Peeling paint flakes from Athens' Olympic park. Its entrances locked, this once sparkling edifice to sporting greatness lies rotting and largely unused -- maintenance costs too high for near-bankrupt Greece to operate.
As any successful sportsperson would say, being on top is tough but staying there is tougher. For Olympic champion, Abhinav Bindra, defending the title will be a big test. While he sharpens his skills in Germany, other hopefuls too are gearing up.
Saurabh Duggal, Nilankur Das &
Anamika Nandedkar find out.
My son is 22 years old. He has been running regularly for the past nine months and also took part in the 50-km-long ultra-marathon at IIT Kanpur in February 2010. However, now his shins have started to hurt whenever he runs. He underwent a bone scan, but no problem was detected. What should he do? Heath Matthews replies.
A 100 years ago, the Tour de France was not deemed challenging enough. Henri Desgrange, the first organiser of the Tour, and his team decided to press the riders higher, taking them through some of the toughest peaks through the Pyrenees.
A number of popular rock bands including Indian Ocean and famed singers like Daler Mehndi and Hariharan are likely to give a series of dazzling performances for over a week at the Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi.
India's lady wrestling champions have made the world sit up and take notice at the Commonwealth Games. Meet the team members who've put rivals on the mat.
On Saturday, the country’s premier sports institute, the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports, Patiala, will celebrate its golden jubilee. Once the palace of the Maharaja of Patiala, it now houses the country’s elite athletes.
I am relieved! This was a very important match for us. Having lost the first match to Korea, playing Britain on Friday added to the pressure. And my boys delivered when it mattered.
Former cricketer Imran Khan's political career and his complex relationship with his ex-wife Jemima are the focus of 'Kaptaan', an independent Pakistani film that is expected to be released later this year.
When Kim Larson joined a running club and started training for her first marathon in 2005, she enjoyed plenty of support from teammates. It was her undergarments that let her down. Rita Zeidner writes.
The business of sports will generate an annual revenue nearing $2 billion (R10634) in India by 2015, primarily boosted by the income from the TV media and sponsorships, as per a study.
As she skis across Antarctica, Felicity Aston is taking on dangers including crevasses, storms, injuries and frostbite. Her biggest challenge, though, has been adapting to solitude in the seemingly endless expanses of white.
It’s not all cricket. Traditional and less-glamourous sports too have grabbed glamour and money, writes
Saurabh Duggal.
Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi...Two weeks short of his 79th birthday, Nicholas James Bollettieri is still tennis's favourite love-all guru. The coach who gave us Andre Agassi, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, Mary Pierce and Jelena Jankovic, was in town for what he does best — catch them young.