He&rsquo;s a vegetarian, and likes watching TV serials. He&rsquo;s disciplined and down to earth. Prasoon Kumar meets Sushil Kumar, who has just won gold at the World Wrestling Championships It was a defining moment at the Olympic stadium in Moscow. As Sushil Kumar raised his arms and ran towards his coaches with the elation of a child, his defeated opponent Alan Gogaev covered his face with his hands and remained on the floor.

A day in the life of a champion

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The Singapore Grand Prix is more than a race. It is a ten-day carnival which reaches its climax on the race weekend.

Live at the Grand Prix

The GStar RAW Chess Challenge demonstrated that marketable stars can generate both money and positive publicity. Magnus Carlsen is young, First World, and personable enough to be the face of a clothings brand. The sporting result was not too surprising &mdash; Carlsen won in 44 moves.

CHESS #644

A career grand slam was the Holy Grail for tennis players. Not anymore Rod Laver was the last man to have won all four grand slams in his career for 30 years, until Andre Agassi won the French Open in 1999. Agassi had already won the other three &mdash; Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon &mdash; and thus completed a career grand slam with his only win in Paris.

What's the big deal?

The European Team chess Championships (ETCC) has uniformly high standards unlike the more unevenly competitive Olympiad. As in soccer, the ETCC also features many trans-Caucasian nations like Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia and also Israel.

Chess (#980)

No visibility, no profits and limited interest &mdash; the reasons why JCT disbanded JCT Phagwara are clear.

Point of no return

The women&rsquo;s title match has almost no Indian media coverage despite Koneru Humpy being the challenger. Although Humpy (2600) has the higher rating, she is the underdog against Hou Yifan (2578).

Chess (#981)

The akhara is their home, wrestling their way of life. Veenu Sandhu enters the wrestlers&rsquo; world.

Grappling for glory

The Melody Amber has always been played in a relaxed joyous atmosphere. The world's best meet in luxurious conditions on the Riviera, at an unusual format, for a very generous fund, without risking rating points.

Chess #671

Manchester City, the Premier League team owned by Abu Dhabi&rsquo;s Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, had the largest financial loss ever in English soccer.

ManCity posts biggest ever loss in English soccer

The crowds at cricket stadiums are thinning by the day.

Testing times

Koneru Humpy&rsquo;s title challenge was snuffed out in clinical fashion by Hou Yifan. Hou took a 2-0 lead by winning game six with a snap combination in mutual time trouble. She made it 3-0 by winning game seven as well, with a workmanlike endgame.

Chess (#982)

What an emphatic win failed to do, a thrilling draw appears to have done.

India-WI third test may revive lost interest

V V S Laxman tells Aabhas Sharma about his encounters with Shoaib Akhtar on and off the field.

Facing the Rawalpindi Express

With natural disasters and human conflict gripping the headlines, this might be considered an awkward time to focus on horse racing. But actually, there is no better time. &ldquo;All men are equal above and below the turf,&rdquo; as the racing adage goes. Throughout history, the grace, speed and beauty of horses have offered hope in times of turmoil and stories of success against impossible odds.

A race of untold riches

At the time of writing, the last round of the last Amber tournament is yet to be played. It looks as though Levon Aronyan will retain the title he won last year. The Armenian GM leads with 14.5 from 20 games. Carlsen has a mathematical chance of catching up at 13.5. Anand is out of the running with 11 though he could clinch third place ahead of Ivanchuk (10.5) and Grischuk (10). Shockingly Kramnik (7) is tied in last place with Anish Giri (7).

Chess (#672)

No, says Jaideep Ghosh. They only add to the woes of Indian sport.

Do we need a sports ministry?

Lawyers and bookmakers are rubbing their hands in glee as they are the only ones who will gain from cricket&rsquo;s latest embarrassment.

Cry, the beloved game

The Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad in underway with 143 participating nations. One talking point is the chances of the Armenians &ldquo;threepeating&rdquo;. The defending champions are sixth-seeded but Messrs Aronyan, Akopian, Sargissian, Pashikian and Grigoryan compensate with their team spirit.

CHESS #645

India suffered the ignominy of an early exit from the Champions Trophy after a six-wicket thrashing at the hands of Australia who romped into the semi-finals without much fuss here today.<BR><BR>The

Cricket: Oz knock India out of Champions Trophy

Press Trust of India

The Australians have now lost six straight Tests in India

India go 3-0 up with last-hour win

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