Five-time world champion Peter Karlsson will coach budding table tennis players at a special camp in Bhopal from May 12 to 17 under the aegis of the Madhya Pradesh Table Tennis Association.

How about a fashion wear that acts as an anti-molestation tool? Yes, such a fashion gadget is a reality now. In response to the brutal Delhi gangrape, two fashion designing students, Nishant Priya and Shahzad Ahmad from Delhi’s National Institute of Fashion Technology have come up with an “anti-molestation” jacket.

Taking his passion for beautiful cars to the next level, tycoon Gautam Singhania is participating in a rally organised by luxury car makers Lamborghini in Italy. The rally, which is being held to mark Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary, began on May 7 and closes tomorrow. Gautam is driving a Lamborghini Murcielago in the rally and is the only representative from India.

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Top Nepalese golfer Shivaram Shrestha scripted a memorable win in a dramatic final round to edge out defending champion Abhijit Singh Chadha in the Surya Nepal Masters at the Gokarna Forest Golf Resort in Kathmandu on Saturday.

Karnataka’s Udayan Mane clinched the Tata Steel IGU Gujarat Open amateur championship at Ahmedabad’s par-72 Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club after carding a final round of 70 on Saturday.

High on confidence after their good show at the 19th Commonwealth Championships here, a nine-member Indian table tennis team on Saturday left for the World Championships, beginning in Paris on Monday. The five men and four women paddlers will be led by Achanta Sharath Kamal and Mouma Das.

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was all smiles after his team’s five-wicket win over Pune Warriors India at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here on Saturday. Used to warming the bench or supply drinks during the break, Maxwell’s role with the Mumbai Indians had been subdued so far.

Achanta Sharath Kamal may have failed to replicate the 2009 performance at the Commonwealth TT championships here, but the top-ranked Indian felt it was a good experience going into the world championships beginning May 13 in Paris.

The chandeliers twinkled, poetry filled the air, and Mirza Ghalib was present — in spirit.
Indian Council For Cultural Relations has put together an exhibition-cum-museum on Ghalib at Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk. The ICCR completed the process of refurbishing Ghalib’s haveli and is showcasing his photos, clothes, letters and books.