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‘That’s a big part of the fun for me’

‘That’s a big part of the fun for me’

3 min readApr 10, 2026 04:03 PM IST 2026 marks 23 years since Novak Djokovic turned pro, and over a career lasting more than two decades, the Serbian has won everything there is to win in tennis. Yet, just over a month before turning 39, he keeps going on and on in a bid to taste more success and add more silverware to a glittering trophy cabinet and build on his legacy in the sport. The next gen, comprising the likes of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, has arrived, and for Djokovic, the challenge is to compete and succeed against them. “What keeps me going is first and foremost my love for the game. Tennis has been my life for so long, and I still enjoy every moment on the court. I love the competition, I love the challenge, and I still feel strong and capable of competing with the younger players – that’s a big part of the fun for me,” he told Esquire. The Serbian joined an elite list of athletes who have …

All England badminton: Lakshya Sen faces Jonatan test in second round | Badminton News

All England badminton: Lakshya Sen faces Jonatan test in second round | Badminton News

Ahead of his opening round at the All England Open, former finalist Lakshya Sen was thrown a curveball. In the lead-up he was preparing for Japan’s Koki Watanabe, but when the draw was finalised after withdrawals on Monday, Chinese Taipei’s Su Li Yang was promoted in Watanabe’s place, and it reflected in the way the Indian started the match. “It was a tricky one,” Lakshya told BWF after his 13-21, 21-17, 21-15 win. In the first game, the Indian seemed taken aback and not at his best. “I just got to know the previous evening that I’m playing him. Su is a tough opponent and I couldn’t find my rhythm in the first game… but I’m happy with the way I stuck in there. He’s quite an attacking player from the net, and he came in with a good approach. This is something for me to keep in mind going forward, I need to start better.”On Thursday, starting better will be a non-negotiable for Lakshya. In front of him will be a player keen to …

‘Novak Djokovic can get down on himself, Andy Murray will help him stay positive’ – Martina Navratilova | Tennis News

‘Novak Djokovic can get down on himself, Andy Murray will help him stay positive’ – Martina Navratilova | Tennis News

Serbian Tennis player Novak Djokovic has not won a Grand Slam in over 12 months. However, with Andy Murray as coach, the upcoming Australian Open might break the streak for the 37-year-old. Djokovic has been seen in recent times to have a go at his coaching staff during games in recent times. “Novak can get really down on himself. He’s been mouthing off at his box, but I don’t think he’ll be doing that to Andy and that’ll help him stay positive when something bad happens and he’ll be so much stronger, mentally, just for that reason. He’ll be on his best behavior,” said former player Martina Navratilova. Speaking at length to BBC Sport, Murray recalled, “I was playing golf, and we’d been exchanging messages. Novak had messaged me, just wanting to chat. Then I was on the 17th hole of the golf course and the guy I was playing with said: ‘Do you know what’s next?’. I was like: ‘No, not really’. He said: ‘Do you have any plans to do any coaching?’ And …

Fitness and diet secrets that keep basketball legend fighting fit

Fitness and diet secrets that keep basketball legend fighting fit

LeBron James is playing his 22nd season in the NBA and is showing no signs of slowing down. He went from leading the star-studded Team USA to their fifth straight gold medal at the Olympics in Paris 2024, to trying to drag the under-par Los Angeles Lakers to their 64th NBA playoffs appearance. The basketball legend turned 40 on December 30, but is still the fittest players in the world, thanks to his extensive workout regime and his diet. Rumour has it that he spends over a million dollars each year just to stay in fighting-fit shape. LeBron James’ fitness secrets An article on NBC Los Angeles last year had revealed LeBron James’ secrets. The NBA star avoids artificial drinks, sugars, and fried foods. There is a lot of emphasis on consuming organic products throughout the year, which helps in keeping the body hydrated. James had revealed some of his secrets in an interview for an UNITERRUPTED special show called Trophies. There LeBron James had said that he focusses on consuming lean meat like fish, …

My Diary 2024: Swapnil Kusale – 2024 gave me Olympic bronze, but road to winning gold at LA begins in 2025 | Sport-others News

My Diary 2024: Swapnil Kusale – 2024 gave me Olympic bronze, but road to winning gold at LA begins in 2025 | Sport-others News

As a hectic year of sports gallops to the finish line, India’s top athletes pause and reflect; tell the stories of their podium highs, battered bodies and shattered dreams. In a special series, some look back with fondness, a few others with regrets. But all with the hope – and wish – of a better 2025. 2024 will always remain in my memories. Firstly, I won the Olympic bronze medal and secondly it happened in my birth month (I won the Olympic medal on August 1 and August 6 is my birthday). Obviously the bronze medal belongs to the nation first. When I visited the Chateauroux Shooting Range earlier for the Olympic Test event, there were no flags or Olympic Rings. My focus at that time was to concentrate on my practice and to shoot to the best of my abilities. Since we trained there for a while, it helps each of us to gauge the weather and get used to the range. These factors play a huge role in shaping up your ultimate goal. …

My Diary 2024: Nikhat Zareen – ‘Family thinks I am a dabang type woman, couldn’t even cry once or talk to anyone once I came home after Olympics’ | Sport-others News

