New Delhi: The Boxing Federation of India’s plan to resume the national camp for Olympic-bound pugilists in Patiala is expected to materialise in the next couple...
New Delhi: Elavenil Valarivan and Anish Bhanwala, two of India’s finest young shooters, were on Friday named in a 34-member core group for the Tokyo Olympics....
Tokyo: Local sponsors have chipped in a record 3.3 billion to support the postponed Tokyo Olympics. That’s at least two times more than any previous Olympics,...
New Delhi: Cleared of the dope taint, two-time Commonwealth Games gold-winning weightlifter Sanjita Chanu will finally get the coveted Arjuna award which has been on hold...
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra is confident of sending a record contingent of 125 athletes to next year’s Tokyo Olympics. On the...
Chennai: Indian Grandmaster P Harikrishna on Tuesday bowed out of contention for a quarterfinal spot in the USD 150,000 Chessable Masters online tournament, with a defeat...
New Delhi: Claiming to be saddled with faulty equipment from China, the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) on Monday called for a boycott of sports apparatus made...
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra on Saturday urged the country’s Olympic medallists, Olympians and National Sports Federations to lead the country in...
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is open to boycotting Chinese products and sponsors in the wake of the border clash between the two countries...
Washington: Christian Coleman, the reigning world champion in the 100-meter dash, was suspended Wednesday by the Athletics Integrity Unit for missing drug tests. The AIU updated...
New Delhi: Country’s top sprinter Hima Das, who had a stellar 2018, has been nominated for the prestigious ‘Khel Ratna’ by the state government of Assam....
New Delhi: The National Rifles Association of India (NRAI) has barred Indian shooters from participating in an online shooting league that is set to start from...
Tokyo: The Tokyo 2020 organising committee and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has agreed to hold a simplified Olympics next year so as to make up...
Lausanne: The 2020 World Archery Field Championships in Yankton, USA, have been postponed until 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was due...
Monaco: Women’s 400-meter world champion Salwa Eid Naser was provisionally suspended for not making herself available for doping tests. The Athletics Integrity Unit said it has...
Tokyo: The Japanese public is being prepared for the reality of next year’s postponed Olympics, where athletes are likely to face quarantines, spectators will be fewer,...
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra has said the governing body hopes to see national events kickstart from October provided the COVID-19 situation “does...
New Delhi: The Athletics Federation of India on Wednesday confirmed recommending star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, country’s highest sporting...
New Delhi: India’s table tennis star Manika Batra has been recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the national federation TTFI. Manika, who...
New Delhi: Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been put in contention for ‘Khel Ratna’ while World Championship medallists Rahul Aware and Olympic-bound Deepak Punia were nominated...
New Delhi: World silver-medallist Amit Panghal and the seasoned Vikas Krishan were on Monday nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the Boxing Federation...
New Delhi: World Championship bronze medallist Vinesh Phogat is set to be nominated for Khel Ratna for the second year in a row while Rio Olympic...
New Delhi: Asian Games gold medal-winning former boxer Dingko Singh, who is already battling liver cancer, has tested positive for COVID-19. The 41-year-old was flown to...
New Delhi: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was on Saturday recommended for the coveted Khel Ratna Award by the committee constituted by the Athletics Federation of...
New Delhi: Long-distance runner Kiranjeet Kaur, who won the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K among the Indians last year, has been handed a four-year ban by World...
Nairobi: Two-time Olympic and world 800m record holder David Rudisha will be sidelined for 16 weeks after fracturing his left ankle. The 31-year-old Rudisha twisted his...
New York: Basketball great Kobe Bryant’s induction into the Hall of Fame has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of...
New Delhi: Confined to their hostel rooms for more than two months due to the coronavirus-forced lockdown, elite Indian athletes such as javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra...
Paris: The 2019-20 basketball EuroLeague season has become the latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic as the organisers have announced that the campaign would be abandoned....
Sydney: A senior Olympics official has warned that holding the postponed Tokyo Games next year faces “real problems”, with even a vaccine unlikely to stave off...
New Delhi: Boxing events in the country, as and when they resume, will be held without spectators at well-ventilated instead of air-conditioned venues where officials above...
New Delhi: Indian sportsperson on Thursday offered their prayers to the people of West Bengal and Odisha after the two states were ravaged by Super Cyclone...
New Delhi: London Olympics bronze medallist M.C. Mary Kom said that her only aim right now is to ensure that she wins an Olympic medal of...
Paris: Disgraced former American cyclist Lance Armstrong has revealed he first started doping from the age of 21, during his first season as a professional. “Wow,...
Kingston: Jamaica’s Olympic sprint legend Usain Bolt has become a father for the first time after welcoming the birth of a baby girl with partner Kasi...
New York: A pair of Air Jordan sneakers worn in a game by Michael Jordan sold for USD 560,000 at Sotheby’s auction house, an all-time record...
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association on Sunday requested the Sports Ministry to sanction one-time financial assistance for itself, the National Sports Federations and the State...
