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'Whatever Mary Kom does, she does perfectly with complete concentration'

Husband and manager, Ouler Kom talks about his wife Mary Kom, how they met, got married and the hardships she has suffered.

Ozil signing will ensure glory returns to Arsenal

At Ashburton Grove, he will play alongside Santi Cazorla, Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey and Tomas Rosicky, who are arguably some of the most talented creative players the Premier League can boast of now.

Transfer round-up: A look at Man Utd, Chelsea and the top clubs

The Premier League teams spent £ 657,034,400 in player transfers, with the six-top teams shelling out £ 245,826,240.

Now is the best time to be a young Indian cricketer

It certainly does appear that the National selection committee has a wide range to choose from, if need be, given the Indian Board’s recent focus on ‘A’ tours.

US Open 2013: The contenders, the young guns and the veterans

Here are some of the stories to keep an eye on from Flushing Meadows over the next two weeks.

Meet the Bangalore Gunners, India's own Arsenal Supporters Club

Founded more than five years ago, thousands of miles away from the Emirates Stadium, Bangalore’s Arsenal supporters come together in their numbers every week to watch their beloved Gunners play.

Why PV Sindhu is India's new hope for ending Chinese domination

If there were any doubt in their mind about the potential of the lanky Hyderabadi, all those would have been cleared with the way the Asian Junior champion packed off defending world champion Wang Yihan in her own backyard on Thursday.

World Championships: This is one loss Saina won't forget easily

Even Saina would admit that there won’t be any easier opportunities to stand on that podium than the one presented to her this time around.

Celebrate Sindhu's World Championship bronze and then let her be

Today, let us just celebrate the achievement of Sindhu and wish her all the best for the future.

In today's IBL clash, Saina has more to lose than Sindhu

The proposed match up on India’s Independence Day is all the more special because this would be the first time that the country’s two biggest women’s singles stars would face each other in a competitive game.

IBL 2013: Organiser's flip-flop leads to Delhi Smashers protest

One does not wish to be critical of the IBL organisers given that this is the first year of the tournament and there would be teething troubles, their failure to provide written guidelines regarding the auction process and replacements to the teams is inexplicable.

IBL 2013: The highs and lows of the league stage

Firstpost takes a look at some of the highlights of the league stage.

Gambhir must succeed at Essex if he wants to go to South Africa

Experience is what Gambhir will bring to the top in South Africa, where India are yet to win a Test series in five visits, but came close to doing so on their previous tour in 2010-11.

EPL: The many joys of watching the Premier League in person

But the excitement and exhilaration at all those clubs paled in comparison to when I watched an Arsenal home game for the first time at the Emirates Stadium.

Bartoli's retirement makes us wish we had appreciated her earlier

For Bartoli, success came late and so did acceptance.

Lin Dan's genius is that he makes the game look easy

In 9 years at the top of the badminton world, no one has been able to decipher the game pattern of this genius

Here's what we learned from Manchester United's 2013 pre-season

With three loses, two wins, as many draws and a Community Shield, Manchester United’s first preseason under new gaffer David Moyes has been a mixed bag at best.

Here's why Suarez will be worth every penny at Arsenal

Suarez himself is rumoured to be pushing for a move to Arsenal and with good reason.

This is Saina’s best chance to end world championship medal drought

The Asian junior champion has been out of action since the Sudirman Cup in May and would have to overcome the challenge of defending champion Yihan Wang in the third round to entertain any hope of finishing on the podium in her maiden appearance in the championship.

Here are 5 reasons why the IBL is fantastic

The recently-concluded IBL auctions at Delhi may have been interesting and astonishing to some and disappointing and frustrating for others - but for me it was excitement through and through.

Hingis needs to toughen up, or just stick to doubles in comeback

Hingis rose to the top of the game in 1997 as a 16-year-old, becoming the second youngest to win a grand slam in history and the youngest to reach the No 1 spot. But her rise was aided by the absence of a top rival.

Doubles chaos: Why Jwala, Ponnappa remain outsiders in Indian badminton

While most of these franchises were willing to break the bank to sign the top singles players, it seems very few gave too much thought to their doubles combinations.

The mystery surrounding Wayne Rooney's transfer request

Unfortunately, in the world that we live in, given the Iron Curtain-like secrecy that football clubs employ in order to guard their innermost secrets, fact and fiction tend to sometimes become indiscernible.

Why postponing the IBL players' auction was the most logical decision

The players' auction for the inaugural edition of the $1 million prize money tournament to be played from August 14-31 was to be held on July 19 at New Delhi. But barely 48 hours before the auction day were the teams informed that the auction will now be held on July 22.