There's often a common thread among the Oscar nominees who go on to win - and it's about a lot more than learning the lines. Rami Malek had singing and piano lessons and worked with a choreographer to ...

All of the men nominated for best actor at the Academy Awards this year know how to command a scene. But let’s be honest: How many of them can both act and play table tennis? It’s just one, baby. And ...

Table tennis and film have a surprisingly entangled history. Both depended on the invention of celluloid – which not only became the substrate of film, but is also used to make ping pong balls.

Chicago asset manager Ariel Investments has closed one of the largest funds ever dedicated exclusively to women’s sports and plans to acquire stakes in teams and leagues in the U.S. and Europe.

The Ariel Broadway Hotel in downtown Lorain is preparing to celebrate love and friendship with two special dining events, a Galentine’s Day brunch and a Valentine’s Day dinner, both curated by ...

Oakland A's catcher Jhonny Pereda is one of many pro athletes who plays ping-pong. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Justine Willard / Athletics / Getty Images This story is part of Peak, The ...

In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the film's ping-pong consultant, Diego Schaaf, says he hopes the actor's wild press run "gives the sport the breakthrough it’s deserved." By Lexi Carson ...

Diego Schaaf and his wife, Wei Wang, spoke to NBC News about how they helped prepare Timothée Chalamet for “Marty Supreme.” PASADENA, Calif. — When director Josh Safdie first approached him to help ...

As a kid, Diego Schaaf was playing the piano at a youth center in his native Switzerland when a table tennis paddle collided with his head. Schaaf wasn’t hurt, but the best player in town came running ...

A 2007 photo of Marty Reisman, who loosely inspired Timothée Chalamet's character in Marty Supreme Neville Elder / Corbis via Getty Images Marty Reisman, one of the world’s top table tennis players in ...

Cal graduate Lily Zhang gained fame in the table tennis world last month when she became the first woman to claim the No. 1 spot in the Major League Table Tennis official power rankings. But she ...