Right from the day boxer M.C. Mary Kom set foot in London, the international media has been chasing her for interviews.

If Amitabh Bachchan had created a flutter during the torch relay just ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games here, actor son Abhishek is having a time of his life visiting the Olympic venues and savouring the best of action.

Michael Phelps or Jessica Ennis? It was a hard decision, but made easy in the end with no tickets available for the swimming venue.

By Boria Majumdar & Nalin Mehta

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Even as the excitement over the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony settles down and everyone comes around to the view that director Danny Boyle’s show was truly and completely inspired by Bollywood, the question uppermost in most Indian minds is: Can a country of a billion people better the three-medal tally achieved at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Hockey midfielder Gurbaj Singh’s selection — over the experienced Viren Rasquinha — for the 2006 Doha Asian Games raised many eyebrows, but over the years, the 25-year old has gone from strength to strength.

They may not be among the most stylish at the London Games, but the Indian hockey team’s love for tattoos is not unknown.

Almost everyone in the 16-member squad sports one, ranging from hockey-relate

In 2010, striker S.V. Sunil had all but lost his way in international hockey. A knee injury during the preparatory camp for the 2010 World Cup at home forced the youngster out of the team, and hopes of his return looked grim when injury specialist Dr Anant Joshi said “his injury was one he had never witnessed before”.

Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals have had very contrasting runs in IPL-5 so far.

A team who rely on their young, local players, Rajasthan made all the right noises at the start of the tournament

Pacer or all-rounder? It is a question that has hung around Irfan Pathan’s neck all his career, and one that threatened to ruin it. Losing his place in the national side in 2006, Irfan endured a fair

Of all that a cricketer’s life entail, the ability to switch roles is a key factor. Be it being brand ambassadors in a goodwill cause to selling products on television, to teaching youngsters about th