The science of parkour, the sport that seems reckless but takes poise and skill

Science can help you practise better parkour – through running up walls more efficiently, and expanding your landing options

Eliud Kipchoge's sub-2hr marathon: It all comes down to 15 extraordinary seconds

Kipchoge must put one foot in front of the other, at the frighteningly fast average pace of 2m 52s per km

Why certain parts of India shone during the recently-concluded Asian Games

Reasons as varied as a strong farming culture. patriarchal tradition and geography influence why sportspersons from Haryana, Punjab and India's …

Wearable tech at the Olympics: How athletes are using it to train to win

Wear tech may soon be able to tell a runner the amount of injury risk associated with a particular stride or a physician the amount of risk …

How do Olympic athletes stack up against invertebrates? Not very well

Once you take the relative sizes into account, it’s clear invertebrates have the winning edge

Tokyo Olympics: Sports science the ‘ultimate winner’

Sports and sports science have been complementing each other for the last three decades when technology was given top priority to maintain …

Why Caster Semenya and Dutee Chand deserve to compete (and win) at Rio 2016

After much suspicion and derision, women with hyperandrogenism can compete in international events

The gender pay gap for the FIFA World Cup is $370 million. It’s time for equity

The lack of gender parity is evident in all stages of the popular game

Haunted by hormone

Sprinter Dutee Chand makes a spectacular comeback after facing ban in 2014 for failing an androgen test. What is sex testing all about?

'The Olympic Charter contradicts many indigenous physical activities'

Down To Earth speaks to Christian Wacker, president, International Society of Olympic Historians, about indigenous people at the Olympics

Tokyo 2020: How the Paralympics have evolved from rehabilitation to spectacle

Should athletes with impairments cease to be known as Paralympians and simply be Olympians?

COP24: Sports industry vows support to fight climate change

Sports for Climate Action Framework launched in Poland to raise awareness, rope in sports sector  

Gene's-eye view of Olympics

Scientists are peering into the genomes of top athletes to find out which genes can spill their secrets of success. How much of athletic …

Can a winter festival revive Ladakh's tourism amid Indo-China standoff?

The tourism sector accounts for 50% of Ladakh's GDP

Cricket’s Indian Premier League heads to the UAE as political power and money hit coronavirus concerns for six

The organisation of the tournament is a clear indication of the BCCI’s influence 

World Cup 2023 will boost women’s sports. But does it make financial sense?

Governments may not be in mood to spend on sports events when COVID-19 recovery is plunging budgets into deficits  

Cricket among sports to be hit by climate change: Study

Excess heat, rising sea levels, changes in precipitation may derail global sports

Auto Expo 2012 makes a green statement

Ebola puts expectant mothers at risk; Melinda Gates, Barbara Bush urge action

Health activists, football players unite to fight Ebola

Suspected Ebola case in Manipur; Northeast mounts strict vigil

Manipur, Assam and Tripura have increased screening of foreign visitors, including football players