Category: Sports

This hot and energy-sapping Australian summer is turning out to be a nightmare for Team India, under the leadership of Virat Kohli. In less than three days, India lost to the Aussies at same venue, the Sydney Cricket Ground, and Read more

हमेशा की तरह भारतीय हॉकी टीमों से टोक्यो ओलंपिक में बेहतर करने की उम्मीद की जा रही है। खासकर, पुरुष टीम को एक निश्चित पदक का दावेदार माना जा रहा है। ऐसा इसलिए क्योंकि देश में कोरोना के प्रवेश से Read more

Beating the Aussies Down Under is never easy. The last time India toured Australia, they visitors were very good in the shorter formats. Times have changed. In a short span, Team India does not look the same side which did Read more

Football is called the most Beautiful Game and its presiding deity, Diego Armando Maradona, has walked into the arms of God. The sense of grief, agony and shock over Maradona passing away following a heart attack has touched millions of Read more

The Sports Ministry has learnt the art of pulling wool over the eyes, as the phrase goes. In what can be termed as blatant violation of its own sports code (NSDC 2011), the Sports Ministry has shown that nothing matters Read more

So, Rohit Sharma’s hamstring injury is not as simple as he made it look. The latest one hears is the Mumbai Indians captain, who played in the Indian Premier League despite a hamstring tear is far from being “fully fit” Read more

Pressure of expectation will be intense for every Indian athlete who will be representing the country in the postponed Tokyo Olympics next July. As the shooters returned to the national camp in the Capital last month, there were mixed feelings. Read more

The decision to hold the Airtel New Delhi Half Marathon in the Capital on November 29 is a mindless one. At a time when the Delhi government has not given permission for coaching to resume at academies in the Capital and sporting activity is now restricted to only Read more

India’s anti-doping programme is at the nadir. Thank to the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of athletes who need to be tested is low. Worse, many athletes who are preparing for the postponed Tokyo Olympics and are not necessarily in national Read more

There is good news from the Tokyo Olympics Organising Committee in recent days. The latest one hears from the International Olympic Committee and the local organisers is that the Games in 2021 will definitely go ahead. As of now, all Read more