Thirty years ago, being a fitness trainer was not even considered a career by many. But Mickey Mehta changed that perception and how! Today India knows him not only as a holistic health guru but also as a life coach, philosopher and groomer.

Vikram Bhatt cannot stop raving about his heroine Esha Gupta’s nude scenes in his upcoming film Raaz 3. However, Esha wasn’t his first choice for the film — he had approached Jacqueline Fernandez for the same role but the actress declined the offer.

The British ciders may be most beer lovers’ understanding of a sweet beer, but can the Belgians be far behind in a beer race? Fruit beers, as is the Belgian speciality, infuse anything from cranberry to strawberries and taste distinctly different from their apple- and pear-based ciders.

The cricket season may have just started but Kapil Dev feels that Bollywood should endeavour to drive the youth to go beyond cricket. And the film industry seems to be taking baby steps towards that goal. Son of Indian shooter Moraad Ali Khan, Zaid Ali Khan is making a movie titled Khwaab, which is based on Olympics; Aamir Khan is playing a gymnast in the much-talked about Dhoom 3 and Farhan Akhtar will follow in the footsteps of Paan Singh Tomar and endear audiences towards athletics in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag based on the life of Milkha Singh.

The 2012 edition of the Subroto Cup inter-school football tournament will have two European teams as the Indian Air Force hopes to turn a new leaf in the country’s oldest school tournament with added corporate support and new ideas.

Smriti Mehra produced a remarkable rally on the final day to win the second leg of the Hero-WGAI Women’s Pro Tour at Clover Greens in Bengaluru on Thursday. Smriti shot the week’s best four-under 66 to total 207, while Sharmila Nicolett (70) finished at 209. Nalini Singh Siwach (71) totalled 211 for third place.

The inaugural edition of the Mahindra Sri Lanka Premier League has been a success, the company said in the capital on Wednesday. Within a span of a month, the Mahindra SLPL created entertainment for the people in the Emerald Island and produced two talented young national players for the Sri Lankan team for the ICC T-20 World Cup to be held in September.

Disappointed at not winning gold at the London Olympics, India’s silver medal-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar on Wednesday said if he had attacked his Japanese opponent first then he could have defeated him in the final.

Priyanka Chopra is hopping mad. No, she is not inspired by her onscreen character in Barfi. But this time the film or rather her strange hairdo in the movie is in the news. A recent report claimed that her curly haired look in Barfi was inspired by the God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar.

Seasoned golfer Smriti Mehra turned in a birdie-birdie finish en route to a one-under 69 to open up a two stroke lead over the field on the opening day of the second leg of the Hero-WGAI Women’s Pro Tour in Bengaluru on Tuesday.