What makes Pankaj Advani one of Indian sport's special talents.

Right on the cue

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A new league in the sport is looking to cash in on skin show on the field.

'Disneyland' for football fans

Meet India's only female triathlon athlete - Anu Vaidyanathan.

Going the extra mile

Flintoff's decision to freelance indicates changing player priorities.

No strings attached

Olympian Vijender Kumar has his eyes set on a gold in London, but is basking in the limelight till then.

No more poor boy

THE BILBAO GRAND SLAM turned into yet another triumph for Levon Aronyan. The Armenian GM has been on a hot streak winning the Grand Prix, the Amber, and now Bilbao. Bilbao is played to a scoring system of 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw but that would not have made a difference. Aronyan played to +4, -1, =1 while Karjakin went +1,-1, =4 and Grischuk was +2,-2,=2. Under the Bilbao system, Grischuk edged out Karjakin.

Chess #606

With the rise of T20 in cricket, the 50-over format faces an uncertain future.

Into cricket&#39;s twilight zone

It's not about entomology, merely an advisory on a taboo subject.

Birds, bees and cricket

Gaganjeet Bhullar wants to be the number one golfer in India, and is taking giant strides towards achieving his aim.

New kid on the green

The year's most glorious comeback is not on a Formula One track but on the tennis court.

Bye Michael, hello Kim

Social networking is catching the fancy of star athletes all over the world.

Heard on Twitter

The odds are against Schumacher in his second coming.

Take two

If you aren&rsquo;t entirely pleased with the results of your current exercise regimen, there is help at hand. For immediate access to tips, go online. We were, initially, sceptical of &ldquo;health management portals&rdquo; too. However, having explored further, we found some treasure troves. For one, you could check out Healthizen.

Fighting fit

The Barclays Premier League season is back. we assess the chances of the famous Four.

The big kick-off

Under fire on the pitch, Mitchell Johnson also finds his personal life splashed in the media.

The Australian soap opera

The Fifth Grand Prix event is underway at Jermuk, Armenia. Jermuk is a mountain resort which the training HQ of the Armenian chess squad. It apparently has extremely good facilities. Certainly the Net coverage and press releases have been decent so far.

CHESS #601

The Jermuk Grand Prix is heading for a tight finish. After 10 rounds, Ivanchuk, Leko and Kasimdzhanov share the lead on 6.5 points with Aronyan and Alekseev on 6. All three leaders are unbeaten. Gelfand and Karjakin have plus scores with 5.5 while Pavel Eljanov is on 50 per cent with 5 points.

CHESS #602

Some say that he is the best batsman to never have played for India. Amol Muzumdar&rsquo;s story is a fine example of &ldquo;what could have been&rdquo;.

Little master

The Jamaican doesn't need to be modest after shattering the 100m and 200m world records in Berlin.

Lightning bolt strikes twice

Many are wondering why Rahul Dravid is back in the Indian team for one-day internationals. Umpire&rsquo;s Post has yet to figure out why he was dropped in the first place. The year he was dropped, 2007, Dravid averaged 37.4 an innings with the bat in 31 matches, just a shade below his career average of 39.49, though admittedly he had been pathetic in the last six matches.

Wallflower to Wall again

Fans were left rubbing their eyes in disbelief as Giancarlo Fisichella of the unheralded Force India pulled off the shock of the season to grab the pole position for tomorrow&rsquo;s Belgian Grand Prix here today.

Fisichella stuns at Belgian Grand Prix

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