The Indian government is planning to amend the National Anti-Doping Act to criminalise doping, marking one of the biggest policy shifts in the country’s fight against performance-enhancing drugs. Highly placed sources in the Sports Ministry have told India Today that the proposed amendments will, for the first time, go beyond punishing athletes and seek criminal […]
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI Photo) New Delhi: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya made clear on Thursday that the Asian Games contingent in September would be capped at 600 athletes and only those who can deliver in the continental showpiece will be eligible to make the trip to Japan.While making clear that the Asian Games are […]
NEW DELHI:: In another snub to Vinesh Phogat, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has declined her request to enter her name for three upcoming international tournaments, including the Hungary ranking series in Budapest.The federation cited her suspension period and an unsatisfactory reply to its show-cause notice as reasons for the rejection.Vinesh had sought entries […]
Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) is set to get in a huddle to discuss Suryakumar Yadav’s future in the T20I team. TOI understands that there’s a strong possibility that the current T20 captain, who led the team to successfully defend the T20 title in March, may not be […]
When the 8th Hockey India annual awards was in full flow on Friday, March 27, the Indian men’s and women’s teams appeared with their special off-field jerseys. Amidst that crowd, it was sort of easy to spot Gurjant Singh. He appeared to be standing out from the crowd in a simple Nehru jacket and his […]
2026 Asian Games. (Image: X) NEW DELHI: With the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya around eight months away, Indian sports administrators are making Indian athletes embrace Japanese culture, cuisine and etiquette to respect local customs. This includes learning to use chopsticks, keeping silent when travelling in the athletes’ bus and greeting everyone with the traditional ‘Eshaku’ […]
Lakshya Sen (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: India’s ace shuttler Lakshya Sen began his India Open Super 750 campaign on a strong note on Tuesday. He moved into the second round with a comfortable straight-game win over fellow Indian Ayush Shetty. The match was played at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.Lakshya, the […]
Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker and Asian Games multi-medallist Esha Singh failed to secure medals in the women’s 10m air pistol final at the ISSF World Championships. Manu, who previously won bronze medals in both individual and mixed team events at the Paris Olympics, led the final before an 8.8 score on her 14th shot […]
Rohini Kalam Jujitsu player (Picture Credit: IG/senseirohinikalam) INDORE: Rohini Kalam, a 30-year-old Ju-Jitsu (martial art) athlete who represented India in the Asian Games and won bronze at the International Ju-Jitsu Competition in Abu Dhabi last year, was found hanging at her home in MP’s Dewas. Police suspect suicide but clarified that no note was recovered […]
Indian table tennis star Manika Batra on Thursday shared her disappointment, stating that she and her three teammates were “stuck chasing updates” regarding their UK visa applications for the WTT Star Contender tournament, which is set to begin in London on October 20. Batra, who won medals at both the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the […]
