The Art House Cafe: Where connoisseurs can enjoy art over coffee or food

An art cafe has been launched in the capital to promote young artists and their work Read more »

Meet ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter, the woman who outruns the men

Courtney Dauwalter specialises in extremely long races. But her success in winning them has opened a debate about how men's innate strength advantages apply to endurance sports Read more »

At Arsenal, a little less bumbling, and a lot less grumbling

There is no question that Emery, in his five months or so at the Emirates Stadium, has improved Arsenal Read more »

When a kabaddi team from India left Hitler, Mahatma in awe at 1936 Olympics

There are several such titbits in a new book on the sport titled 'Kabaddi by Nature' written by Vivek Chaudhary Read more »

Russia’s dead souls: A tale of two movies and the statue of Anna Akhmatova

Hope flickers in our minds for a country where such movies are made against all odds, including disapproval of the authorities Read more »

Ferrari’s strong car, drivers and tire strategy bring a familiar result

The team needs to see victory as the rule, not as the exception Read more »

Why Anna Burns, the latest Booker Prize winner, may never write again

Burns is one of the more surprising recent winners of the Booker, one of literature's biggest awards Read more »

Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe & the ‘colonisation’ of African literature

Published 60 years ago this year by Heinemann in London, Things Fall Apart has sold more than 10m copies and been translated into more than 50 languages Read more »

Italian film legend Bernardo Bertolucci, who directed ‘Last Tango’, dies

Bernardo Bertolucci became a symbol of European art-house cinema before gaining commercial success with Last Tango in Paris and The Last Emperor. Read more »

Regular exercise may keep your body 30 years ‘younger’

All of us are aging every second, of course, which leads many of us also to be deeply interested in what we can expect from our bodies Read more »