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Rutvick Mehta

Rutvick Mehta

A romantic of the ferocious Rafael Nadal forehand, Rutvick Mehta loves his tennis but has been covering various other sport since 2012. He writes for HT.

Articles by Rutvick Mehta

Mind the gap: India’s pursuit of athletic excellence

Sawan Barwal, who broke India’s 48-year-old national marathon record at the Rotterdam Marathon. (HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 21, 2026 02:36 IST

Trungelliti’s tale: Whistleblower, threats, depression, top 100 at 36

Argentia’s Marco Trungelliti shakes hands with South Korea’s Kwon Soon-woo after winning the match in the Davis Cup qualifiers in Busan, South Korea in February. (REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 18, 2026 15:54 IST

Sawan Barwal eclipses 48-year marathon national mark

Sawan Barwal (Reliance Foundation)

Updated on Apr 12, 2026 17:35 IST

Multi-tasker Shankar chases different highs at CWG, Asian Games

Tejaswin Shankar. (HT Photo.)

Updated on Apr 3, 2026 16:59 IST

Jawkar’s compound journey with 2028 LA in mind

The Indian contingent bagged ten medals at the Asia Cup Stage I in Bangkok. (AAI)

Updated on Apr 2, 2026 12:12 IST

‘Sunshine Double’ queen Sabalenka underlines her status at the top

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus with the trophy after beating American Coco Gauff in the women's singles final of the Miami Open on Saturday. (AFP)

Updated on Mar 29, 2026 18:52 IST

After rise to the top 20, an ‘evolving’ challenge for Anahat

Anahat Singh. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 23, 2026 16:18 IST

Anahat aces the expectations, defends Indian Open squash title

Anahat Singh defeated Egypt’s Hana Moataz 3-1 in the Indian Open squash final at CCI in Mumbai. (HT)

Updated on Mar 22, 2026 18:51 IST

Abhay a great example of maximising potential: Ghosal

Abhay a great example of maximising potential: Ghosal

Updated on Mar 21, 2026 21:32 IST

Chotrani’s mental push drives him into top 50

Veer Chotrani. (HT)

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 17:09 IST

Rising as a pack: India making rapid strides

Ramit Tandon is 37th in PSA rankings. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 19, 2026 15:09 IST

Rohan Bopanna excited about mentorship role in next chapter

(L to R) Rohan Bopanna, rising Indian player Vaishnavi Adkar and tennis coach M Balachandran. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 18, 2026 16:19 IST

After series of misses, Shirse eyes Asian Games ‘breakout’

Tejas Shirse entered a lengthy training block after September’s Tokyo Worlds to work on his body. (HT)

Updated on Mar 14, 2026 15:28 IST

‘CWG is probably going to be a bit tight for Jyothi Yarraji’

Indian hurdler Jyothi Yarraji. (Getty Images)

Updated on Mar 11, 2026 10:15 IST

Footnotes no more: What next for the Associates?

Nepal players celebrate after winning the T20 World Cup match against Scotland. (PTI)

Updated on Feb 25, 2026 10:07 IST

After sparkling run in Bengaluru, Adkar seeks sustained rise

File image of Vaishnavi Adkar. (HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 23, 2026 16:23 IST

Afghanistan beat Canada to close out a what-if tournament

Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran plays a shot against Canada during the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in Chennai. (AFP)

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 21:32 IST

T20 World Cup: Nepal sign off on a high

Nepal's Gulsan Jha celebrates after Nepal beat Scotland in Mumbai on Tuesday. (PTI)

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 17:28 IST

Across sport, Pakistan are no longer India’s rivals

India beat Pakistan by 61 runs in T20 World Cup group match on Sunday. (REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 17, 2026 24:23 IST

USA get their first ever win over the Dutch

USA's Saiteja Mukkamalla plays a shot during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match against Netherlands. (AFP)

Updated on Feb 13, 2026 17:11 IST

Big-serving Dhakshineswar Suresh powers India into Davis Cup Qualifiers R2

Dhakshineswar Suresh being carried by teammates after India won the Davis Cup Qualifier round one against Netherlands at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. (PTI)

Updated on Feb 9, 2026 08:34 IST

Davis Cup: Suresh the star as India topple Dutch

Dhakshineswar Suresh in action against Netherlands' Guy Den Ouden at the Davis Cup Qualifier round one match. (PTI)

Updated on Feb 8, 2026 18:27 IST

Close but no cigar: Nepal push England to bring before losing

England's Sam Curran celebrates after winning the match against Nepal on Sunday. (REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 8, 2026 18:04 IST

Alcaraz, the “little titan” on fast-forward mode

Carlos Alcaraz poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup at the locker room after defeating Novak Djokovic. (AFP)

Updated on Feb 3, 2026 01:41 IST

Carlos Alcaraz, the youngest to wear all 4 slam crowns

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. AP/PTI(AP02_01_2026_000665B) (AP)

Updated on Feb 2, 2026 02:39 IST

Carlos Alcaraz vs Novak Djokovic: A test of endurance in the battle for history

Serbia's Novak Djokovic. (AFP)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 06:20 IST

A tale Down Under of two semis, two classics and two champions

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 01:00 IST

A tale of two semis, two epics and two champions

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his semi final match against Italy's Jannik Sinner. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 30, 2026 21:48 IST

Ankur, Divyanshi’s tall targets in Indian TT’s transition test

Divyanshi Bhowmick in action at the ITTF World Youth Championships. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 29, 2026 15:36 IST

Djokovic and a trick called luck: Musetti leads, retires

Novak Djokovic applauds for Lorenzo Musetti after he retires from their quarter final match.

Updated on Jan 29, 2026 08:13 IST

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