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Priyanka Chopra starts training for biopic on Mary Kom

April 16, 2013
Priyanka Chopra will be essaying the role of world boxing champion Mary Kom in a biopic being made on her, directed by Omung Kumar. She has now begun training for the same. Playing a boxer will require her to have a very …

Khloe Kardashian keeps fit by boxing

April 6, 2013
Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian, sister of Kim Kardashian, credits boxing for keeping her in shape. ‘I love to box. I am good at it. Boxing keeps me entertained and you just shed weight,’ told Khole to …

We took drugs for fun: Vijender’s sparring partner Ram Singh

March 11, 2013
Boxer Ram Singh, who is under detention in the multi-million dollar drug racket, has said that he and Olympics bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh had tried drugs, but just for the sake of ‘adventure’. He has also admitted …

Vijender and I mistook heroin for a food supplement: Sparring partner Ram Singh

March 10, 2013
Some alarming new developments have emerged in the Vijender Singh drug scandal with a fellow boxer, Ram Singh revealing they had used heroin for fun before and had been given the drug free of cost before by their arrested friend …

Mary Kom: The real woman of substance

March 8, 2013
Known for her never-say-die spirit and quick moves in the ring, Mary Kom has etched herself a name in history as the first woman boxer to bring home an Olympic medal. On woman’s day, we applaud the mother and fighter in Mary …

Sushil Kumar, Vijendar Singh and their fellow Olympians fight for polio eradication

August 6, 2012
With WHO taking India of the 'polio-endemic list',  Indian Olympians have appealed to all parents to get their children vaccinated on time. A nation needs to remain polio-free for three consecutive years before WHO declares …