SC directs EFI to include Chirag Khandal as probable; but no end in sight for his woes
Twenty-year-old Chirag Khandal may have won a battle in Supreme Court but there is no end in sight for his bitter tussle with the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI). Admitting…
EFI ignores HC ruling setting aside dubious decision, pushes undeserving for Asian Games
The beleaguered Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) is banking heavily on the minutes of a meeting of the Committee of Experts – a smokescreen, basically – to rustle up a…
Will Texas dope doctor Eric Lira’s jail sentence find distant echoes in India?
Texas native Eric Lira will be the first person to be convicted under the United States of America’s revolutionary Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act 2020 after he pleaded guilty before US Magistrate…
Neeraj Chopra embraces pressure, draws support and basks in adulation in Doha Diamond League
There was the full moon, rising gently over Doha, and there was Neeraj Chopra casting a magical glow of his own in the Doha Diamond League. There were multiple World…
Triple Jumper Eldhose Paul seeks personal best in company of eight 17m Club members
Commonwealth Games Triple Jump champion Eldhose Paul is unruffled by things, past or future. The World No. 12 has a clear goal in mind when he makes his Diamond League…
Neeraj Chopra’s focus and 360-degree awareness come through ahead of Doha Diamond League
The more you interact with Neeraj Chopra, the more you wonder at the Olympic Games Javelin Throw gold medallist’s evolution as an athlete and remaining grounded. Such journeys, as the…
Usha was insensitive, not empathetic but was her call for ‘some discipline’ an ‘allegation of indiscipline’?
Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha, now the butt of criticism after her media interaction along with Joint Secretary/Acting CEO Kalyan Chaubey, is discovering that sports administration is no gravy…
In Memoriam: Abdul Azeem
Abdul Azeem Khan. Or just Abdul Azeem. He was much more than just an erstwhile school mate, one-time rival captain, feared opening bat and mercurial fielder. He was a humble…
Mumbai Indians script a jailbreak to leave Delhi Capitals as only winless side
Mumbai Indians flirted with another defeat before a jailbreak saw it escape to a six-wicket win off the last delivery in a thriller on the Delhi Capitals’s home ground in…
HC undoes Equestrian Federation bid to ride rough shod over State Associations
Delhi High Court today ordered Equestrian Federation of India to not allow institutions and individuals the right to cast votes in its impending elections. Delivering a judgement in the writ…