Sportsmen who ditched the field, went on the sets

India's biggest obsessions, sports and films, are inseparable. So what happens when the two combine? Do we always get a winner? Boxer Vijender Singh and tennis ace Leander Paes want to find out,......

What Did Leander Paes Discuss With Sports Minister?

IMAGE: Leander Paes with Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. Photographs: SAI Media Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya met with tennis great Leander Paes on Thursday, September 12, 2023 to discuss......

India's long history of near misses at the Olympics

IMAGE : Aditi Ashok missed the podium by a whisker at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports/via Reuters It's often said that finishing fourth in the Olympics is peak......

Can India maintain Davis Cup dominance vs Pakistan?

Photograph: Kind Courtesy AITA/X India will be without their top singles players but the visitors, who have come to Pakistan after 60 years, will still start as favourites in the historic Davis......

Like father, Zeeshan in key role for Davis Cup tie vs Pakistan

IMAGE: Zeeshan Ali will take over as India's non-playing captain, exactly 60 years after his father Akhtar Ali had played a key role in the country's Davis Cup victory in Pakistan in 1964.......

How Paes-Bhupathi 'brotherhood' conquered the world

IMAGE: Mahesh Bhupathi and Leader Paes were known as the Indian Express. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Many years ago, Leander Paes acted on a whim when he asked Mahesh Bhupathi,......