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Hockey World Cup- India Gears Up For Glory
Hosts India will have to play out of their skins to win their second Hockey Men’s World Cup title.
Best Fitness Games For Workout
If going to the gym and bulking up the body is your idea of getting in shape, it’s time you reconsider it. From bodyweight training to resistance and high-intensity workouts, here is how you can ace the fitness game without giving up on your workout targets for the year yet again.
Novak Djokovic Has Proved His Mettle Yet Again
Sport can be cruel and unforgiving, but it is also humbling. Over the years, many great athletes have succumbed to the various forces in playmost of which, if not all, are not under their controland while some could never reclaim their past glory, others showed why they really can never be counted out. Novak Djokovic is one of them
Do Virat Kohli's Captaincy Skills Call For A DRS?
No doubt Virat Kohli is the best batsman to have emerged from India in recent years. He is a lion among kittens, Atlas shouldering the weight of India's batting. But, as a captain overseas, he has a long way to go.
Lebron James
In 2016, Northeast Ohio’s Favourite Son Used His Incomparable Skills to Deliver a Title to a Suddenly Revitalised City, While Using His Voice to Have an Even Wider Impact.
Winter Workout: Hot Moves For Cold Days
With the advent of the chilly months, it can become tough to brave the cold and train when all you want to do is curl up under a warm blanket. Trainer Raoul Hirani and physiotherapist Tariq Wasim tell us how professional footballer keep going, without letting the cold play spoilsport.
A Steep Learning Curve
Making the transition from the junior level to the senior team has been quite challenging but a hugely rewarding experience.
Scorecard - Don't Blame It on Rio
Apathy towards the Olympics could cast golf in a negative light and jeo paradise its standing with the IOC for the 2024 Games and beyond.
Rahul Dravid: The Great Wall Of India
Rahul Dravid’s contribution to Indian cricket or, rather, the game, is not just confined to his record with the bat. A true philosopher, he continues to inspire as well as serve cricket on and off the field.
P.V. Sindhu, Sportsperson Of The Year
A Dream Run at the 2016 Olympics was followed by major successes on the International tour, making Sindhu the unanimous choice for the sportsperson of the Year award
Sakshi Malik Performer Of The Year
Thirteen days had passed at the 2016 Rio Olympics and India was yet to bring home a medal at the XXXI Games.
Moments Of Triumph
Wrestlers and shooters begin India’s campaign at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang on a strong note. More glory will follow…
Going Full Throttle
Honda’s Indian team made a scintillating debut, earning a double podium finish at Asia Road Racing Championship in Chennai.
Captain Pioneer
Ajit Wadekar led India to their first-ever Test series win overseas in 1971 against England and West Indies.
Pehelwani Heritage
Along the banks of the Panchganga river lies a city that has given India enough reasons to be proud of. No, not just black pepper but wrestling too has put Kolhapur on the Indian map. One of the pioneers in the art of wrestling in India, it has its own stories.
Incredible Voyage
No longer draining daggers for the Lakers, Kobe Bryantthe self-styled BlackMambais now an entertainment mogul with a friendlier mission: transporting kids to magical worlds.
A Matter Of Transparency
Year after year, the Arjuna and Khel Ratna Awards seem to be marred by controversy.
Badminton's Wonder Woman
Three-time world champion Carolina Marin talks about her favourite football clubBarcelona and her strikingly similar personality traits with tennis World No. 1 Rafael Nadal.
An Incessant Journey Of Doing Good
The Special Olympics will turn 50 next year and in the time since its inception nothing has come in its way of sending out a clear message of compassion for those with intellectual disabilities.
Shuttling To The Top
P.V. Sindhu may have lost in the World Championships final but, there is enough evidence that points to a bright future for Indian badminton at the biggest stages.
Mud Bath And Rain
The fourth edition of the rainforest challenge highlighted two things—that being mad isn’t always a bad thing, and that there is more to goa than its sunny beaches.
Garry Kasparov
Perhaps the greatest chess player ever, the former world champion has become a fierce critic of his native Russia and an advocate for freedom around the world. While his views have attracted a loyal following, he has needed all his wiles to stay a move ahead of his rival, Vladimir Putin
Scaling New Heights
The China Open Super Series title reaffirms that Sindhu is well on her way to becoming the gold standard of Indian badminton
Running On Fumes
Gill’s triumph in the 2016 Asia Pacific Rally Championship provides the lone bright spot in the otherwise gloomy landscape of Indian rallying.
The Return of Iron Fists
Their unique boxing styles won them many medals and fans across the country. India’s two top boxers, Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar, are set to step into the ring as professionals, following in the footsteps of fellow pugilist Vijender Singh.
In The Zone
A unique programme in Jharkhand shed light on how sports can be the force to rise above poverty and discord. As efforts are on to replicate it, we travel to the interiors to gauge its impact and direction.
Of Workhorses & Dark Horses
The stage is set for another generation of players to write their names in history books. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED INDIA takes a look at the favourites, the playmakers and the fanfare.
Training With A Purpose
The Rift Valley has produced some of the best marathoners in the world. But it is one simple lifestyle inclusion that makes them fitter and healthier than most people.
The Sunshine Skipper
How spinner R. Ashwin has evolved as a player and as a leader
Hours Well Spent
WHEN AN official told Sarah Sellers after last month’s Boston Marathon that she had placed second, the 26-year-old amateur assumed she was runner-up in her age group—not the entire race.