The author is a principal correspondent at The Indian Express. He tweets at @GoodGauravBhatt
March 08, 2020 00:09 IST
Inspired by Jackie Chan, Tony Jaa and anime, Israel Adesanya took up martial arts and last month became the first fighter to become Kiwi sportsman of the year.
Sun, Mar 08, 2020March 03, 2020 19:15 IST
From fitness of Martina Navratilova to the heart of Monica Seles, here's what Mary Pierce's perfect tennis player looks like.
Tue, Mar 03, 2020February 29, 2020 02:20 IST
It wasn't the first-round knockout that Ritu Phogat had been hoping for, but Friday's decision win should be more reassuring. The wrestler-turned-MMA fighter took Wu Chiao Chen of China down at will over three rounds, taking her MMA record to 2-0.
Sat, Feb 29, 2020February 28, 2020 00:36 IST
The coronavirus outbreak prompted promoters to convert the 'King of the Jungle' event into an empty arena show for broadcast only.
Fri, Feb 28, 2020February 26, 2020 00:39 IST
It was during the 2000 Roland Garros quarterfinal against perennial rival Monica Seles that Mary Pierce pulled out a stroke that remains a fixture in most 'best shots ever' montages; a running, high-jumping, front-facing, between-the-legs lob.
Wed, Feb 26, 2020February 23, 2020 14:41 IST
Tyson Fury had similarly bullied Wilder for the majority of their first meeting in December 2018, before two sensational, late knockdowns salvaged a split draw.
Sun, Feb 23, 2020February 21, 2020 22:41 IST
On Sunday morning, the undefeated Wilder and Fury will pummel each other in heavyweight boxing's most anticipated rematch in a long time.
Sat, Feb 22, 2020February 04, 2020 17:20 IST
2020 might finally see a new Slam champ and the Austrian with dyed blonde hair could be the one to end tennis' Big 3 monopoly.
Tue, Feb 04, 2020January 30, 2020 18:01 IST
With cutting-edge technology, big narrative ambitions and stage-veterans and Hollywood A-listers in motion capture suits, games today are big-budget blockbusters
Sun, Feb 02, 2020January 28, 2020 05:02 IST
There’s a reason why ‘Kobe-ing’ became a phenomenon. Jump up, shoot and yell “Kobe!”; be it a solitary game of hoops or a crunched up paperball hurled towards the waste basket. If it went in, all the better.
Tue, Jan 28, 2020December 29, 2019 09:23 IST
‘Who will go to the Olympic qualifiers?’ Mary answers the question, and a few others, en route to a 9-1 win over Nikhat at the trials.
Sun, Dec 29, 2019December 29, 2019 04:09 IST
The contest was a culmination of a months-long public spat over the 51-kg spot, during which Mary repeatedly questioned the need for a trial while Nikhat clamoured for a fair fight
Sun, Dec 29, 2019December 28, 2019 15:53 IST
After Mary Kom won the trial by a split decision against Nikhat Zareen, the scoreline became the subplot in the post-match fracas involving accusations of foul language used by the six-time world champion.
Sat, Dec 28, 2019December 28, 2019 08:52 IST
On the first day of selection trials, Nikhat and Mary — nation's two best women flyweights — defeated Jyoti Gulia and Ritu Grewal — on paper, the nation's best women flyweights
Sat, Dec 28, 2019December 23, 2019 00:44 IST
Behl joined Leicester City footballer Christian Fuchs' esports outfit: NoFuchsGiven.
Mon, Dec 23, 2019December 21, 2019 06:01 IST
The historic Baradari cricket ground in Patiala has witnessed Navjot Singh Sidhu's sixes, Dharmani's break, Ranjitsinhji’s ton, Dhruv’s memories and now Markande’s fiver
Sat, Dec 21, 2019December 20, 2019 04:05 IST
After tweaking his game to prosper in the shortest format, Mandeep returns to fundamentals to revive domestic-cricket career.
Fri, Dec 20, 2019December 19, 2019 04:42 IST
Punjab skipper scores unbeaten 65 on his birthday to dig team out of a hole, hopes to compile elusive hundred.
Thu, Dec 19, 2019December 18, 2019 04:12 IST
On cold and damp opening day in Patiala, spinners’ incisive strikes keep Punjab warm as visitors bundled out for 242.
Wed, Dec 18, 2019December 17, 2019 05:00 IST
Chandigarh’s debut has seen an exodus of players, which has given lesser-known talents from Punjab an opportunity to flourish.
Tue, Dec 17, 2019December 13, 2019 04:51 IST
Panghal and Worlds bronze-medallist Manish Kaushik will have their first crack at Tokyo at the Asian Olympic qualifier in Wuhan in February.
Fri, Dec 13, 2019December 12, 2019 17:50 IST
Control review: Control is unmistakably unique. There are inspirations aplenty, but the game is its own beast. It's a must-play if you are a fan of the umpteen pop-culture phenomenons the game invokes.
Thu, Dec 12, 2019December 06, 2019 02:52 IST
The “objectionable scene” from the film, starring actor Vidyut Jamwal and released last Friday, shows school girls being eve-teased and sexually harassed by akhada wrestlers.
Fri, Dec 06, 2019December 01, 2019 00:25 IST
Careers, cult followings, and coming-of-age angst mean PUBG is not all fun and games for its biggest stars — the likes of Naman 'Mortal' Mathur, Abhijeet 'Ghatak' Andhare, and Tanmay 'Scout' Singh.
Mon, Dec 02, 2019November 27, 2019 04:52 IST
Two years since the tryst with Bollywood, Deepak Tanwar returns to the ring this Saturday, when he travels to South Korea to face hometown favourite Sung Jae Jo (10-0, 8KOs) in a 10-round contest.
Wed, Nov 27, 2019