In the badminton world this South Korean is one of the finest doubles players ever. Not only is he the most successful shuttler in the World Championships, the 48-year-old also has the 1992 Barcelona doubles gold in his resume, the first time the event was held competitively in the Olympics.
Frankfurt: Nearly 24 years after he quit top-flight football, the success story of Karl Heinz Rummenigge is far from over. The Bayern Munich CEO has just supervised an imperious campaign to regain the Bundesliga and the club's acquisition of Spanish coach Pep Guardiola is still making headlines the world over. Ajai Masand reports.
The word journeyman when used in a sporting context usually has a negative connotation. But when you’re talking about KKR’s South Africa-born Dutch all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate, all stereotypes are thrown out of the window. Rohit Bhaskar speaks to the batsman.
To build on the Australia success, the new breed of India's batsmen led by Pujara and Kohli will need to maintain the hungry, hard-working attitude, says the former national coach.
MVL Manikantan reports.
No amount of time with Shane Warne is enough. The former Aussie spinner, who breathed life into the dying art of leg-spin and left boots hard to fill, was thronged by cameras even after a 20-minute long media conference was over. Excerpts from the interview to
HTAt 21, Dipika Pallikal oozes confidence of a veteran. In a short period of time, Indian squash's pin-up girl has achieved a lot, becoming the first player from the country to break into the top 10 in November last year. Sahan Bidappa reports.
Listless in Lisbon: that's how life's been for Sunil Chhetri over the past six months. In this interview over the phone with HT, the striker from New Delhi spoke of going through a confidence crisis and more. Dhiman Sarkar reports.
Glenn McGrath has played a huge role in shaping the India-Australia rivalry. The legendary speedster, now director at the MRF Pace Foundation, spoke to Hindustan Times on the upcoming India-Australia series. Excerpts from the interview to
MVL Manikantan reports.
With 20 wickets, Pragyan Ojha was India's highest wicket-taker in the Test series against England,
Anand Sachar interviews Pragyan Ojha.
Oslo-born Norwegian PIO (Person of Indian Origin) Harmeet Singh elicited interest from some of Europe's top football clubs before he chose to sign for Dutch giants Feyenoord last summer. In 2010, he scored against Barcelona.
Harmeet Singh in conversation with
Rohit Bhaskar. Know HarmeetIt's a new chapter in Haile Gebrselassie's life. Never before had the Ethiopian had a leisurely breakfast, a day before a marathon, and sauntered into a room with an audience, all too eager to hear from him. HT brings you excerpts of the legend's interaction with aspiring runners. Shail Desai reports.
Hanif Mohammad, the original Little Master, spoke to
Khurram Habib at length about his debut and the current state of cricket.
Even now, Viswanathan Anand seems shy and smiles a little awkwardly when a gathering gives him a standing ovation. It happened here on Monday before Anand inaugurated an NIIT MindChampion's Academy. As usual, the five-time world champion had reached before time.
Barely a month after he took charge, new sports minister Jitendra Singh has been saddled with one of the trickiest jobs; finding a way out of the mess in the Indian Olympic Association after it was suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
HT reports.
In a rare, exclusive interview, Sachin Tendulkar tells
Soumya Bhattacharya about the most agonising period in his career, bringing up his children, contentment and the only void in his life.
There is more to Sachin than just runs