Sachin Tendulkar, the 47-year-old Bharat Ratna, speaks to Soumitra Bose on what fans meant to him in an international career spanning 24 years.
Live sports will never be the same again minus the spectators. Team sports always rode the roar and chants of the fans
Even after a 30-year Davis Cup career, Leander Paes refuses to stop. The 47-year-old attributes his success to a diet of hard work, discipline and simplicity
At least two top BCCI officials have BJP links. It remains to be seen if patriotism overtakes financial interest for the world's richest cricket association
Ajit Pal Singh led India to victory in the 1975 hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. Balbir Singh senior was the team's manager. India have never won a World Cup...
With six Olympic hockey gold medals between them, Dhyan Chand and Balbir Singh Senior have been relegated to the backburner by cricket-mad Indians and sports...
An audacious BCCI wants Supreme Court to relax rules on tenure since Ganguly and Shah can’t continue as president and secretary after July
Sarfaraz Khan had the best batting average in 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season; Musheer's golden arm has served Mumbai well in age-group cricket
Such was Chuni Goswami's athletic ability that Sir Garfield Sobers had mentioned his electrifying speed in his autobiography, remembers football star and coach...
Sundar Raman was at the heart of Indian cricket administration for a solid seven years on-the-go. A lot of operational success of the IPL can be attributed to...
At a time when most cricket Boards like England and Australia are reeling under economic stress, India may use its financial muscle to influence the way...
India’s sportspersons are creatively using their forced leave to lay the grounds for future success. COVID-19 has certainly not dampened their spirit
In this exclusive piece for Outlook, Sachin Tendulkar says the lockdown period is a test of acceptability and adjustment. The cricket legend and his family are...
Franz Gastler and his wife Rose run Yuwa, a school in Ormanjhi that uses football to empower marginalised women against illiteracy, child marriage and poverty
The youthful Indian women’s team that took the field in the T20 World Cup turned a new corner in their game: brash, clinical, exhilarating
At 5 feet 10 and with an attractive blonde braid, Mary Pierce was just not a Grand Slam champion but the delight of lensmen for her sex appeal. The 2000 French...
The International Olympic Committee acknowledged Gopichand's contribution to badminton. The former All England champion feels the recognition is a boost for...
Chinese athletes will be under-prepared for the Tokyo Summer Games given restriction on participation in preparatory events and even in mandatory Olympic...
Changes in political and societal dynamics of Jammu and Kashmir have coincided with a rapid decline in the growth of Kashmir willow
Two British men gave up careers as banker and diplomat to help underprivileged children
Rugby India has been able to spread the game far and wide. Women have taken to the sport more than men as NGOs keep changing the lives of the downtrodden
A game of ice hockey featuring a legendary Russian who has an asteroid named after him brings into focus the whimsies of the climate that is eating away at...
In 2014, Justices Ravindra Bhat and Najmi Waziri wrote sports administration appears to be mired in power play, where money, influence and chicanery play a...
Thousands have flocked to see Real Kashmir play their home games at Srinagar's TRC Turf Ground. The games have enabled Kashmiris to embrace some semblance of...
The almighty might be invoked for that final push, but sportsmen have implicit faith in training, coaches and true grit, writes journalist, Suresh Menon
