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FINA bans Russian & Belarusian athletes from competing at 2022 Worlds
Lausanne: After Olympic champion, Evgeny Rylov announced his withdrawal from the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, FINA, the world body of swimming sport, officially announced on Wednesday that all Russian and Belarusian…
- India
After world championships, Lovlina and Nikhat secure Asian Games selection
New Delhi: Olympic bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain and former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen were on Monday selected in the Indian women’s boxing team for this year’s Asian Games in Hangzhou, China after…
- World
Russian tennis player writes ‘No War Please’ on camera
Russian Olympic gold medalist, Andrey Rublev has pleaded to his government to stop the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Soon after advancing to the finals of the Dubai Championships on Friday, Andrey wrote:…
- Sports
Winter Olympics: Arif Khan finishes 45th in giant slalom
Beijing: India’s lone participant in the Winter Olympics, alpine skier Arif Khan, finished 45th in the giant slalom event here on Sunday. The 31-year-old from Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir clocked…
- India
Want to improve my senior ranking, qualify for Olympics: Tasnim Mir
New Delhi: Newly-crowned junior world No. 1, Tasnim Mir knows she has to take defeats in her strides on the senior circuit, which is full of challenges, as she is determined to…
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Hyderabad shall follow the footprints of Zulfaqaruddin, a football Olympian
M Somasekhar It was the 1970s we kids staying in Walker Town (now Padmarao Nagar) often met Mohammed Zulfaqaruddin or Zulfaqar Uncle with a football trying to engage/encourage us to play the…
- Sports
Bajrang Punia starts 26-day training camp in Moscow
Moscow: Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia reached Moscow for a 26-day pre-season training camp, scheduled until 21st of January 2022. “This is my first training camp after the Olympics…
- Sports
First time in history, 11 players are selected for Khel Ratna; Mithali Raj is on the list
Abhijit Sen Gupta For the first time in the history of Indian sports, eleven names have been recommended for the honour of being awarded the Khel Ratna award by the Government of India. This…
- Sports
India sweeps International Hockey Federation’s annual awards
Lausanne: India swept the International Hockey Federation’s annual awards on Wednesday, claiming all the top honours based on a voting system that was lambasted as a “failure” by men’s Olympic champions Belgium, prompting…
- Sports
Being a mother and professional athlete is challenging but gratifying: Sania Mirza
New Delhi: Ace India tennis star Sania Mirza believes that being a mother and professional athlete is extremely challenging but in the end, it is gratifying. She also believes that “sky is…
- Photos
Punjab CM hosts spl dinner for Olympics participants
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh with gold medal winner Neeraj Chopra and participants of the recent Olympic Games from Punjab, at a special dinner hosted by him, in Chandigarh, Wednesday,…
- Sports
Gagan Narang’s mission is to produce Olympic medalists from Hyderabad
Although India’s shooters did not live up to expectations at the Tokyo Olympics, former champion shooter Gagan Narang is confident that the sport will bounce back and India will soon win medals…
- Hyderabad
Sports cluster to come up at Osmania University
Hyderabad: Under the ‘Khelo India’ initiative of the Centre, the foundation stone was laid on Sunday for the sports cluster at Osmania University here. A synthetic athletic track, a synthetic tennis court,…
- India
Passion for sports greatest tribute to Major Dhyan Chand: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ hailed the Olympic medal winners and said the passion for sports is the greatest tribute to Major Dhyan Chand. He…
- Bangalore
Karnataka sets up committee to select 75 medal winners for 2024 Olympics
Bengaluru: Just five days after Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced plans to groom 75 sportspersons for the next Olympics, Karnataka has begun taking concrete steps in the direction. A high-level committee was…