My Diary 2024: Nikhat Zareen – ‘Family thinks I am a dabang type woman, couldn’t even cry once or talk to anyone once I came home after Olympics’ | Sport-others News

As a hectic year of sports gallops to the finish line, India’s top athletes pause and reflect; tell the stories of their podium highs, battered bodies and shattered dreams. In a special series, some look back with fondness, a few others with regrets. But all with the hope – and wish – of a better 2025. In my mind, there were only two boxers who I was looking at as competition at the Paris Olympics. One was the Chinese boxer Wu Yu and the second one was Turkey’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu. Unfortunately, the Chinese boxer was drawn in my pool and we had to face each other in an early round. That was very disappointing for me. Not just because I was facing her in the starting round, but also because my bout was in the morning session where I knew I wouldn’t be getting any recovery. The night before my fight, I tried to sleep but with no food and no air conditioning in Paris, I wasn’t able to get the rest I needed. …

Imane Khelif to take legal action against reports claiming she is a man, says IOC | Sport-others News

Imane Khelif to take legal action against reports claiming she is a man, says IOC | Sport-others News

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who was at the centre of a gender row during her gold medal run at this year’s Paris Olympics, is set to take legal action against latest reports in France that have claimed to have accessed a leaked medical report that confirms she is a ‘DSD’ (Differences in Sexual Development) athlete and should not have been able to compete in the women’s category at the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. Khelif, and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu Ting, became embroiled in a massive controversy in Paris, caught in between the standoff between the International Boxing Association (IBA) and the IOC. The IBA — which has been suspended by the IOC, complicating the matter and the politics behind it — had disqualified both athletes during the World Championships in New Delhi in 2023, for allegedly failing gender tests. The IOC allowed them to compete claiming the IBA did not have sufficient evidence. The latest report, published by journalist Djaffar Ait Aoudia, said that Khelif’s condition resulted in her having …

Imane Khelif controversy: Boxing chief takes dig at Thomas Bach, demands apology for ‘abuse of women’ at Paris Olympics | Sport-others News

Imane Khelif controversy: Boxing chief takes dig at Thomas Bach, demands apology for ‘abuse of women’ at Paris Olympics | Sport-others News

A leaked medical report of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif — who claimed a gold medal in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics recently — has re-ignited a war of words between the International Boxing Association (IBA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IBA chief demanded that IOC president Thomas Bach ‘apologise to the boxing community and to those girls who have been beaten and abused’. The global governing body of boxing, the IBA, has been at loggerheads with the IOC for years now, especially after it was not allowed to conduct the boxing event at the Paris Olympics by the IOC. It was at these Olympics in Paris that the participation of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif became a flashpoint as the IBA had barred two boxers (Lin Yu-ting from Chinese Taipei besides Khelif) from competing in the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi. But the IOC deemed both boxers to be eligible. Now a leaked medical report, published in Le Correspondant, allegedly seems to back the IBA’s findings. The report stated …

Imane Khelif, who won gold at Paris Olympics, ‘confirmed’ as a man in leaked medical reports | Sport-others News

Imane Khelif, who won gold at Paris Olympics, ‘confirmed’ as a man in leaked medical reports | Sport-others News

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who was the talk of the Paris Olympics after she won gold in women’s boxing, has come under scrutiny once more after a leak of a medical report questioning her eligibility for female competition. The report which was accessed by French journalist Djaffar Ait Aoudia, indicated that Khelif has a condition that impacts sexual development, often resulting in ambiguous genitalia and limiting secondary male characteristics. It said she had internal testicles and an XY chromosome makeup, which may signal a genetic condition known as 5-alpha reductase deficiency. Gold medalist Algeria’s Imane Khelif poses during a medals ceremony for the women’s 66 kg final boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics. (AP) The report, prepared collaboratively by medical professionals from Kremlin-Bicêtre Hospital in Paris and Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Hospital in Algiers in June 2023, detailed Khelif’s anatomy, including the absence of a uterus and the presence of what was described as a micropenis. It also recommended surgical correction and hormone therapy, aimed at aligning Khelif’s physical traits with her self-perceived gender identity. …

How NRAI is plotting to transition the next batch of shooting prodigies at the senior level | Sport-others News

How NRAI is plotting to transition the next batch of shooting prodigies at the senior level | Sport-others News

The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) wants to restart its junior shooting programme, that has found talents like Manu Bhaker and Divyansh Singh Panwar NRAI president Kalikesh Singh Deo stressed on the need for a framework that facilitates the transition of talented juniors into the senior set-up. “A majority of our shooters have emerged from the junior programme. Several have come through Khelo India, which the government runs. We’ve proposed that the NRAI work with an ecosystem to support junior shooters transitioning to the senior team,” Deo said on Monday. “This ensures junior shooters are exposed to our high-performance team, foreign and national coaches, and national shooters.” The NRAI believes that allowing the juniors to compete with seniors would increase competition faced by established shooters and in a playing field where technique is largely level, the best in-form shooters would consistently compete against each other. “Combining the junior and senior teams creates a unified approach. We appoint coaches for development and ensure juniors compete well with seniors. Previously, the junior programme helped juniors push …