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New Delhi, July 22 Celebrated hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh today announced that he will bid adieu to the game after the Paris Olympics, ending a career that spanned 18 years. The 36-year-old, a veteran of 328 international caps, will be...

Deepankar Sharda Chandigarh, July 22 “Golf, like measles, should be caught young.” This observation by English humorist PG Wodehouse is true for Indian golf, as catching golf young has been the key to the success of our top golfers, which...

New Delhi, July 22  Indian shooting legend Abhinav Bindra has been awarded with Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for his outstanding services to the Olympic Movement. The award ceremony will be held during the 142nd IOC Session...

Paris, July 22  Tokyo Olympics tennis silver medallist Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from the Paris Games on Monday because of a hand injury. The 25-year-old from the Czech Republic won Wimbledon last year despite being unseeded and was the runner-up at...

New Delhi, July 22 Celebrated India hockey goalkeeper P R Sreejesh on Monday announced that he will bid adieu to the game after the Paris Olympics, ending a career that spanned 18 years during which he was a pivotal figure...

Vinayak Padmadeo New Delhi, July 21 It is make or break time for the Indian shooting team as it heads to the Paris Olympics. The sport that gave India its first individual gold medal at the Olympics — Abhinav Bindra...

Aakanksha N Bhardwaj Jalandhar, July 21 ‘Ardaas karo — pray for us!’ This is what Manpreet Singh tells his mother, Manjit Kaur, whenever he calls her. Manpreet, the former India hockey captain, finds faith in God above and inspiration in...

Indervir Grewal Chandigarh, July 20 5 days to go Manpreet Singh falling to his knees — exhausted, relieved and overjoyed — before burying his face in the blue turf was one of the most iconic images from the Tokyo Olympics....

Subhash Rajta Shimla, July 20 His hands are moving back and forth at lightning speed. His footwork seems even quicker. Into the 12th round — each lasting a minute — of intense sparring with different boxers, Amit Panghal shows no...

Mumbai, July 20 Indian sports underwent a renaissance in 1996 in Atlanta when Leander Paes won a bronze medal in men’s singles tennis, ending a 44-year-old drought for the country’s second individual medal at the Olympics.  As the clock ticks...

Paris, July 18 A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris today, with the beginning of an Olympics anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine sealing off a kilometres-long area to Parisians and tourists who...

Vinayak Padmadeo New Delhi, July 16 Despite several assurances that they work for all athletes, the Sports Ministry and other stakeholders only cater to the needs of big stars. Once again, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has been forced to...

New Delhi, July 14 A confident Nishant Dev has set his sights on bettering the shade of India’s boxing medals from bronze to gold at this month’s Paris Olympics. Three Indian boxers — Vijender Singh (2008), MC Mary Kom (2012)...

Vinayak Padmadeo In less than two weeks’ time, on July 26, the greatest sporting show on earth will begin with a grand opening ceremony in Paris. The Indian contingent is scattered all over the world in the last ditch run-ins...

Kuala Lumpur: In two-time Olympics medallist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were today handed easy groups for the Paris Games beginning on July 26. Sindhu, who won the silver medal at the Rio Games and followed that with a bronze...

New Delhi, July 8 London Olympics bronze medallist shooter Gagan Narang today replaced Mary Kom as India’s Chef-de-Mission for the Paris Olympics where ace shuttler PV Sindhu will be the female flag bearer during the opening ceremony. London Olympics medallist...