Sports

This is part of a larger initiative by the force to recognise and encourage sporting talent in the Jammu & Kashmir region, and to make it happen, they have partnered with Football Next Foundation.

Indian cricket commentator and journalist, Harsha Bhogle never seems to be short of words. His wit and humour, mixed with his spontaneity and love for cricket always create magic behind his mic.

Meet one of India’s best chess players, who has received recognition all over the world for her skills. Despite the lack of funding and acknowledgement from the Government, this young lady continues to revolutionise the game.

The Tour de France needs little introduction, and is the most iconic endurance cycling event in the world. Almost a decade old, the Tour of Nilgiris is India’s very own endurance cycling event, covering almost 900 km. in a week. This year saw the event’s youngest participant complete it successfully. Vidhi Bubna from Caleidoscope finds out more.

Polio took away two-year-old Shiva Prasad’s ability to walk. Today, the 28-year-old plays wheelchair tennis and participates in national and international tournaments. It is his dream to participate in the Paralympics one day.

This inspiring story of a mother-daughter powerlifter duo - Sangita aka Jyotika Patekar (48) and Vaibhavi Patekar (17) is winning hearts.

Being visually impaired is a fight. It’s not easy. And it will be great if our society could be more inclusive and aware of those who live with disabilities.

With Bollywood undergoing a biopic boom of sorts, its time the incredibly inspiring stories of these 8 Indian sports heroes were told on the silver screen.

Teach for India alumni Neha Sahu and Vikas Plakkot started Just for Kicks, an organization that provides football coaching to underprivileged children attending government schools.

The sport of Parkour, or free-running, is very popular in the West, but is yet to achieve mainstream acceptance in India. A Mumbai-based Parkour enthusiast talks about how taking up the sport has helped him turn his life around.