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Before Olympic glory, there was Jaspal Rana: Indian shooting loses its first starIndian shooting lost a legend with the passing of Jaspal Rana at 49. He was a trailblazing marksman and a dedicated coach. Rana inspired a ...
Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of historyAn archaeological dig beneath Notre Dame cathedral in Paris is unearthing Roman Paris. The excavation is happening as the square is being r...
'One defeat does not determine your life': From Virat Kohli to Novak Djokovic, Ankur Warikoo shares 5 powerful mindset lessons to learn from themAnkur Warikoo shares mindset lessons from athletes like Virat Kohli and Novak Djokovic. He emphasises discipline over motivation and confid...
They do mix after all: Sportspersons' brush with politics in IndiaLeander Paes' move to BJP highlights sportspersons entering politics. Many have achieved ministerial roles or electoral victories. Others f...
Who is John Tortorella? Inside the career of the hardline NHL coach replacing Bruce Cassidy in Vegas’ late-season resetThe Vegas Golden Knights have made a significant coaching change. Bruce Cassidy has been fired with eight games remaining in the regular se...
American swimmer Garry Hall given 10 Olympic replica medals after originals get destroyed during Los Angeles wildfiresOlympic champion Gary Hall Jr. received replicas of his 10 medals from IOC President Thomas Bach after the originals were lost in the Los A...
Bindra awarded Olympic Order for distinguished contribution to Olympic movementIndian shooting legend Abhinav Bindra was awarded the prestigious Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee during its 142nd Ses...
Can men's archery team end India's Olympics jinx with a medal at Paris?The Indian men's archery team, including Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav, advanced to the quarterfinals at the Paris O...
Olympics 2024 medals, results: USA bag first Gold in Paris. Meet America's gold medalistsUSA have bagged first gold medal in Paris Olympics 2024. Caeleb Dressel collected his eighth career Olympic gold medal and first in Paris.
Tokyo Olympics: In swimming, it's different strokes for different folksIn a sport like swimming, where medals will be handed out in a whopping 35 different pool events at the Tokyo Olympics, it makes sense that...
Nethra Kumanan becomes first Indian woman sailor to qualify for OlympicsThe 23-year-old Kumanan has a 21-point advantage over her nearest rival, who also happens to be an Indian -- Ramya Saravanan -- in the Lase...
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Indian discus thrower Seema Punia qualifies for Rio OlympicsThis being her third appearance in Olympics, she already has bagged Asian games and Common wealth games thrice, practices now from US.
From army and shooting ranges, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore now joins governmentHe had decided to take a shot at politics last September when he joined BJP after taking voluntary retirement from the army as a Colonel.
- Did 2004 Olympics spark Greek financial crisis?
Governments in the Greek capital of Athens haven't balanced a budget in nearly 40 years, and the country narrowly averted bankruptcy in May...
- Did 2004 Olympics spark Greek financial crisis?
When it comes to overspending, Greece gets the gold medal. Governments in the Greek capital of Athens haven't balanced a budget in nearly 4...
- WADA chief urges drug tainted sports to clean up
Weightlifting, cycling and other sports with a history of drug scandals need to clean up their acts to avoid any risk of losing their Olymp...
- Rathore to be India's flag bearer in Beijing
Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was on Monday named the flag bearer of the Indian contingent for the Beijing Ga...
- Beijing Olympics against backdrop of politics and pollution
Michael Phelps and Liu Xiang hope to grace superb venues with sports heroics at the Beijing Olympics against a backdrop of politics and pol...
- Olympics: China to compete for overall medals
China enters the 2008 Olympics looking to compete for the overall medals title, and dominance by the hosts in a number of sports will help ...