Dipankar Lahiri

India’s Olympian shuttler PV Sindhu and her coach Park Tae Sang have built a winning partnership — over a shared dream, eye contact between points and lots of laughter.

Back from Tokyo, battling criticism over a 'meek' performance, India's second ever Olympic gymnast and her coach break down the facts behind her decision to not go for a second vault in the qualifiers.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Day 4 Highlights: Lovlina Borgohain won her Round of 16 match and will face Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinal on Friday (July 30).

India's weightlifting fraternity is putting its weight behind Mirabai Chanu to secure India's best ever performance at Tokyo Olympics, but the superstar herself is focused on the battle within.

On their way out, Yann Sommer helped Switzerland provide the best underdog story of Euro 2020 so far and Jeremy Doku broke a record for dribbling dating back to the 1960s.

"How long can you say Shami is unlucky?" asked Michael Atherton on air, pointing to his record in England. Dinesh Karthik replied by bringing up the record for the number of chances created.

Shubho Paul, who was until a few years ago a barefoot footballer who would go to training grounds on a borrowed cycle, is now set to travel to Bayern Munich to play against U-19 teams in the Bundesliga.

The country's grappling federation alleges that WFI has been trying to take over its functioning, first by setting up an alternate body and more recently by requesting UWW to dissolve the GFI. 

Unmukt Chand, who is one of the Indian cricketers looking at a career in the USA according to Pakistan's Sami Aslam, says he has no official involvement in the American T20 league and that he had gone to the USA only for a 'leisure trip'.

Following an allegation by an Australian podcast that overseas player Dan Christian was 'issued a warning' by RCB for 'breach of contract', the IPL franchise clarifies what went wrong.

Director Peter Dickson says he realized while conducting interviews with former Indian and Australian cricketers that the 'clash of culture' narrative was very pronounced in all the players' minds.

Khassa Camara has beeen a central figure in the Northeast United starting lineup as well as in the ISL this year.

In the week before his heart attack, political parties had played tug-of-war amidst pitched speculation of Sourav Ganguly's entry into politics. Now, they have a common goal - praying for his recovery.

Lalengmawia (Apuia) Ralte, 20, the youngest ever captain in the Indian Super League, moved from Northeast United to Mumbai City FC in one of the biggest transfer deals ahead of the 2021/22 season.

Cole Alexander, just the second South African in the ISL, had not considered India to be part of his plans till a few months ago, but now finds his future inextricably linked with the country - both as a player and on the personal front.

Sean Connery leaves behind the legacy of having immortalized James Bond on screen, but much before his film breakthrough, he had once been very close to joining Manchester United.

India were awarded the Chess Olympiad gold medal jointly with Russia after a frantic finish to Sunday's final. India were initially declared to have lost the final round but they lodged an appeal saying their players lost internet connection due to a server failure. The decision was then reversed.

Mohammad Nissar bowled India's first ball in Test cricket, took its first wicket, and its first 5-wicket haul. However, a chain of events started by World War II and Partition resulted in his remarkable achievements being forgotten.

Pankaj Advani says what keeps him pushing, even after having won 23 world titles and a Career Grand Slam, is the simple joy of playing and competing.

Balwinder Sandhu played few matches for India on either side of the 1983 World Cup, but his two moments of heroism in the final vs West Indies make him an unforgettable figure in Indian cricket history.

The 1999 World Cup semifinal on 17 June had one of the most unbelievable climaxes to a cricket match and probably the sport's most famous incomplete run. Steve Waugh said after the match, "I almost feel sorry for South Africa."

Some sports will be hit harder than others. The economic structure of international cricket is likely to change, with lower-ranked nations facing a crunch in funds. Some less popular sports, like hockey, stare at an uncertain future.

Pari, who lives in Haryana's Rohtak, is coached by her father Pardeep Sharma, a former cricketer whose teammates at the university level included former Indian cricketers Ajay Ratra and Joginder Sharma.

Shahid Afridi talks of how he used to be great friends with many Indian cricketers like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Ajay Jadeja. On the changed atmosphere these days, Afridi says, 'Kohli, Sehwag and Co. clearly don't get that.'