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Ancy pipped at last jump, retains Asian Games silver

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- All season, Ancy Sojan had been a picture of consistency. From meet to meet as well as jumps within them. On Sunday, at a rain-swept Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium the... Read More


Asian Games: Ancy Sojan pipped at the last jump, takes silver

India, Sept. 27 -- All season, Ancy Sojan had been a picture of consistency. From meet to meet as well as jumps within them. On Sunday, at a rain-swept Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, the fa... Read More


Ancy Sojan pipped in the last attempt, wins long jump silver

India, Sept. 27 -- From Nattika, a small fishing village in Kerala, to the Asian Games podium, Ancy Sojan has continued the journey Anju Bobby George once told her she was ready for. When Sojan broke... Read More


Asian Games: How elite female athletes adapt training during their period

India, Sept. 23 -- Elite sport runs on precision but the female body doesn't always follow the script. After all, the barbell doesn't care if you're cramping, the runway doesn't care if your body feel... Read More


India's Tariyal loses MMA semis after weight tiebreaker

NEW DELHI, Sept. 22 -- Suchika Tariyal had already done the hard part. She had taken her women's traditional 60kg semifinal against Singapore's Tiffany Teo Hui Hoon into overtime, fought through a clo... Read More


'Didn't agree with the decision': Suchika Tariyal explains her controversial MMA semifinal

India, Sept. 21 -- Suchika Tariyal had already done the hard part. She had taken her women's traditional 60kg semifinal against Singapore's Tiffany Teo Hui Hoon into overtime, fought through a closely... Read More


Suchika, India's true mixed martial artist

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Not too long ago, she was thinking about ending her life. At 36, most athletes are in the twilight of their career. Very few think of reinventing themselves, leave alone startin... Read More


Asian Games: The MMA fellowship that pulled Suchika Tariyal back into the sport

India, Sept. 19 -- A knee injury, systemic hurdles, and difficult life circumstances had distanced Suchika Tariyal from judo. It was her solace, a sport that had shaped much of her life. At the time, ... Read More


Why Abhishek Sharma is a unique outlier in T20s

India, Sept. 19 -- There was a point when Abhishek Sharma's name came with a disclaimer - he's explosive, fearless, exciting, but maybe, a bit too much of all three. Once regarded as a high-risk T20 ... Read More


Abhishek's zen mode destroys Afghanistan

India, Sept. 18 -- Erling Haaland often celebrates his goals by dropping into a meditative pose - cross-legged, wrists resting on his feet. In football, it is known as the 'zen pose.' How fitting that... Read More