King Richard Review

Will Smith, who had once portrayed the irreverent Muhammad Ali with such aplomb, brings the character of Richard Williams alive.The accent, the dialect, the body-language and the ever-present chip......

Big Bang Moment: '83 promises FIREWORKS

Like India's '83 World Cup campaign itself, the movie looks like a rollicking ride, notes Deepti Patwardhan. 1983 changed Indian sport forever. India won the cricket World Cup in England, the......

Rashmi Rocket Review

Rashmi Rocket suffers from overcrowding.Through its runtime of nearly two hours, it hints at too many issues without sinking its teeth into any, notes Deepti Patwardhan. In a recent interview,......

Break Point review

Break Point is an emotional ride into Indian tennis's ultimate fairytale gone wrong, observes Deepti Patwardhan.  Why did Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi break up? The question has haunted......

'Hopefully, I can help win the tie for India'

Somdev Devvarman is being talked of as the future of Indian tennis, and there isn't a better platform to stake that claim. Only one tie old, the 23-year-old newly-turned pro carries India's hopes......

Davis Cup: Somdev holds the key for India

Romania have played in the World Group for seven successive years. India hasn't been a part of the World Group for the past 10 years. Romania's No 1 player is ranked 67th on the ATP. Neither of the......

King Roger is back

People doubted whether Roger Federer could get over the tough loss at Wimbledon and win a Grand Slam ever again. Bjorn Borg said he wouldn't be surprised if Federer took a long break from the game.......

Prakash Amritraj making his own identity

The Amritraj name precedeswherever he'sgone, whatever he'sachieved. But 24-year-old Prakash Amritraj is slowly, but positively, making his own identity in the tennis world. It'sbeen an eventful......

Somdev signals new dawn for Indian tennis

Commentators in the US have already billed him as the 'real deal', and Somdev Devvarman, in his short stint on the professional circuit, has done nothing to harm that belief. At the moment, it......