Pro Kabaddi League 2026: Gujarat Giants appoint Randhir Singh Sehrawat as head coach in upcoming seasonAdani Sportsline has appointed Randhir Singh Sehrawat as the new head coach for Gujarat Giants. Sehrawat, a seasoned kabaddi coach, brings ...
11 Mar, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Suresh Kalmadi’s rise: IAF pilot to sports powerbrokerSuresh Kalmadi, a significant figure in Indian sports administration, has passed away. His long career saw him bring major events like the ...
06 Jan, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
Indian men's, women's kabaddi teams enter finals at Asian GamesThe Indian men's kabaddi team defeated Pakistan 61-14 to secure a place in the final of the Asian Games. The Indian women's team also advan...
06 Oct, 2023, 02.30 PM IST
Australia says it won't send athletes to Asian GamesThe Olympic-sized event is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou from September 10-25, less than 200 kilometres (125 miles) southwest of Shangha...
01 May, 2022, 12.16 PM IST
Athletics fraternity shocked after former shot-putter Iqbal Singh charged with murder in USThe 62-year-old Iqbal was on Monday charged with first and third-degree murder after he admitted to killing his wife and mother in Pennsylv...
26 Aug, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
View: Problems with the ways we decide upon national sporting awardsOne major issue is the number of awards given. Take the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardees. When it was instituted in the early 1990s, it was...
24 Aug, 2020, 11.25 PM IST
In South Asia high income does not mean more medalsA comparison of India’s record performance at the just concluded Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games with its SAARC neighbours shows that prosper...
10 Sep, 2018, 11.34 AM IST
From Appu to Bhin Bhin, the Asian Games' mascots through the yearsThe ongoing Asian Games in Indonesia has three mascots — Bhin bhin, Atung, and Kaka.
28 Aug, 2018, 12.34 PM IST
Kabaddi crisis: India miss out on gold for first timeConsidered another Asian powerhouse, Iran had finished runner-up in the last two Asian Games and will square off for gold as firm favourite...
23 Aug, 2018, 07.15 PM IST
Season 2 of Pro Kabaddi League kicks off tomorrowSeason 2 of the Pro Kabaddi League kicks off at SCI Stadium with hosts and last year's runners-up U Mumba clashing with defending champions...
17 Jul, 2015, 03.38 PM IST
Asian Games 2014: India men, women beat Iran in kabaddi finals, retain gold medalsIndia completed a golden double in kabaddi for the second successive edition after the women defeated Iran in their final held earlier in t...
03 Oct, 2014, 12.30 PM IST
Asian Games 2014: Men's kabaddi team bags 7th successive gold, beats Iran in finalThe Indian team, which has been winning gold ever since the sport was introduced on the Asiad roster in 1990, was given a massive scare by ...
03 Oct, 2014, 11.09 AM IST
India face Pakistan in Asiad hockey final after 32 yearsTwo South Asian giants have not met in the final of these Games after that wintry day on Dec 1 following the emergence of South Korea as a ...
01 Oct, 2014, 11.14 AM IST
Asian Games: Our story so farWhen Indira Gandhi swept back to power in 1980, she saw the Games as a stage for the govt to showcase a shining India to itself and to the ...
18 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Indian men's kabaddi team grouped with rivals Pakistan in coming Asian GamesIndian men's kabaddi team bidding for its seventh straight gold in next month's Asian Games, has been pooled along side arch-rivals Pakista...
25 Aug, 2014, 05.24 PM IST
Corporate bigwigs like Anand Mahindra, Piyush Pandey and Rajiv Luthra join hands to launch Pro-Kabaddi LeagueIn a deviation from the T20 cricket tournament Indian Premier League where potential team owners bid for city teams, the organiser of the l...
15 Mar, 2014, 02.53 AM IST
- Is cash prize for an Olympic gold medal justified?
For a country that is as obsessed with purity of metals, the fact that Olympic medals contain only 1.34% gold makes spending millions to wi...
10 Aug, 2012, 07.03 AM IST