Maana Patel stages a comeback to share spotlight with consistent Kenisha Gupta
Maana Patel rode on a quick first 50m to hold off Serbian Jana Markovic’s challenge and force a deadheat for the first place in the women’s 100 Backstroke in the…
Milkha Singh’s legacy as one of independent India’s first sports heroes transcends athletics
There was hope, sometimes immense and sometimes faint, that he would pull through, but news of Milkha Singh’s passing is numbing. Even for those who never watched him compete and depended…
Milkha Singh’s legacy transcends athletics
There was hope, sometimes immense and sometimes faint, that he would pull through, but news of Milkha Singh’s passing is numbing. Even for those who never watched him compete and depended…
Sajan rewrites National Record; One slow lap each keeps two Indians away from automatic Olympic berths
Sajan Prakash rewrote his own men’s 200m Butterfly National Record with a fantastic effort (1:56.96) but fell short of the Olympic Qualification Time by 0.48 seconds in the Belgrade Trophy…
Srihari, Sajan will have find own pace in Belgrade races
Backstroker Srihari Nataraj and Butterfly specialist Sajan Prakash, chasing the Olympic Qualifying Times, will have to find their own pace in the Belgrade Trophy 2021 swimming championships in Belgrade, Serbia,…
Sreejesh, Manpreet set for third Olympic Games with 10 debutants for company
Bengaluru, June 18: Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and creative midfielder Manpreet Singh are heading for their third successive Olympic Games hockey competition, having been named in the national squad that will play in…
Hockey India strikes balance between experience and fresh blood in women’s squad for Tokyo2020
Bengaluru, June 17: Hockey India on Thursday announced a mix of experience and youth to represent the nation in the Olympic Games women’s hockey competition in Tokyo next month. The selectors,…
Vishnu Sarvanan, Nethra Kumanan pick up crucial experience ahead of Olympic Games
Vishnu Saravanan finished a plucky 25th in the Laser Standard class and Nethra Kumanan 43rd in the Laser Radial class after eight preliminary races in the Hempel World Cup Series…
Sikki Reddy picks up the pieces, recalibrates goals after tryst with Olympic Games goes bust
She knew that Olympic Games qualification was getting tougher by the day but when it was confirmed that she would not compete in Tokyo2020, Sikki Reddy felt an uneasy emptiness…
Naomi, do not blame the media
No one can really question Naomi Osaka’s decision not to participate in post-match press conferences. It doesn’t matter what the terms of her engagement with the French Open or any…