa by nine wickets to take a 2-0 lead in the six-match series in Centurion today. Catch highlights of India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI, here.
Updated on Feb 04, 2018 06:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
I played badminton without lure of return, money or reward: Prakash Padukone
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) conferred its inaugural Lifetime Achievement award to former world No 1 and legend Prakash Padukone in the presence of his family, including daughter and actress Deepika Padukone several top badminton players from India and abroad, who are in town to take part in the $350,000 India Open.
Updated on Jan 29, 2018 11:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sandip Sikdar
PV Sindhu vs Saina Nehwal, Indonesia Masters badminton, highlights: Saina wins!
Saina Nehwal defeated PV Sindhu in straight games to enter the semi-finals of the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament. Catch highlights of PV Sindhu vs Saina Nehwal, Indonesia Masters badminton, here.
Updated on Jan 26, 2018 02:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sandip Sikdar
