Father, Sushil Kumar biggest inspirations for Babita PhogatCommonwealth gold medallist in wrestling, Babita Kumari Phogat, on Friday said that winning the Olympic Gold for India was her top priority at the moment. She pointed out there was an entire lifetime
Woman dribbles circles around men, teaches them a better game
Another Phogat beats over 100 boys in DangalsHistory is being re-written and there is a queer similarity with what happened 15 years ago. A girl is again making boys taste defeat in Dangals across Haryana and Punjab.
Kolkata man savours India’s victory in blind cricket World CupWhen Virat Kohli and his boys were striding steadily towards victory against Bangladesh in Hyderabad recently, another bunch of cricketers in Bengaluru brought glory to the country by trouncing
Wrestler who turned into tennis starIt's not often that sportspersons can switch sport and make an instant connection, but that's what happened in Krishan Hooda's case.
Paralympics aspirant waits for wheelchairMaking a potent statement about the right to life is the second most tenacious thing Shailesh Kumar loves doing on a wheelchair.The first one, for the 23-yearold, is racing like a tornado.
Varanasi plays Vedic cricketCommentary in Sanskrit “Ete krikidah chatrah dandchalanartham aagamishyanti (student is arriving at the batting crease)”.
Barodian hits fastest T20 hundredShah, who was playing for Reliance team in the Kiran More Premier League T20 tournament in the city, scored 100 runs off just 30 balls against Baroda Sports Club at Reliance Stadium. He is the first
17-year-old son of farmer puts poor facilities under mat to win goldGurpreet Singh, member of the managing committee of Khanna wrestling center, said, "DSP Mukesh Kumar runs Miri Piri Akhara with the help of other wrestling enthusiasts. We have produced many national
2 Kannagi Nagar tenement girls flying to US for special training
No lessons learned: Boxing event goes on without safety checksThe event was conducted at the Madurai Race Stadium and saw the participation of several students from rural areas. However, the boxing match was conducted inside a ring constructed using concrete.
Sandwich-selling mom and daughter uplift themselves, become champion powerlifters
In these villages, girls still fight for the right pitchWhile the block buster may have succeed ed in sending across the message that girls are in no way lesser to boys, villages in this belt, particularly Tusa and Dango, are yet to catch up with the
Tamil's first sports biopic to be on Rio star Mariyappan
This Rajasthan town is changing the face of para sports in IndiaAt RD Singh’s free academy, the differently abled run up sand hills with tyres and hack at shrubs to build biceps. While the gym may be improvised, the results are not.
Why it's tough to raise an OlympianParents of Olympians give up jobs, get into debt and ignore the jibes of relatives to raise a child who may or may not make a podium finish. Parents of a few Indian sporting champions explain how they
Not just sand & wind, Marina to soon host rowing & sailing
Will the Kolkata's new-found interest in gymnastic sustain for long?Minara Begum, who has been coaching national-level gymnasts for 30 years, was surprised to receive a call from a parent soon after Dipa Karmakar finished fourth in the Olympics.
Pargat's stick therapy: Hockey high, nasha bye
How the Anglo-Indian community created two No 1 hockey teamsThat Golden Age was between 1928 and 1956. Some pundits, however, would narrow it down to the period 1928-1936, when India, in its first three Olympics, annihilated all opposition, with the incredible
Why Messi isn’t the greatest footballer everTo deserve the exalted epithet requires some more checked boxes than Messi has. A footballer must succeed for both club and country on the biggest stage. He should revel in pressure encounters, excel
How not to score a self-goal at Euro 2016If you think a red card is something to do with Chinese citizenship and Red Devils are a voodoo cult, you may need these handy survival tips to get through cocktail and watercooler conversations over
Kabaddi delivers a googlyRahul Chaudhari, captain of Telugu Titans, was invited by a local sports club in Vijayanagar, Andhra Pradesh, to be the chief guest at a kabaddi match last month. But the game was delayed because
Love aaj, kal rape?Where everyone is a team manager
Fans of cricket, football, kabaddi and hockey are taking to fantasy sport sites where they can buy teams and decide game strategies.
Riding a wave of social surfingAlong the TN and Kerala coast, fishermen turned surf instructors are helping local boys stay in school and off drugs.
